Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 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
92
53
45
27
123
79
68
45
The Witcher 3
89
73
51
28
141
112
83
46
Counter-Strike 2
143
100
71
34
201
153
112
54
Far Cry 6
75
66
51
25
106
92
76
39
Hogwarts Legacy
49
40
29
14
76
63
46
25
COD Modern Warfare 3
59
50
35
23
96
86
60
40
Ghost of Tsushima
47
34
25
13
71
59
44
25
Cyberpunk 2077
49
45
26
10
84
72
45
22
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
82
73
52
25
125
115
83
45
Avg FPS
1080p High76114
1080p Ultra5992
1440p Ultra4369
4K Ultra2238
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
6332
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop
10202
Time Spy622710479
Solar Bay3001545677
Port Royal35426250
Fire Strike1597226767
Night Raid7437283274
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
67028
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop
118499
Background Blur110.4 frames/s170.3 frames/s
Face Detection64.4 frames/s113.6 frames/s
Horizon Detection2.87 Gpix/sec5.59 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection3.76 Gpix/sec7.94 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur2.89 Gpix/sec6.19 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.81 Gpix/sec1.16 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching270.9 Gpix/sec467 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics9339.7 fps15131.3 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
12610
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop
15373
G2D Mark918644
DirectX 1191 fps138 fps
DirectX 1259 fps64 fps
GPU Compute6528 Ops/s6902 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
71.7 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop
121.6 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)393.8 fps644.4 fps
Car Chase361.9 fps565.3 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)294.2 fps483.8 fps
T-Rex1381.8 fps2380.5 fps
ALU 21974.1 fps3169.7 fps
Driver Overhead 2286.3 fps246.7 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation2081.33511.5

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced January, 27, 2022 January, 12, 2021
Form Factor PC use Laptop use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Entry-level High-end
Architecture Ampere Ampere
Codename GA106 GA104 (GN20-E5)
Price 249 n/a

GPU

GPU Frequency 1552 MHz 780-1215 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1777 MHz 1290-1620 MHz
Shader Units 2560 5120
TMUs 80 160
ROPs 32 80
Execution Units 20 40
Ray Tracing Cores 20 40
Tensor Cores 80 160
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 2000 KB/core 4000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 57 Gpix/sec 103-130 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 142 GTex/s 206-259 GTex/s
FLOPS 9.1 TFLOPS 13.2-16.6 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x8 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 130 W 80-150 W
Process Samsung Samsung
Process tech. 8 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 276 mm² 392 mm²
Transistor count 12 billion 17.4 billion
Transistor density 43.48 MTr/mm² 44.39 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1750 MHz 1500-1750 MHz
Bus 128 bit 256 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 14000 MB/s 12000-14000 MB/s
Memory Size 8 GB 8 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
224 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop
448 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.3 1.2
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 8.6 8.6
DisplayPort 1.4a 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS DLSS 2 DLSS 2

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop the clear winner in this comparison.

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