Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop

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

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 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
151
98
85
64
n/a
n/a
n/a
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The Witcher 3
171
141
104
55
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Counter-Strike 2
241
195
134
78
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Far Cry 6
131
119
95
56
n/a
n/a
n/a
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Hogwarts Legacy
97
81
60
33
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
COD Modern Warfare 3
120
116
81
53
n/a
n/a
n/a
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Ghost of Tsushima
88
74
57
31
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Cyberpunk 2077
105
93
60
26
n/a
n/a
n/a
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Shadow of the Tomb Raider
164
151
112
59
n/a
n/a
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Avg FPS
1080p High141n/a
1080p Ultra119n/a
1440p Ultra88n/a
4K Ultra51n/a
DeviationLown/a

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
14125
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop
n/a
Time Spy13641n/a
Solar Bay64184n/a
Port Royal8309n/a
Fire Strike34034n/a
Night Raid120956n/a
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
126195
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop
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 Laptop
n/a
G2D Mark998n/a
DirectX 11181 fpsn/a
DirectX 1285 fpsn/a
GPU Compute11282 Ops/sn/a
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
170.2 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop
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

Blender

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

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

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

GPU

GPU Frequency 1500 MHz 2235-2520 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1725 MHz 1500-2662 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 48-85 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 317 GTex/s 120-213 GTex/s
FLOPS 20.3 TFLOPS 7.7-13.6 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 IGP
TGP 220 W 35-100 W
Process Samsung TSMC
Process tech. 8 nm 5 nm
Transistor Size 392 mm² n/a
Transistor count 17 billion n/a
Transistor density 43.37 MTr/mm² n/a

Memory

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