Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop
Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonGames
| Game title | 1080p (High) 1080p (Ultra) 1440p (Ultra) 4K (Ultra) | |
Forza Horizon 5 | 76 45 36 19 | 192 132 123 94 |
The Witcher 3 | 67 53 36 19 | 212 182 128 68 |
Counter-Strike 2 | 113 78 56 21 | 278 215 153 84 |
Far Cry 6 | 58 55 38 21 | 156 143 127 77 |
Hogwarts Legacy | 36 29 20 10 | 133 109 89 50 |
COD Modern Warfare 3 | 46 38 25 16 | 177 168 129 88 |
Ghost of Tsushima | 35 27 21 11 | 125 104 88 53 |
Cyberpunk 2077 | 40 36 20 n/a | 155 137 95 45 |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 67 61 40 19 | 250 233 181 95 |
| 1080p High | 60 | 186 |
| 1080p Ultra | 47 | 158 |
| 1440p Ultra | 32 | 124 |
| 4K Ultra | 16 | 73 |
| Deviation | Low | Low |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | 4880 | 21485 |
| Solar Bay | 21611 | 96951 |
| Port Royal | 552 | 13755 |
| Fire Strike | 12529 | 45288 |
| Night Raid | 53232 | 148942 |
| Background Blur | 88.6 frames/s | 264 frames/s |
| Face Detection | 57.3 frames/s | 134.3 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | 2.53 Gpix/sec | 9.27 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | 3.33 Gpix/sec | 12.7 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 2.55 Gpix/sec | 13.2 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | 0.76 Gpix/sec | 1.92 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 256.5 Gpix/sec | 1060 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | 7465.5 fps | 29225.1 fps |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| G2D Mark | 486 | 980 |
| DirectX 11 | 73 fps | 264 fps |
| DirectX 12 | 46 fps | 107 fps |
| GPU Compute | 3851 Ops/s | 12395 Ops/s |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | 360.1 fps | 1214.2 fps |
| Car Chase | 318.7 fps | 1057.1 fps |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | 261.5 fps | 937.1 fps |
| T-Rex | 1272.8 fps | 4618.7 fps |
| ALU 2 | 1563.9 fps | 7621.1 fps |
| Driver Overhead 2 | 257.6 fps | 295.6 fps |
| API | OpenGL | OpenGL |
| OS | Windows | Windows |
| Tessellation | 1731.1 | 7941 |
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | Nvidia | Nvidia |
| Build | Discrete | Discrete |
| Announced | January, 1, 2021 | February, 8, 2023 |
| Form Factor | Laptop use | Laptop use |
| Use case | Gaming | Gaming |
| Segment | Mid-range | High-end |
| Architecture | Ampere | Ada Lovelace |
| Codename | GA107 | AD103 (GN21-X11) |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 712-1530 MHz | 930-1620 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 1057-1740 MHz | 1455-2040 MHz |
| Shader Units | 2048 | 9728 |
| TMUs | 64 | 304 |
| ROPs | 40 | 112 |
| Execution Units | 16 | 76 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 16 | 76 |
| Tensor Cores | 64 | 304 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB/core | 128 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 2000 KB/core | 64 KB/core |
| Instructions per Clock | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 42-70 Gpix/sec | 163-228 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 68-111 GTex/s | 442-620 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 4.3-7.1 TFLOPS | 28.3-39.7 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| TGP | 35-95 W | 80-175 W |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Process tech. | 8 nm | 5 nm |
| Transistor Size | 200 mm² | 379 mm² |
| Transistor count | 8.7 billion | 45.9 billion |
| Transistor density | 43.5 MTr/mm² | 121.11 MTr/mm² |
Memory
| Interface | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Frequency | 1500 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Bus | 128 bit | 256 bit |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Effective Memory Speed | 12000 MB/s | 16000 MB/s |
| Memory Size | 4 GB | 16 GB |
Max Throughput
API
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| CUDA | 8.6 | 8.9 |
| DisplayPort | 1.4a | 1.4a |
| Ray Tracing | Yes | Yes |
| DLSS | DLSS 2 | DLSS 3 |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 0
Forza Horizon 5
The Witcher 3
Counter-Strike 2
Far Cry 6
Hogwarts Legacy
COD Modern Warfare 3
Ghost of Tsushima
Cyberpunk 2077
Shadow of the Tomb Raider