Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 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
123
79
68
45
106
65
53
35
The Witcher 3
141
112
83
46
115
92
65
34
Counter-Strike 2
201
153
112
54
167
123
90
42
Far Cry 6
106
92
76
39
86
80
61
33
Hogwarts Legacy
76
63
46
25
63
53
35
18
COD Modern Warfare 3
96
86
60
40
75
65
45
32
Ghost of Tsushima
71
59
44
25
60
47
33
20
Cyberpunk 2077
84
72
45
22
64
56
34
15
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
125
115
83
45
98
89
62
33
Avg FPS
1080p High11493
1080p Ultra9274
1440p Ultra6953
4K Ultra3829
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop
10202
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop
7959
Time Spy104798211
Solar Bay4567735563
Port Royal62504627
Fire Strike2676721866
Night Raid8327484235
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop
118499
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop
81436
Background Blur170.3 frames/s141.4 frames/s
Face Detection113.6 frames/s84.1 frames/s
Horizon Detection5.59 Gpix/sec3.07 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection7.94 Gpix/sec3.91 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur6.19 Gpix/sec3.85 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.16 Gpix/sec1.1 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching467 Gpix/sec325.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics15131.3 fps11008.8 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop
15373
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop
14434
G2D Mark644630
DirectX 11138 fps130 fps
DirectX 1264 fps61 fps
GPU Compute6902 Ops/s5961 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop
121.6 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop
99.7 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)644.4 fps597.7 fps
Car Chase565.3 fps531.2 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)483.8 fps416.7 fps
T-Rex2380.5 fps2221.6 fps
ALU 23169.7 fps2915 fps
Driver Overhead 2246.7 fps258.8 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation3511.52946.5

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 High-end Entry-level
Architecture Ampere Ada Lovelace
Codename GA104 (GN20-E5) AD107 (GN21-X2)

GPU

GPU Frequency 780-1215 MHz 1140-2070 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1290-1620 MHz 1605-2370 MHz
Shader Units 5120 2560
TMUs 160 80
ROPs 80 32
Execution Units 40 20
Ray Tracing Cores 40 20
Tensor Cores 160 80
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 4000 KB/core 12000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 103-130 Gpix/sec 51-76 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 206-259 GTex/s 128-190 GTex/s
FLOPS 13.2-16.6 TFLOPS 8.2-12.1 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 80-150 W 35-140 W
Process Samsung TSMC
Process tech. 8 nm 5 nm
Transistor Size 392 mm² 156 mm²
Transistor count 17.4 billion 18.9 billion
Transistor density 44.39 MTr/mm² 121.15 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1500-1750 MHz 2000 MHz
Bus 256 bit 96 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 12000-14000 MB/s 16000 MB/s
Memory Size 8 GB 6 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop
448 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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