GeForce RTX 4070 vs RTX 3050 4GB Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile with GeForce RTX 4070, including specs and performance data.

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile
2021
4 GB GDDR6, 60 Watt
24.50

RTX 4070 outperforms RTX 3050 4GB Mobile by a whopping 185% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking22620
Place by popularity7432
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data60.23
Power efficiency27.9923.96
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGN20-P0AD104
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date11 May 2021 (3 years ago)12 April 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$599

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 cores20485888
Core clock speed1238 MHz1920 MHz
Boost clock speed1500 MHz2475 MHz
Number of transistorsno data35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)200 Watt
Texture fill rateno data455.4
Floating-point processing powerno data29.15 TFLOPS
ROPsno data64
TMUsno data184
Tensor Coresno data184
Ray Tracing Coresno data46

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 x16
Lengthno data240 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 16-pin

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 typeGDDR6GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount4 GB12 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed12000 MHz1313 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data504.2 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-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.7
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.3
CUDA-8.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile 24.50
RTX 4070 69.90
+185%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile 15712
RTX 4070 59969
+282%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile 43216
RTX 4070 128530
+197%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile 11949
RTX 4070 43824
+267%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile 65252
RTX 4070 193559
+197%

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile 480364
RTX 4070 773592
+61%

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 HD63
−248%
219
+248%
1440p45
−176%
124
+176%
4K26
−192%
76
+192%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.74
1440pno data4.83
4Kno data7.88

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 66
−227%
216
+227%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
−162%
140−150
+162%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 58
−116%
120−130
+116%
Battlefield 5 80−85
−172%
220−230
+172%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
−133%
110−120
+133%
Cyberpunk 2077 52
−235%
174
+235%
Far Cry 5 55−60
−105%
110−120
+105%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
−163%
170−180
+163%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
−64.1%
230−240
+64.1%
Hitman 3 57
−126%
120−130
+126%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
−121%
250−260
+121%
Metro Exodus 126
−23%
150−160
+23%
Red Dead Redemption 2 87
−40.2%
120−130
+40.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80−85
−250%
290−300
+250%
Watch Dogs: Legion 186
+21.6%
150−160
−21.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
−162%
140−150
+162%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 32
−291%
120−130
+291%
Battlefield 5 80−85
−172%
220−230
+172%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
−133%
110−120
+133%
Cyberpunk 2077 41
−249%
143
+249%
Far Cry 5 55−60
−105%
110−120
+105%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
−163%
170−180
+163%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
−64.1%
230−240
+64.1%
Hitman 3 55
−135%
120−130
+135%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
−121%
250−260
+121%
Metro Exodus 95
−63.2%
150−160
+63.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 63
−93.7%
120−130
+93.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 94
−300%
376
+300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
−178%
150−160
+178%
Watch Dogs: Legion 180
+17.6%
150−160
−17.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
−162%
140−150
+162%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24
−421%
120−130
+421%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
−133%
110−120
+133%
Cyberpunk 2077 34
−276%
128
+276%
Far Cry 5 55−60
−105%
110−120
+105%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
−64.1%
230−240
+64.1%
Hitman 3 51
−153%
120−130
+153%
Horizon Zero Dawn 74
−296%
293
+296%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 81
−298%
322
+298%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 46
−270%
170
+270%
Watch Dogs: Legion 26
−377%
124
+377%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 72
−69.4%
120−130
+69.4%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
−251%
160−170
+251%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
−192%
110−120
+192%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
−215%
80−85
+215%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 22
−305%
85−90
+305%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
−193%
80−85
+193%
Cyberpunk 2077 18
−350%
81
+350%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−183%
80−85
+183%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
−89.5%
270−280
+89.5%
Hitman 3 37
−176%
100−110
+176%
Horizon Zero Dawn 59
−276%
222
+276%
Metro Exodus 52
−175%
143
+175%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 56
−296%
222
+296%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
−306%
120−130
+306%
Watch Dogs: Legion 166
−44%
230−240
+44%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 53
−117%
110−120
+117%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
−252%
85−90
+252%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
−263%
65−70
+263%
Hitman 3 15
−307%
60−65
+307%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
−76.6%
220−230
+76.6%
Metro Exodus 37
−200%
110−120
+200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 29
−297%
115
+297%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−287%
55−60
+287%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−323%
55−60
+323%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−271%
50−55
+271%
Cyberpunk 2077 6
−500%
36
+500%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−257%
50−55
+257%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−256%
120−130
+256%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 34
−256%
121
+256%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−12
−355%
50
+355%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 25
−204%
75−80
+204%

This is how RTX 3050 4GB Mobile and RTX 4070 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4070 is 248% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4070 is 176% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4070 is 192% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is 22% faster.
  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 4070 is 500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is ahead in 2 tests (3%)
  • RTX 4070 is ahead in 70 tests (97%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 24.50 69.90
Recency 11 May 2021 12 April 2023
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 8 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 200 Watt

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile has 233.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 4070, on the other hand, has a 185.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 60% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4070 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4070 is a desktop one.


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