GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER vs GTX 1050 3GB Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile with GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER, including specs and performance data.

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile
2018
3 MB GDDR5
12.82

RTX 4070 SUPER outperforms Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile by a whopping 506% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking3658
Place by popularitynot in top-10037
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data33.14
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Ada Lovelace
GPU code nameno dataAD104
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release dateApril 2018 (6 years ago)17 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$699
Current priceno data$719 (1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores7687168
Core clock speed1366 MHz1980 MHz
Boost clock speed1442 MHz2475 MHz
Number of transistorsno data35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data220 Watt
Texture fill rateno data584.6

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile and GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data285 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount3 MB12 GB
Memory bus width96 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1752 MHz21000 MHz
Memory bandwidth84 GB/s504.2 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

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
HDMIno data+
G-SYNC support+no data

Supported technologies

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

Multi-Projection+no data
Multi Monitor+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectXno data12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.7
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan+1.3
CUDAno data8.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 12.82
RTX 4070 SUPER 77.63
+506%

RTX 4070 SUPER outperforms GTX 1050 3GB Mobile by 506% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 6401
RTX 4070 SUPER 48876
+664%

RTX 4070 SUPER outperforms GTX 1050 3GB Mobile by 664% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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 HD30−35
−593%
208
+593%
1440p21−24
−548%
136
+548%
4K12−14
−592%
83
+592%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
−583%
120−130
+583%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−562%
130−140
+562%
Battlefield 5 40−45
−510%
240−250
+510%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
−567%
120−130
+567%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−556%
110−120
+556%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
−547%
190−200
+547%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−580%
230−240
+580%
Hitman 3 18−20
−583%
120−130
+583%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−556%
300−350
+556%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−513%
140−150
+513%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
−589%
120−130
+589%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70−75
−520%
434
+520%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−526%
169
+526%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
−583%
120−130
+583%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−562%
130−140
+562%
Battlefield 5 40−45
−510%
240−250
+510%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
−567%
120−130
+567%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−556%
110−120
+556%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
−547%
190−200
+547%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−580%
230−240
+580%
Hitman 3 18−20
−583%
120−130
+583%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−556%
300−350
+556%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−513%
140−150
+513%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
−589%
120−130
+589%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70−75
−511%
428
+511%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
−534%
412
+534%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
−571%
140−150
+571%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
−583%
120−130
+583%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−562%
130−140
+562%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
−567%
120−130
+567%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−556%
110−120
+556%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−580%
230−240
+580%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−556%
300−350
+556%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 60−65
−535%
381
+535%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−33
−570%
201
+570%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
−562%
139
+562%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
−589%
120−130
+589%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
−515%
160−170
+515%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
−586%
140−150
+586%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−557%
90−95
+557%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
−525%
100−105
+525%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
−517%
110−120
+517%
Far Cry 5 30−33
−510%
183
+510%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
−553%
190−200
+553%
Hitman 3 18−20
−533%
110−120
+533%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−33
−587%
200−210
+587%
Metro Exodus 18−20
−589%
120−130
+589%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
−563%
265
+563%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−542%
154
+542%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
−575%
108
+575%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
−578%
120−130
+578%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
−529%
85−90
+529%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
−590%
65−70
+590%
Hitman 3 10−11
−600%
70−75
+600%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−594%
120−130
+594%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−571%
94
+571%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
−533%
133
+533%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−570%
65−70
+570%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
−540%
60−65
+540%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−550%
50−55
+550%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−525%
50−55
+525%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−513%
140−150
+513%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−594%
120−130
+594%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−579%
95−100
+579%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−11
−520%
62
+520%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−543%
90−95
+543%

This is how Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile and RTX 4070 SUPER compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4070 SUPER is 593% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4070 SUPER is 548% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4070 SUPER is 592% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.82 77.63
Maximum RAM amount 3 MB 12 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm

The GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is a desktop one.


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

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