GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB vs RTX 4070 Ti

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 4070 Ti and GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 4070 Ti
2023
12 GB GDDR6X, 285 Watt
82.58
+198%

RTX 4070 Ti outperforms RTX 3050 6 GB by a whopping 198% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking6201
Place by popularity9524
Cost-effectiveness evaluation48.9076.17
Power efficiency19.8627.17
ArchitectureAda Lovelace (2022−2024)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameAD104GA107
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date3 January 2023 (1 year ago)2 February 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$799 $179

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3050 6 GB has 56% better value for money than RTX 4070 Ti.

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 cores76802304
Core clock speed2310 MHz1042 MHz
Boost clock speed2610 MHz1470 MHz
Number of transistors35,800 million8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology4 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)285 Watt70 Watt
Texture fill rate626.4105.8
Floating-point processing power40.09 TFLOPS6.774 TFLOPS
ROPs8032
TMUs24072
Tensor Cores24072
Ray Tracing Cores6018

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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length285 mm242 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 16-pinNone

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 typeGDDR6XGDDR6
Maximum RAM amount12 GB6 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed1313 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth504.2 GB/s168.0 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 Connectors1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI++

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.76.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA8.98.6

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 4070 Ti 82.58
+198%
RTX 3050 6 GB 27.74

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

RTX 4070 Ti 31820
+198%
RTX 3050 6 GB 10689

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 HD232
+209%
75−80
−209%
1440p152
+204%
50−55
−204%
4K96
+220%
30−35
−220%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.442.39
1440p5.263.58
4K8.325.97

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 236
+215%
75−80
−215%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 160−170
+205%
55−60
−205%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 150−160
+206%
50−55
−206%
Battlefield 5 240−250
+205%
80−85
−205%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+200%
40−45
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 218
+211%
70−75
−211%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+237%
35−40
−237%
Far Cry New Dawn 200−210
+209%
65−70
−209%
Forza Horizon 4 250−260
+199%
85−90
−199%
Hitman 3 120−130
+223%
40−45
−223%
Horizon Zero Dawn 290−300
+207%
95−100
−207%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+210%
50−55
−210%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+210%
40−45
−210%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 350−400
+202%
120−130
−202%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+208%
50−55
−208%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 160−170
+205%
55−60
−205%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 150−160
+206%
50−55
−206%
Battlefield 5 240−250
+205%
80−85
−205%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+200%
40−45
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 185
+208%
60−65
−208%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+237%
35−40
−237%
Far Cry New Dawn 200−210
+209%
65−70
−209%
Forza Horizon 4 250−260
+199%
85−90
−199%
Hitman 3 120−130
+223%
40−45
−223%
Horizon Zero Dawn 290−300
+207%
95−100
−207%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+210%
50−55
−210%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+210%
40−45
−210%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 473
+215%
150−160
−215%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 180−190
+207%
60−65
−207%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+208%
50−55
−208%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 160−170
+205%
55−60
−205%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 150−160
+206%
50−55
−206%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+200%
40−45
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 167
+204%
55−60
−204%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+237%
35−40
−237%
Forza Horizon 4 250−260
+199%
85−90
−199%
Hitman 3 120−130
+223%
40−45
−223%
Horizon Zero Dawn 351
+219%
110−120
−219%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 410
+215%
130−140
−215%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 222
+217%
70−75
−217%
Watch Dogs: Legion 152
+204%
50−55
−204%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+210%
40−45
−210%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
+202%
55−60
−202%
Far Cry New Dawn 110−120
+220%
35−40
−220%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 100−105
+233%
30−33
−233%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 110−120
+214%
35−40
−214%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+204%
27−30
−204%
Cyberpunk 2077 105
+200%
35−40
−200%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+211%
27−30
−211%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+201%
90−95
−201%
Hitman 3 120−130
+203%
40−45
−203%
Horizon Zero Dawn 273
+203%
90−95
−203%
Metro Exodus 148
+229%
45−50
−229%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 280
+211%
90−95
−211%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 150−160
+214%
50−55
−214%
Watch Dogs: Legion 240−250
+200%
80−85
−200%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+215%
40−45
−215%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+226%
27−30
−226%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+229%
21−24
−229%
Hitman 3 75−80
+217%
24−27
−217%
Horizon Zero Dawn 220−230
+201%
75−80
−201%
Metro Exodus 140−150
+213%
45−50
−213%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 149
+198%
50−55
−198%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70−75
+200%
24−27
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70−75
+233%
21−24
−233%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+225%
16−18
−225%
Cyberpunk 2077 48
+200%
16−18
−200%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+213%
16−18
−213%
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
+202%
55−60
−202%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 140
+211%
45−50
−211%
Watch Dogs: Legion 68
+224%
21−24
−224%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 100−105
+233%
30−33
−233%

This is how RTX 4070 Ti and RTX 3050 6 GB compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4070 Ti is 209% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4070 Ti is 204% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4070 Ti is 220% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 82.58 27.74
Recency 3 January 2023 2 February 2024
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 4 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 285 Watt 70 Watt

RTX 4070 Ti has a 197.7% higher aggregate performance score, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

RTX 3050 6 GB, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 307.1% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 4070 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB in performance tests.


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