Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 and Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile
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
151
98
85
64
67
38
28
14
The Witcher 3
171
141
104
55
49
41
28
14
Counter-Strike 2
241
195
134
78
89
60
39
16
Far Cry 6
131
119
95
56
51
46
31
15
Hogwarts Legacy
97
81
60
33
30
21
16
9
COD Modern Warfare 3
120
116
81
53
37
30
21
14
Ghost of Tsushima
88
74
57
31
28
20
14
n/a
Cyberpunk 2077
105
93
60
26
30
26
17
n/a
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
164
151
112
59
55
49
32
18
Avg FPS
1080p High14148
1080p Ultra11937
1440p Ultra8825
4K Ultra5113
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
14125
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile
3956
Time Spy136413908
Solar Bay6418419003
Port Royal8309413
Fire Strike3403410196
Night Raid12095645167
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
126195
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile
42967
Background Blur161.6 frames/s73.3 frames/s
Face Detection117.2 frames/s39.7 frames/s
Horizon Detection5.89 Gpix/sec1.65 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection8.05 Gpix/sec2.13 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur6.65 Gpix/sec2.06 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.25 Gpix/sec0.55 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching550.6 Gpix/sec191.1 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics17613.1 fps5921.5 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
22252
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile
7774
G2D Mark998481
DirectX 11181 fps48 fps
DirectX 1285 fps42 fps
GPU Compute11282 Ops/s3639 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
170.2 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile
51 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)856 fps262.9 fps
Car Chase668 fps255.7 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)592.9 fps207.6 fps
T-Rex3078.4 fps950.2 fps
ALU 24531.5 fps1377.4 fps
Driver Overhead 2283 fps232.9 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation4563.31502.2

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced October, 22, 2020 December, 17, 2021
Form Factor PC use Laptop use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range Mid-range
Architecture Ampere Ampere
Codename GA104 GA107
Price 499 n/a

GPU

GPU Frequency 1500 MHz 735-1185 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1725 MHz 1245-1477 MHz
Shader Units 5888 2048
TMUs 184 64
ROPs 96 32
Execution Units 46 16
Ray Tracing Cores 46 32
Tensor Cores 184 64
L1 cache 128 KB/core 64 KB/core
L2 cache 4000 KB/core 2000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 166 Gpix/sec 40-47 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 317 GTex/s 80-95 GTex/s
FLOPS 20.3 TFLOPS 5.1-6 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
TGP 220 W 30-45 W
Process Samsung Samsung
Process tech. 8 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 392 mm² 200 mm²
Transistor count 17 billion 8 billion
Transistor density 43.37 MTr/mm² 40 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1750 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 256 bit 64 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 14000 MB/s 14000 MB/s
Memory Size 8 GB 4 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
448 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile
112 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 8.6 8.6
DisplayPort 1.4a 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS DLSS 2 No

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 the clear winner in this comparison.

Survey

Which GPU would you pick?
6 (66.67%)
3 (33.33%)
Total Votes: 9

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