GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile vs Arc A770

Place in the ranking	153	228
Place by popularity	not in top-100	52
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	55.96	no data
Power efficiency	10.49	28.23
Architecture	Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	DG2-512	GN20-P0
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	12 October 2022 (2 years ago)	11 May 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$329	no data

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 cores	4096	2048
Core clock speed	2100 MHz	1238 MHz
Boost clock speed	2400 MHz	1500 MHz
Number of transistors	21,700 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	614.4	no data
Floating-point processing power	19.66 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	128	no data
TMUs	256	no data
Tensor Cores	512	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	32	no data

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 size	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	no data

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 type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	512.0 GB/s	no data
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 Connectors	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.0	no data
HDMI	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12_2
Shader Model	6.6	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	3.0	no data
Vulkan	1.3	-

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.

Arc A770 34.20
+39.3%

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile 24.55

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.

Arc A770 41303
+163%

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile 15712

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.

Arc A770 103295
+139%

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile 43216

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.

Arc A770 32666
+173%

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile 11949

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.

Arc A770 139166
+113%

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile 65252

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.

Arc A770 628292
+30.8%

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile 480364

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 HD	112 +75%	64 −75%
1440p	64 +42.2%	45 −42.2%
4K	41 +41.4%	29 −41.4%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.94	no data
1440p	5.14	no data
4K	8.02	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	116 +176%	42 −176%
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75 +9.1%	66 −9.1%
Elden Ring	88 +72.5%	51 −72.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	95−100 +28%	75−80 −28%
Counter-Strike 2	99 +161%	38 −161%
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75 +56.5%	46 −56.5%
Forza Horizon 4	304 +164%	115 −164%
Metro Exodus	120 +44.6%	83 −44.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 −26.1%	87 +26.1%
Valorant	130−140 +2.3%	133 −2.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	95−100 +28%	75−80 −28%
Counter-Strike 2	88 +193%	30 −193%
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75 +94.6%	37 −94.6%
Dota 2	105 +9.4%	96 −9.4%
Elden Ring	110−120 +36%	86 −36%
Far Cry 5	71 −2.8%	73 +2.8%
Fortnite	150−160 +25.8%	120−130 −25.8%
Forza Horizon 4	258 +174%	94 −174%
Grand Theft Auto V	105 +22.1%	86 −22.1%
Metro Exodus	99 +73.7%	57 −73.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	180−190 +21.9%	150−160 −21.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 +27.8%	50−55 −27.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	110−120 +49.4%	75−80 −49.4%
Valorant	130−140 +100%	68 −100%
World of Tanks	270−280 +8.6%	250−260 −8.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	95−100 +28%	75−80 −28%
Counter-Strike 2	83 +84.4%	45−50 −84.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75 +132%	31 −132%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +19.7%	75−80 −19.7%
Forza Horizon 4	216 +167%	81 −167%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	180−190 +21.9%	150−160 −21.9%
Valorant	130−140 +37.4%	95−100 −37.4%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	45 −6.7%	48 +6.7%
Elden Ring	65−70 +53.5%	40−45 −53.5%
Grand Theft Auto V	45 −6.7%	48 +6.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 +43.5%	21−24 −43.5%
World of Tanks	210−220 +34.4%	160−170 −34.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	65−70 +34.7%	45−50 −34.7%
Counter-Strike 2	59 +181%	21−24 −181%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 +94.1%	17 −94.1%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +53.5%	70−75 −53.5%
Forza Horizon 4	158 +182%	56 −182%
Metro Exodus	91 +75%	52 −75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60 +66.7%	35−40 −66.7%
Valorant	100−110 +54.5%	65−70 −54.5%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	28 +27.3%	21−24 −27.3%
Dota 2	48 +9.1%	44 −9.1%
Elden Ring	30−35 +63.2%	18−20 −63.2%
Grand Theft Auto V	48 +9.1%	44 −9.1%
Metro Exodus	47 +176%	17 −176%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	100−110 +44%	75−80 −44%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 +46.7%	14−16 −46.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	48 +9.1%	44 −9.1%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +50%	24−27 −50%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +54.5%	21−24 −54.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +180%	5 −180%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +50%	30−35 −50%
Fortnite	45−50 +53.3%	30−33 −53.3%
Forza Horizon 4	89 +162%	34 −162%
Valorant	50−55 +62.5%	30−35 −62.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Dota 2

112

+0%

112

+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Dota 2

+0%

This is how Arc A770 and RTX 3050 4GB Mobile compete in popular games:

Arc A770 is 75% faster in 1080p
Arc A770 is 42% faster in 1440p
Arc A770 is 41% faster in 4K

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

in Counter-Strike 2, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Arc A770 is 193% faster.
in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is 26% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Arc A770 is ahead in 56 tests (89%)
RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is ahead in 4 tests (6%)
there's a draw in 3 tests (5%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	34.20	24.55
Recency	12 October 2022	11 May 2021
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	6 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	60 Watt

Arc A770 has a 39.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 33.3% more advanced lithography process.

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile, on the other hand, has 275% lower power consumption.

The Arc A770 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that Arc A770 is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.