GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile vs GTX 470

Place in the ranking	520	213
Place by popularity	not in top-100	66
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.36	no data
Power efficiency	2.60	24.23
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GF100	GA106
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	26 March 2010 (14 years ago)	11 May 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$349	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	448	2560
Core clock speed	607 MHz	735 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1035 MHz
Number of transistors	3,100 million	13,250 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	215 Watt	75 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	34.05	82.80
Floating-point processing power	1.089 TFLOPS	5.299 TFLOPS
ROPs	40	48
TMUs	56	80
Tensor Cores	no data	80
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	20

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
Bus support	16x PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	241 mm	no data
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	no data
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 type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	1280 MB	4 GB
Memory bus width	320 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1674 MHz (3348 data rate)	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	133.9 GB/s	192.0 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 Connectors	Two Dual Link DVIMini HDMI	No outputs
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.6
OpenGL	4.2	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2
CUDA	+	8.6

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.

GTX 470 8.09

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 26.35
+226%

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.

GTX 470 3110

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 10127
+226%

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.

GTX 470 4342

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 18057
+316%

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.

GTX 470 2758

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 13360
+384%

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.

GTX 470 25757

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 72925
+183%

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:

900p	55 −209%	170−180 +209%
Full HD	63 −17.5%	74 +17.5%
1200p	53 −221%	170−180 +221%
1440p	12−14 −250%	42 +250%
4K	8−9 −250%	28 +250%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	5.54	no data
1440p	29.08	no data
4K	43.63	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −227%	45−50 +227%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −288%	62 +288%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 −208%	80−85 +208%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −227%	45−50 +227%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −213%	50 +213%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −288%	128 +288%
Forza Horizon 5	18−20 −358%	87 +358%
Metro Exodus	21−24 −282%	84 +282%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −345%	98 +345%
Valorant	30−33 −303%	121 +303%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 −208%	80−85 +208%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −227%	45−50 +227%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −150%	40 +150%
Dota 2	27−30 −252%	102 +252%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −114%	75 +114%
Fortnite	45−50 −171%	130−140 +171%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −218%	105 +218%
Forza Horizon 5	18−20 −205%	58 +205%
Grand Theft Auto V	27−30 −224%	94 +224%
Metro Exodus	21−24 −182%	62 +182%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	60−65 −153%	160−170 +153%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −77.3%	39 +77.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 −244%	85−90 +244%
Valorant	30−33 −163%	79 +163%
World of Tanks	120−130 −116%	260−270 +116%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 −208%	80−85 +208%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −227%	45−50 +227%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −119%	35 +119%
Dota 2	64 −76.6%	113 +76.6%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −126%	75−80 +126%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −173%	90 +173%
Forza Horizon 5	18−20 −200%	57 +200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	60−65 −153%	160−170 +153%
Valorant	30−33 −273%	112 +273%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	10−11 −310%	41 +310%
Grand Theft Auto V	10−11 −310%	41 +310%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 −338%	170−180 +338%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 −243%	24−27 +243%
World of Tanks	55−60 −198%	170−180 +198%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 −253%	50−55 +253%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −200%	21 +200%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −359%	75−80 +359%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −259%	61 +259%
Forza Horizon 5	12−14 −250%	40−45 +250%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −362%	60 +362%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −264%	40−45 +264%
Valorant	20−22 −305%	81 +305%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	2−3 −1100%	24−27 +1100%
Dota 2	18−20 −132%	44 +132%
Grand Theft Auto V	18−20 −144%	44 +144%
Metro Exodus	4−5 −425%	21 +425%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	21−24 −252%	80−85 +252%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −240%	16−18 +240%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −144%	44 +144%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 −300%	27−30 +300%
Counter-Strike 2	2−3 −1100%	24−27 +1100%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −400%	10 +400%
Dota 2	18−20 −184%	54 +184%
Far Cry 5	10−11 −250%	35−40 +250%
Fortnite	8−9 −313%	30−35 +313%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 −240%	34 +240%
Forza Horizon 5	5−6 −340%	21−24 +340%
Valorant	8−9 −338%	35−40 +338%

This is how GTX 470 and RTX 3050 Ti Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 209% faster in 900p
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 17% faster in 1080p
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 221% faster in 1200p
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 250% faster in 1440p
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 250% faster in 4K

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

in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 1100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is ahead in 63 tests (98%)
there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	8.09	26.35
Recency	26 March 2010	11 May 2021
Maximum RAM amount	1280 MB	4 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	215 Watt	75 Watt

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile has a 225.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 220% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 400% more advanced lithography process, and 186.7% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 470 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 470 is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 3050 Ti 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.