Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop 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
123
79
68
45
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
The Witcher 3
141
112
83
46
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Counter-Strike 2
201
153
112
54
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Far Cry 6
106
92
76
39
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Hogwarts Legacy
76
63
46
25
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
COD Modern Warfare 3
96
86
60
40
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Ghost of Tsushima
71
59
44
25
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Cyberpunk 2077
84
72
45
22
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
125
115
83
45
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Avg FPS
1080p High114n/a
1080p Ultra92n/a
1440p Ultra69n/a
4K Ultra38n/a
DeviationLown/a

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop
10202
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop
n/a
Time Spy10479n/a
Solar Bay45677n/a
Port Royal6250n/a
Fire Strike26767n/a
Night Raid83274n/a
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop
118499
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop
n/a
Background Blur170.3 frames/sn/a
Face Detection113.6 frames/sn/a
Horizon Detection5.59 Gpix/secn/a
Edge Detection7.94 Gpix/secn/a
Gaussian Blur6.19 Gpix/secn/a
Feature Matching1.16 Gpix/secn/a
Stereo Matching467 Gpix/secn/a
Particle Physics15131.3 fpsn/a
APIOpenCLn/a
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop
15373
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop
n/a
G2D Mark644n/a
DirectX 11138 fpsn/a
DirectX 1264 fpsn/a
GPU Compute6902 Ops/sn/a
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop
121.6 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop
n/a
Aztec Ruins (Normal)644.4 fpsn/a
Car Chase565.3 fpsn/a
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)483.8 fpsn/a
T-Rex2380.5 fpsn/a
ALU 23169.7 fpsn/a
Driver Overhead 2246.7 fpsn/a
APIOpenGLn/a
OSWindowsn/a
Tessellation3511.5n/a

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender GPU
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop
2993.16

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced January, 12, 2021 June, 24, 2025
Form Factor Laptop use Laptop use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment High-end Mid-range
Architecture Ampere Blackwell 2.0
Codename GA104 (GN20-E5) GB207

GPU

GPU Frequency 780-1215 MHz 2235-2520 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1290-1620 MHz 1500-2662 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 32000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 103-130 Gpix/sec 48-85 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 206-259 GTex/s 120-213 GTex/s
FLOPS 13.2-16.6 TFLOPS 7.7-13.6 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 IGP
TGP 80-150 W 35-100 W
Process Samsung TSMC
Process tech. 8 nm 5 nm
Transistor Size 392 mm² n/a
Transistor count 17.4 billion n/a
Transistor density 44.39 MTr/mm² n/a

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR7
Memory Frequency 1500-1750 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 256 bit 128 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 12000-14000 MB/s 24000 MB/s
Memory Size 8 GB 8 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop
448 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop
384 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12.2
Vulkan 1.2 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

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