Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050

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

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 and Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
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
122
74
65
45
The Witcher 3
171
141
104
55
139
109
81
42
Counter-Strike 2
241
195
134
78
198
150
107
56
Far Cry 6
131
119
95
56
103
95
72
39
Hogwarts Legacy
97
81
60
33
74
64
44
25
COD Modern Warfare 3
120
116
81
53
90
84
61
38
Ghost of Tsushima
88
74
57
31
72
59
41
24
Cyberpunk 2077
105
93
60
26
80
72
45
18
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
164
151
112
59
120
113
79
42
Avg FPS
1080p High141111
1080p Ultra11991
1440p Ultra8866
4K Ultra5137
DeviationLowHigh

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
14125
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
10047
Time Spy1364110201
Solar Bay6418445966
Port Royal83096128
Fire Strike3403429129
Night Raid120956n/a
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
126195
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
n/a
Background Blur161.6 frames/sn/a
Face Detection117.2 frames/sn/a
Horizon Detection5.89 Gpix/secn/a
Edge Detection8.05 Gpix/secn/a
Gaussian Blur6.65 Gpix/secn/a
Feature Matching1.25 Gpix/secn/a
Stereo Matching550.6 Gpix/secn/a
Particle Physics17613.1 fpsn/a
APIOpenCLn/a
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
22252
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
17775
G2D Mark9981113
DirectX 11181 fps155 fps
DirectX 1285 fps71 fps
GPU Compute11282 Ops/s9063 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
170.2 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
n/a
Aztec Ruins (Normal)856 fpsn/a
Car Chase668 fpsn/a
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)592.9 fpsn/a
T-Rex3078.4 fpsn/a
ALU 24531.5 fpsn/a
Driver Overhead 2283 fpsn/a
APIOpenGLn/a
OSWindowsn/a
Tessellation4563.3n/a

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced October, 22, 2020 June, 24, 2025
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range Mid-range
Architecture Ampere Blackwell 2.0
Codename GA104 GB207-300
Price 499 n/a

GPU

GPU Frequency 1500 MHz 2317 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1725 MHz 2572 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 32000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 166 Gpix/sec 82 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 317 GTex/s 206 GTex/s
FLOPS 20.3 TFLOPS 13.2 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 5.0 x8
TGP 220 W 130 W
Process Samsung TSMC
Process tech. 8 nm 5 nm
Max temperature n/a 87 °C
Transistor Size 392 mm² 149 mm²
Transistor count 17 billion 16.9 billion
Transistor density 43.37 MTr/mm² 113.42 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 20000 MB/s
Memory Size 8 GB 8 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
448 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
320 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12.2
Vulkan 1.3 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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Survey

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10 (41.67%)
14 (58.33%)
Total Votes: 24

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