Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop

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

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 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
123
79
68
45
76
45
36
19
The Witcher 3
141
112
83
46
67
53
36
19
Counter-Strike 2
201
153
112
54
113
78
56
21
Far Cry 6
106
92
76
39
58
55
38
21
Hogwarts Legacy
76
63
46
25
36
29
20
10
COD Modern Warfare 3
96
86
60
40
46
38
25
16
Ghost of Tsushima
71
59
44
25
35
27
21
11
Cyberpunk 2077
84
72
45
22
40
36
20
n/a
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
125
115
83
45
67
61
40
19
Avg FPS
1080p High11460
1080p Ultra9247
1440p Ultra6932
4K Ultra3816
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop
10202
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop
4911
Time Spy104794880
Solar Bay4567721611
Port Royal6250552
Fire Strike2676712529
Night Raid8327453232
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop
118499
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop
58733
Background Blur170.3 frames/s88.6 frames/s
Face Detection113.6 frames/s57.3 frames/s
Horizon Detection5.59 Gpix/sec2.53 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection7.94 Gpix/sec3.33 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur6.19 Gpix/sec2.55 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.16 Gpix/sec0.76 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching467 Gpix/sec256.5 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics15131.3 fps7465.5 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop
15373
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop
9502
G2D Mark644486
DirectX 11138 fps73 fps
DirectX 1264 fps46 fps
GPU Compute6902 Ops/s3851 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop
121.6 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop
61.4 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)644.4 fps360.1 fps
Car Chase565.3 fps318.7 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)483.8 fps261.5 fps
T-Rex2380.5 fps1272.8 fps
ALU 23169.7 fps1563.9 fps
Driver Overhead 2246.7 fps257.6 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation3511.51731.1

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced January, 12, 2021 January, 1, 2021
Form Factor Laptop use Laptop use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment High-end Mid-range
Architecture Ampere Ampere
Codename GA104 (GN20-E5) GA107

GPU

GPU Frequency 780-1215 MHz 712-1530 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1290-1620 MHz 1057-1740 MHz
Shader Units 5120 2048
TMUs 160 64
ROPs 80 40
Execution Units 40 16
Ray Tracing Cores 40 16
Tensor Cores 160 64
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 4000 KB/core 2000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 103-130 Gpix/sec 42-70 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 206-259 GTex/s 68-111 GTex/s
FLOPS 13.2-16.6 TFLOPS 4.3-7.1 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 80-150 W 35-95 W
Process Samsung Samsung
Process tech. 8 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 392 mm² 200 mm²
Transistor count 17.4 billion 8.7 billion
Transistor density 44.39 MTr/mm² 43.5 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1500-1750 MHz 1500 MHz
Bus 256 bit 128 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 12000-14000 MB/s 12000 MB/s
Memory Size 8 GB 4 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop
448 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop
192 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.2 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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