Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 and Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 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
106
65
53
35
The Witcher 3
89
73
51
28
115
92
65
34
Counter-Strike 2
143
100
71
34
167
123
90
42
Far Cry 6
75
66
51
25
86
80
61
33
Hogwarts Legacy
49
40
29
14
63
53
35
18
COD Modern Warfare 3
59
50
35
23
75
65
45
32
Ghost of Tsushima
47
34
25
13
60
47
33
20
Cyberpunk 2077
49
45
26
10
64
56
34
15
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
82
73
52
25
98
89
62
33
Avg FPS
1080p High7693
1080p Ultra5974
1440p Ultra4353
4K Ultra2229
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
6332
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop
7959
Time Spy62278211
Solar Bay3001535563
Port Royal35424627
Fire Strike1597221866
Night Raid7437284235
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
67028
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop
81436
Background Blur110.4 frames/s141.4 frames/s
Face Detection64.4 frames/s84.1 frames/s
Horizon Detection2.87 Gpix/sec3.07 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection3.76 Gpix/sec3.91 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur2.89 Gpix/sec3.85 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.81 Gpix/sec1.1 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching270.9 Gpix/sec325.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics9339.7 fps11008.8 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
12610
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop
14434
G2D Mark918630
DirectX 1191 fps130 fps
DirectX 1259 fps61 fps
GPU Compute6528 Ops/s5961 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
71.7 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop
99.7 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)393.8 fps597.7 fps
Car Chase361.9 fps531.2 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)294.2 fps416.7 fps
T-Rex1381.8 fps2221.6 fps
ALU 21974.1 fps2915 fps
Driver Overhead 2286.3 fps258.8 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation2081.32946.5

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced January, 27, 2022 February, 22, 2023
Form Factor PC use Laptop use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Entry-level Entry-level
Architecture Ampere Ada Lovelace
Codename GA106 AD107 (GN21-X2)
Price 249 n/a

GPU

GPU Frequency 1552 MHz 1140-2070 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1777 MHz 1605-2370 MHz
Shader Units 2560 2560
TMUs 80 80
ROPs 32 32
Execution Units 20 20
Ray Tracing Cores 20 20
Tensor Cores 80 80
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 2000 KB/core 12000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 57 Gpix/sec 51-76 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 142 GTex/s 128-190 GTex/s
FLOPS 9.1 TFLOPS 8.2-12.1 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x8 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 130 W 35-140 W
Process Samsung TSMC
Process tech. 8 nm 5 nm
Transistor Size 276 mm² 156 mm²
Transistor count 12 billion 18.9 billion
Transistor density 43.48 MTr/mm² 121.15 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1750 MHz 2000 MHz
Bus 128 bit 96 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 14000 MB/s 16000 MB/s
Memory Size 8 GB 6 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
224 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop
192 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.3 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

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