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Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop

43 out 100
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop
VS
33 out 100
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

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  2. Review
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  4. Benchmarks
  5. Processor
  6. Memory
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Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop 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
Processors:
GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop
vs
GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
139
92
79
57
106
65
53
35
The Witcher 3
163
131
97
52
115
92
65
34
Counter-Strike 2
233
180
129
71
167
123
90
42
Far Cry 6
120
109
88
52
86
80
61
33
Hogwarts Legacy
90
75
58
28
63
53
35
18
COD Modern Warfare 3
112
104
74
49
75
65
45
32
Ghost of Tsushima
82
68
54
29
60
47
33
20
Cyberpunk 2077
96
84
52
24
64
56
34
15
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
150
135
102
56
98
89
62
33
Avg FPS
1080p High13293
1080p Ultra10974
1440p Ultra8153
4K Ultra4629
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop
12551
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop
7959
Time Spy125148211
Solar Bay5441635563
Port Royal73794627
Fire Strike2994421866
Night Raid11393084235
Sources: 3DMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop]
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop
115081
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop
81436
Background Blur158.5 frames/s141.4 frames/s
Face Detection116.5 frames/s84.1 frames/s
Horizon Detection4.35 Gpix/sec3.07 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection5.67 Gpix/sec3.91 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur6.44 Gpix/sec3.85 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.36 Gpix/sec1.1 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching528.5 Gpix/sec325.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics16372.3 fps11008.8 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop]
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop
19587
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop
14434
G2D Mark759630
DirectX 11179 fps130 fps
DirectX 1285 fps61 fps
GPU Compute8386 Ops/s5961 Ops/s
Sources: PassMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop]
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop
135.5 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop
99.7 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)799.4 fps597.7 fps
Car Chase702.5 fps531.2 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)560.4 fps416.7 fps
T-Rex3084 fps2221.6 fps
ALU 24439.2 fps2915 fps
Driver Overhead 2283.8 fps258.8 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation4604.72946.5
Sources: GFXBench 5 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop]
Geekbench 6 ML
GB6 ML Single Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop
21186
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop
n/a
GB6 ML Half Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop
34404
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop
n/a
GB6 ML Quantized
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop
16559
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop
n/a
Image Classification (SP)8642n/a
Image Segmentation (HP)20635n/a
Horizon Detection26378n/a
Face Detection (HP)39776n/a
Pose Estimation (Q)105983n/a
Text Classification (SP)2995n/a
Machine Translation (HP)4507n/a
Object Detection (SP)10198n/a
Depth Estimation (Q)41078n/a
Style Transfer (SP)190315n/a
FrameworkONNXn/a
BackendDirectMLn/a
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop]

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender GPU
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop
3619.97
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop
n/a

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced February, 22, 2023 February, 22, 2023
Form Factor Laptop use Laptop use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment High-end Entry-level
Architecture Ada Lovelace Ada Lovelace
Codename AD106 (GN21-X6) AD107 (GN21-X2)

GPU

GPU Frequency 735-2070 MHz 1140-2070 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1230-2175 MHz 1605-2370 MHz
Shader Units 4608 2560
TMUs 144 80
ROPs 48 32
Execution Units 36 20
Ray Tracing Cores 36 20
Tensor Cores 144 80
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 32000 KB/core 12000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 59-104 Gpix/sec 51-76 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 177-313 GTex/s 128-190 GTex/s
FLOPS 11.3-20 TFLOPS 8.2-12.1 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 35-140 W 35-140 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 5 nm 5 nm
Transistor Size 186 mm² 156 mm²
Transistor count 22.9 billion 18.9 billion
Transistor density 123.12 MTr/mm² 121.15 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 2000 MHz 2000 MHz
Bus 128 bit 96 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 16000 MB/s 16000 MB/s
Memory Size 8 GB 6 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop
256 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 8.9 8.9
DisplayPort 1.4a 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS DLSS 3 DLSS 3

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop the clear winner in this comparison.

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