Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop and Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
76
45
36
19
122
74
65
45
The Witcher 3
67
53
36
19
139
109
81
42
Counter-Strike 2
113
78
56
21
198
150
107
56
Far Cry 6
58
55
38
21
103
95
72
39
Hogwarts Legacy
36
29
20
10
74
64
44
25
COD Modern Warfare 3
46
38
25
16
90
84
61
38
Ghost of Tsushima
35
27
21
11
72
59
41
24
Cyberpunk 2077
40
36
20
n/a
80
72
45
18
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
67
61
40
19
120
113
79
42
Avg FPS
1080p High60111
1080p Ultra4791
1440p Ultra3266
4K Ultra1637
DeviationLowHigh

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop
4911
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
10047
Time Spy488010201
Solar Bay2161145966
Port Royal5526128
Fire Strike1252929129
Night Raid53232n/a
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop
58733
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
n/a
Background Blur88.6 frames/sn/a
Face Detection57.3 frames/sn/a
Horizon Detection2.53 Gpix/secn/a
Edge Detection3.33 Gpix/secn/a
Gaussian Blur2.55 Gpix/secn/a
Feature Matching0.76 Gpix/secn/a
Stereo Matching256.5 Gpix/secn/a
Particle Physics7465.5 fpsn/a
APIOpenCLn/a
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop
9502
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
17775
G2D Mark4861113
DirectX 1173 fps155 fps
DirectX 1246 fps71 fps
GPU Compute3851 Ops/s9063 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop
61.4 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
n/a
Aztec Ruins (Normal)360.1 fpsn/a
Car Chase318.7 fpsn/a
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)261.5 fpsn/a
T-Rex1272.8 fpsn/a
ALU 21563.9 fpsn/a
Driver Overhead 2257.6 fpsn/a
APIOpenGLn/a
OSWindowsn/a
Tessellation1731.1n/a

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced January, 1, 2021 June, 24, 2025
Form Factor Laptop use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range Mid-range
Architecture Ampere Blackwell 2.0
Codename GA107 GB207-300

GPU

GPU Frequency 712-1530 MHz 2317 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1057-1740 MHz 2572 MHz
Shader Units 2048 2560
TMUs 64 80
ROPs 40 32
Execution Units 16 20
Ray Tracing Cores 16 20
Tensor Cores 64 80
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 2000 KB/core 32000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 42-70 Gpix/sec 82 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 68-111 GTex/s 206 GTex/s
FLOPS 4.3-7.1 TFLOPS 13.2 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 5.0 x8
TGP 35-95 W 130 W
Process Samsung TSMC
Process tech. 8 nm 5 nm
Max temperature n/a 87 °C
Transistor Size 200 mm² 149 mm²
Transistor count 8.7 billion 16.9 billion
Transistor density 43.5 MTr/mm² 113.42 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1500 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 128 bit 128 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 12000 MB/s 20000 MB/s
Memory Size 4 GB 8 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop
192 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
320 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12.2
Vulkan 1.2 1.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 8.6 12.0
DisplayPort 1.4a 2.1b
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS DLSS 2 DLSS 4

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 the clear winner in this comparison.

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