Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop

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

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 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
92
53
45
27
n/a
n/a
n/a
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The Witcher 3
89
73
51
28
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Counter-Strike 2
143
100
71
34
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Far Cry 6
75
66
51
25
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Hogwarts Legacy
49
40
29
14
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
COD Modern Warfare 3
59
50
35
23
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Ghost of Tsushima
47
34
25
13
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Cyberpunk 2077
49
45
26
10
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
82
73
52
25
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Avg FPS
1080p High76n/a
1080p Ultra59n/a
1440p Ultra43n/a
4K Ultra22n/a
DeviationLown/a

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
6332
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop
n/a
Time Spy6227n/a
Solar Bay30015n/a
Port Royal3542n/a
Fire Strike15972n/a
Night Raid74372n/a
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
67028
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop
n/a
Background Blur110.4 frames/sn/a
Face Detection64.4 frames/sn/a
Horizon Detection2.87 Gpix/secn/a
Edge Detection3.76 Gpix/secn/a
Gaussian Blur2.89 Gpix/secn/a
Feature Matching0.81 Gpix/secn/a
Stereo Matching270.9 Gpix/secn/a
Particle Physics9339.7 fpsn/a
APIOpenCLn/a
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
12610
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop
n/a
G2D Mark918n/a
DirectX 1191 fpsn/a
DirectX 1259 fpsn/a
GPU Compute6528 Ops/sn/a
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
71.7 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop
n/a
Aztec Ruins (Normal)393.8 fpsn/a
Car Chase361.9 fpsn/a
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)294.2 fpsn/a
T-Rex1381.8 fpsn/a
ALU 21974.1 fpsn/a
Driver Overhead 2286.3 fpsn/a
APIOpenGLn/a
OSWindowsn/a
Tessellation2081.3n/a

Blender

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

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced January, 27, 2022 June, 24, 2025
Form Factor PC use Laptop use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Entry-level Mid-range
Architecture Ampere Blackwell 2.0
Codename GA106 GB207
Price 249 n/a

GPU

GPU Frequency 1552 MHz 2235-2520 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1777 MHz 1500-2662 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 32000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 57 Gpix/sec 48-85 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 142 GTex/s 120-213 GTex/s
FLOPS 9.1 TFLOPS 7.7-13.6 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x8 IGP
TGP 130 W 35-100 W
Process Samsung TSMC
Process tech. 8 nm 5 nm
Transistor Size 276 mm² n/a
Transistor count 12 billion n/a
Transistor density 43.48 MTr/mm² n/a

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR7
Memory Frequency 1750 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 128 bit 128 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 14000 MB/s 24000 MB/s
Memory Size 8 GB 8 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
224 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop
384 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12.2
Vulkan 1.3 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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