Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop

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

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop and Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop
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
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
The Witcher 3
67
53
36
19
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Counter-Strike 2
113
78
56
21
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Far Cry 6
58
55
38
21
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Hogwarts Legacy
36
29
20
10
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
COD Modern Warfare 3
46
38
25
16
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Ghost of Tsushima
35
27
21
11
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Cyberpunk 2077
40
36
20
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
67
61
40
19
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Avg FPS
1080p High60n/a
1080p Ultra47n/a
1440p Ultra32n/a
4K Ultra16n/a
DeviationLown/a

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop
4911
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop
n/a
Time Spy4880n/a
Solar Bay21611n/a
Port Royal552n/a
Fire Strike12529n/a
Night Raid53232n/a
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop
58733
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop
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 Laptop
n/a
G2D Mark486n/a
DirectX 1173 fpsn/a
DirectX 1246 fpsn/a
GPU Compute3851 Ops/sn/a
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop
61.4 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop
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

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender GPU
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop
2993.16

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

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

GPU

GPU Frequency 712-1530 MHz 2235-2520 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1057-1740 MHz 1500-2662 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 48-85 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 68-111 GTex/s 120-213 GTex/s
FLOPS 4.3-7.1 TFLOPS 7.7-13.6 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 IGP
TGP 35-95 W 35-100 W
Process Samsung TSMC
Process tech. 8 nm 5 nm
Transistor Size 200 mm² n/a
Transistor count 8.7 billion n/a
Transistor density 43.5 MTr/mm² n/a

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR7
Memory Frequency 1500 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 128 bit 128 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 12000 MB/s 24000 MB/s
Memory Size 4 GB 8 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop
192 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop
384 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 Laptop the clear winner in this comparison.

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