Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050

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

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
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
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
92
53
45
27
The Witcher 3
171
141
104
55
89
73
51
28
Counter-Strike 2
241
195
134
78
143
100
71
34
Far Cry 6
131
119
95
56
75
66
51
25
Hogwarts Legacy
97
81
60
33
49
40
29
14
COD Modern Warfare 3
120
116
81
53
59
50
35
23
Ghost of Tsushima
88
74
57
31
47
34
25
13
Cyberpunk 2077
105
93
60
26
49
45
26
10
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
164
151
112
59
82
73
52
25
Avg FPS
1080p High14176
1080p Ultra11959
1440p Ultra8843
4K Ultra5122
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
14125
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
6332
Time Spy136416227
Solar Bay6418430015
Port Royal83093542
Fire Strike3403415972
Night Raid12095674372
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
126195
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
67028
Background Blur161.6 frames/s110.4 frames/s
Face Detection117.2 frames/s64.4 frames/s
Horizon Detection5.89 Gpix/sec2.87 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection8.05 Gpix/sec3.76 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur6.65 Gpix/sec2.89 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.25 Gpix/sec0.81 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching550.6 Gpix/sec270.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics17613.1 fps9339.7 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
22252
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
12610
G2D Mark998918
DirectX 11181 fps91 fps
DirectX 1285 fps59 fps
GPU Compute11282 Ops/s6528 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
170.2 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
71.7 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)856 fps393.8 fps
Car Chase668 fps361.9 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)592.9 fps294.2 fps
T-Rex3078.4 fps1381.8 fps
ALU 24531.5 fps1974.1 fps
Driver Overhead 2283 fps286.3 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation4563.32081.3

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced October, 22, 2020 January, 27, 2022
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range Entry-level
Architecture Ampere Ampere
Codename GA104 GA106
Price 499 249

GPU

GPU Frequency 1500 MHz 1552 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1725 MHz 1777 MHz
Shader Units 5888 2560
TMUs 184 80
ROPs 96 32
Execution Units 46 20
Ray Tracing Cores 46 20
Tensor Cores 184 80
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 166 Gpix/sec 57 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 317 GTex/s 142 GTex/s
FLOPS 20.3 TFLOPS 9.1 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x8
TGP 220 W 130 W
Process Samsung Samsung
Process tech. 8 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 392 mm² 276 mm²
Transistor count 17 billion 12 billion
Transistor density 43.37 MTr/mm² 43.48 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1750 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 256 bit 128 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 14000 MB/s 14000 MB/s
Memory Size 8 GB 8 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
448 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
224 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 DLSS 2

Results

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

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