Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop 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
107
67
53
36
106
65
53
35
The Witcher 3
115
96
69
37
115
92
65
34
Counter-Strike 2
170
126
92
45
167
123
90
42
Far Cry 6
88
78
63
32
86
80
61
33
Hogwarts Legacy
61
50
38
19
63
53
35
18
COD Modern Warfare 3
76
66
46
31
75
65
45
32
Ghost of Tsushima
58
46
34
17
60
47
33
20
Cyberpunk 2077
62
59
32
14
64
56
34
15
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
102
91
66
32
98
89
62
33
Avg FPS
1080p High9393
1080p Ultra7574
1440p Ultra5553
4K Ultra2929
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
8193
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop
7959
Time Spy83268211
Solar Bay3702935563
Port Royal47084627
Fire Strike2018221866
Night Raid7190584235
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
94459
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop
81436
Background Blur153.5 frames/s141.4 frames/s
Face Detection90 frames/s84.1 frames/s
Horizon Detection4.1 Gpix/sec3.07 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection5.77 Gpix/sec3.91 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur4.35 Gpix/sec3.85 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.01 Gpix/sec1.1 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching385.9 Gpix/sec325.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics12770 fps11008.8 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
13262
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop
14434
G2D Mark589630
DirectX 11110 fps130 fps
DirectX 1258 fps61 fps
GPU Compute5759 Ops/s5961 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
100.7 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop
99.7 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)537.5 fps597.7 fps
Car Chase465 fps531.2 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)398.2 fps416.7 fps
T-Rex1964.8 fps2221.6 fps
ALU 22748.7 fps2915 fps
Driver Overhead 2256.8 fps258.8 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation2932.72946.5

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced January, 12, 2021 February, 22, 2023
Form Factor Laptop use Laptop use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range Entry-level
Architecture Ampere Ada Lovelace
Codename GA106 (GN20-E3) AD107 (GN21-X2)

GPU

GPU Frequency 816-1387 MHz 1140-2070 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1283-1703 MHz 1605-2370 MHz
Shader Units 3840 2560
TMUs 120 80
ROPs 48 32
Execution Units 30 20
Ray Tracing Cores 30 20
Tensor Cores 120 80
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 3000 KB/core 12000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 62-82 Gpix/sec 51-76 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 154-204 GTex/s 128-190 GTex/s
FLOPS 9.9-13.1 TFLOPS 8.2-12.1 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 60-140 W 35-140 W
Process Samsung TSMC
Process tech. 8 nm 5 nm
Transistor Size 300 mm² 156 mm²
Transistor count 13.25 billion 18.9 billion
Transistor density 44.17 MTr/mm² 121.15 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1750 MHz 2000 MHz
Bus 192 bit 96 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 12000-14000 MB/s 16000 MB/s
Memory Size 6 GB 6 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
336 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop
192 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.2 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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