GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile vs GTX 470M

Place in the ranking	633	214
Place by popularity	not in top-100	66
Power efficiency	4.66	24.19
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GF104	GA106
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	3 September 2010 (14 years ago)	11 May 2021 (3 years ago)

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	288	2560
Core clock speed	535 MHz	735 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1035 MHz
Number of transistors	1,950 million	13,250 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	75 Watt
Texture fill rate	25.68	82.80
Floating-point processing power	0.6163 TFLOPS	5.299 TFLOPS
ROPs	24	48
TMUs	48	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	large	large
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	1536 MB	4 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	60.0 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

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 API	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.6
OpenGL	4.5	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 470M 5.08

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 26.35
+419%

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 470M 1953

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 10128
+419%

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 470M 2003

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 18057
+802%

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	34 −400%	170−180 +400%
Full HD	48 −54.2%	74 +54.2%
1440p	8−9 −425%	42 +425%
4K	5−6 −460%	28 +460%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −285%	50−55 +285%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −464%	62 +464%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 −433%	80−85 +433%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −285%	50−55 +285%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −355%	50 +355%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −510%	128 +510%
Forza Horizon 5	10−11 −770%	87 +770%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −600%	84 +600%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −513%	98 +513%
Valorant	14−16 −707%	121 +707%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 −433%	80−85 +433%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −285%	50−55 +285%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −264%	40 +264%
Dota 2	16−18 −500%	102 +500%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −200%	75 +200%
Fortnite	30−33 −333%	130−140 +333%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −400%	105 +400%
Forza Horizon 5	10−11 −480%	58 +480%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −453%	94 +453%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −417%	62 +417%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 −277%	160−170 +277%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −144%	39 +144%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −438%	85−90 +438%
Valorant	14−16 −427%	79 +427%
World of Tanks	80−85 −217%	260−270 +217%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 −433%	80−85 +433%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −285%	50−55 +285%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −218%	35 +218%
Dota 2	16−18 −565%	113 +565%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −216%	75−80 +216%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −329%	90 +329%
Forza Horizon 5	10−11 −470%	57 +470%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 −277%	160−170 +277%
Valorant	14−16 −647%	112 +647%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	5−6 −720%	41 +720%
Grand Theft Auto V	5−6 −720%	41 +720%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 −430%	170−180 +430%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −500%	24−27 +500%
World of Tanks	35−40 −381%	170−180 +381%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 −563%	50−55 +563%
Counter-Strike 2	4−5 −475%	21−24 +475%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −320%	21 +320%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −609%	75−80 +609%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −663%	61 +663%
Forza Horizon 5	7−8 −500%	40−45 +500%
Metro Exodus	4−5 −1400%	60 +1400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 −400%	40−45 +400%
Valorant	14−16 −479%	81 +479%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −81.8%	20−22 +81.8%
Dota 2	16−18 −159%	44 +159%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −175%	44 +175%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −2000%	21 +2000%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 −479%	80−85 +479%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −467%	16−18 +467%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −175%	44 +175%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −600%	27−30 +600%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −81.8%	20−22 +81.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −400%	10 +400%
Dota 2	16−18 −218%	54 +218%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −483%	35−40 +483%
Fortnite	4−5 −725%	30−35 +725%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −750%	34 +750%
Forza Horizon 5	3−4 −633%	21−24 +633%
Valorant	5−6 −600%	35−40 +600%

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

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 400% faster in 900p
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 54% faster in 1080p
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 425% faster in 1440p
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 460% faster in 4K

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

in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 2000% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RTX 3050 Ti Mobile surpassed GTX 470M in all 64 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.08	26.35
Recency	3 September 2010	11 May 2021
Maximum RAM amount	1536 MB	4 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	8 nm

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile has a 418.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 400% more advanced lithography process.

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

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