Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop

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

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 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
151
98
85
64
106
65
53
35
The Witcher 3
171
141
104
55
115
92
65
34
Counter-Strike 2
241
195
134
78
167
123
90
42
Far Cry 6
131
119
95
56
86
80
61
33
Hogwarts Legacy
97
81
60
33
63
53
35
18
COD Modern Warfare 3
120
116
81
53
75
65
45
32
Ghost of Tsushima
88
74
57
31
60
47
33
20
Cyberpunk 2077
105
93
60
26
64
56
34
15
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
164
151
112
59
98
89
62
33
Avg FPS
1080p High14193
1080p Ultra11974
1440p Ultra8853
4K Ultra5129
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
14125
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop
7959
Time Spy136418211
Solar Bay6418435563
Port Royal83094627
Fire Strike3403421866
Night Raid12095684235
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
126195
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop
81436
Background Blur161.6 frames/s141.4 frames/s
Face Detection117.2 frames/s84.1 frames/s
Horizon Detection5.89 Gpix/sec3.07 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection8.05 Gpix/sec3.91 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur6.65 Gpix/sec3.85 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.25 Gpix/sec1.1 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching550.6 Gpix/sec325.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics17613.1 fps11008.8 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
22252
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop
14434
G2D Mark998630
DirectX 11181 fps130 fps
DirectX 1285 fps61 fps
GPU Compute11282 Ops/s5961 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
170.2 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop
99.7 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)856 fps597.7 fps
Car Chase668 fps531.2 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)592.9 fps416.7 fps
T-Rex3078.4 fps2221.6 fps
ALU 24531.5 fps2915 fps
Driver Overhead 2283 fps258.8 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation4563.32946.5

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced October, 22, 2020 February, 22, 2023
Form Factor PC use Laptop use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range Entry-level
Architecture Ampere Ada Lovelace
Codename GA104 AD107 (GN21-X2)
Price 499 n/a

GPU

GPU Frequency 1500 MHz 1140-2070 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1725 MHz 1605-2370 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 12000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 166 Gpix/sec 51-76 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 317 GTex/s 128-190 GTex/s
FLOPS 20.3 TFLOPS 8.2-12.1 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 220 W 35-140 W
Process Samsung TSMC
Process tech. 8 nm 5 nm
Transistor Size 392 mm² 156 mm²
Transistor count 17 billion 18.9 billion
Transistor density 43.37 MTr/mm² 121.15 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1750 MHz 2000 MHz
Bus 256 bit 96 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 14000 MB/s 16000 MB/s
Memory Size 8 GB 6 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
448 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop
192 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.3 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

Results

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

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