GeForce RTX 3050 4 GB vs GTX 1070 SLI Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1070 SLI Mobile with GeForce RTX 3050 4 GB, including specs and performance data.

GTX 1070 SLI Mobile
2016
2x 8 GB GDDR5
42.04
+139%

GTX 1070 SLI Mobile outperforms RTX 3050 4 GB by a whopping 139% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking94309
Place by popularitynot in top-10025
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data37.01
Power efficiencyno data13.42
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code namePascal GP104 SLIGA107
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date16 August 2016 (8 years ago)27 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores40962048
Core clock speed1443 MHz1545 MHz
Boost clock speed1645 MHz1740 MHz
Number of transistors14400 Million8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data90 Watt
Texture fill rateno data111.4
Floating-point processing powerno data7.127 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data64
Tensor Coresno data64
Ray Tracing Coresno data16

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x8
Lengthno data242 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin
SLI options+-

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2x 8 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed8000 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data192.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectorsno data1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready+no data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12_112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.7
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan+1.3
CUDA+8.6

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD138
+151%
55−60
−151%
4K75
+150%
30−35
−150%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.62
4Kno data6.63

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+143%
30−33
−143%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 85−90
+149%
35−40
−149%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70−75
+163%
27−30
−163%
Battlefield 5 130−140
+140%
55−60
−140%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+177%
30−33
−177%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+143%
30−33
−143%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+151%
35−40
−151%
Far Cry New Dawn 100−110
+155%
40−45
−155%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+145%
80−85
−145%
Hitman 3 85−90
+151%
35−40
−151%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
+143%
70−75
−143%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+160%
50−55
−160%
Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
+171%
35−40
−171%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 150−160
+153%
60−65
−153%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
+162%
50−55
−162%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 85−90
+149%
35−40
−149%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70−75
+163%
27−30
−163%
Battlefield 5 130−140
+140%
55−60
−140%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+177%
30−33
−177%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+143%
30−33
−143%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+151%
35−40
−151%
Far Cry New Dawn 100−110
+155%
40−45
−155%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+145%
80−85
−145%
Hitman 3 85−90
+151%
35−40
−151%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
+143%
70−75
−143%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+160%
50−55
−160%
Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
+171%
35−40
−171%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 150−160
+153%
60−65
−153%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 170
+143%
70−75
−143%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
+162%
50−55
−162%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 85−90
+149%
35−40
−149%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70−75
+163%
27−30
−163%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+177%
30−33
−177%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+143%
30−33
−143%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+151%
35−40
−151%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+145%
80−85
−145%
Hitman 3 85−90
+151%
35−40
−151%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
+143%
70−75
−143%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 150−160
+153%
60−65
−153%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100
+150%
40−45
−150%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
+162%
50−55
−162%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
+171%
35−40
−171%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 80−85
+167%
30−33
−167%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
+163%
24−27
−163%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+150%
18−20
−150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 45−50
+156%
18−20
−156%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+172%
18−20
−172%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+143%
14−16
−143%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+167%
18−20
−167%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+141%
95−100
−141%
Hitman 3 50−55
+157%
21−24
−157%
Horizon Zero Dawn 90−95
+157%
35−40
−157%
Metro Exodus 75−80
+157%
30−33
−157%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 100−110
+153%
40−45
−153%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
+154%
24−27
−154%
Watch Dogs: Legion 190−200
+148%
80−85
−148%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 70−75
+163%
27−30
−163%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+163%
16−18
−163%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+150%
14−16
−150%
Hitman 3 30−35
+143%
14−16
−143%
Horizon Zero Dawn 180−190
+149%
75−80
−149%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+152%
21−24
−152%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 72
+140%
30−33
−140%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+180%
10−11
−180%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+160%
10−11
−160%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+170%
10−11
−170%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+180%
5−6
−180%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+140%
10−11
−140%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+142%
24−27
−142%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
+171%
21−24
−171%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
+163%
8−9
−163%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+164%
14−16
−164%

This is how GTX 1070 SLI Mobile and RTX 3050 4 GB compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1070 SLI Mobile is 151% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1070 SLI Mobile is 150% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 42.04 17.62
Recency 16 August 2016 27 January 2022
Chip lithography 16 nm 8 nm

GTX 1070 SLI Mobile has a 138.6% higher aggregate performance score.

RTX 3050 4 GB, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 1070 SLI Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 3050 4 GB in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1070 SLI Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 3050 4 GB is a desktop one.


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