Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop
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Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
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Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonGames
| Game title | 1080p (High) 1080p (Ultra) 1440p (Ultra) 4K (Ultra) | |
 Forza Horizon 5 | 110 67 60 39 | 106 65 53 35 |
 The Witcher 3 | 124 101 75 37 | 115 92 65 34 |
 Counter-Strike 2 | 184 131 96 47 | 167 123 90 42 |
 Far Cry 6 | 93 85 64 38 | 86 80 61 33 |
 Hogwarts Legacy | 68 56 40 20 | 63 53 35 18 |
 COD Modern Warfare 3 | 83 73 50 34 | 75 65 45 32 |
 Ghost of Tsushima | 65 48 37 21 | 60 47 33 20 |
 Cyberpunk 2077 | 69 61 36 15 | 64 56 34 15 |
 Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 107 98 68 37 | 98 89 62 33 |
| 1080p High | 100 | 93 |
| 1080p Ultra | 80 | 74 |
| 1440p Ultra | 58 | 53 |
| 4K Ultra | 32 | 29 |
| Deviation | Low | Low |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | 8748 | 8211 |
| Solar Bay | 40964 | 35563 |
| Port Royal | 5142 | 4627 |
| Fire Strike | 22308 | 21866 |
| Night Raid | 98831 | 84235 |
| Background Blur | 149.6 frames/s | 141.4 frames/s |
| Face Detection | 91 frames/s | 84.1 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | 4.07 Gpix/sec | 3.07 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | 5.58 Gpix/sec | 3.91 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 3.92 Gpix/sec | 3.85 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | 1.01 Gpix/sec | 1.1 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 372.9 Gpix/sec | 325.9 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | 12226.3 fps | 11008.8 fps |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| G2D Mark | 961 | 630 |
| DirectX 11 | 128 fps | 130 fps |
| DirectX 12 | 69 fps | 61 fps |
| GPU Compute | 8428 Ops/s | 5961 Ops/s |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | 555.5 fps | 597.7 fps |
| Car Chase | 492.3 fps | 531.2 fps |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | 407.9 fps | 416.7 fps |
| T-Rex | 1940.6 fps | 2221.6 fps |
| ALU 2 | 2862.2 fps | 2915 fps |
| Driver Overhead 2 | 295.2 fps | 258.8 fps |
| API | OpenGL | OpenGL |
| OS | Windows | Windows |
| Tessellation | 2965.4 | 2946.5 |
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | Nvidia | Nvidia |
| Build | Discrete | Discrete |
| Announced | January, 12, 2021 | February, 22, 2023 |
| Form Factor | PC use | Laptop use |
| Use case | Gaming | Gaming |
| Segment | Mid-range | Entry-level |
| Architecture | Ampere | Ada Lovelace |
| Codename | GA106 | AD107 (GN21-X2) |
| Price | 329 | n/a |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 1320 MHz | 1140-2070 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 1777 MHz | 1605-2370 MHz |
| Shader Units | 3584 | 2560 |
| TMUs | 112 | 80 |
| ROPs | 48 | 32 |
| Execution Units | 28 | 20 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 28 | 20 |
| Tensor Cores | 112 | 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 | 85 Gpix/sec | 51-76 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 199 GTex/s | 128-190 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 12.7 TFLOPS | 8.2-12.1 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| TGP | 170 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 | 1875 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Bus | 192 bit | 96 bit |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Effective Memory Speed | 15000 MB/s | 16000 MB/s |
| Memory Size | 12 GB | 6 GB |
Max Throughput
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 |
Results
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