GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile vs GTX 670MX SLI

Place in the ranking	460	240
Place by popularity	not in top-100	46
Power efficiency	4.55	21.75
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	N13E-GR	GA107
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	1 October 2012 (12 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	1920	2048
Core clock speed	600 MHz	712 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1057 MHz
Number of transistors	5080 Million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	75 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	67.65
Floating-point processing power	no data	4.329 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	40
TMUs	no data	64
Tensor Cores	no data	64
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	16

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	no data	PCIe 4.0 x16
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	no data	4 GB
Memory bus width	2x 192 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	2800 MHz	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	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 data

No outputs

Supported technologies

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

Optimus

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	11	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.6
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	3.0
Vulkan	-	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 670MX SLI 9.25

RTX 3050 Mobile 22.13
+139%

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 670MX SLI 7042

RTX 3050 Mobile 21358
+203%

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.

GTX 670MX SLI 23526

RTX 3050 Mobile 77234
+228%

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	68 −36.8%	93 +36.8%
1440p	21−24 −148%	52 +148%
4K	12−14 −175%	33 +175%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −153%	40−45 +153%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 −430%	106 +430%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 −128%	70−75 +128%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −153%	40−45 +153%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 −265%	73 +265%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −290%	156 +290%
Forza Horizon 5	24−27 −288%	97 +288%
Metro Exodus	27−30 −307%	110 +307%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −100%	50−55 +100%
Valorant	35−40 −150%	95−100 +150%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 −128%	70−75 +128%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −153%	40−45 +153%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 −180%	56 +180%
Dota 2	35−40 −294%	142 +294%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −225%	130 +225%
Fortnite	55−60 −107%	120−130 +107%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −208%	123 +208%
Forza Horizon 5	24−27 −196%	74 +196%
Grand Theft Auto V	35−40 −256%	128 +256%
Metro Exodus	27−30 −174%	74 +174%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 −97.4%	150−160 +97.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −100%	50−55 +100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33 −153%	75−80 +153%
Valorant	35−40 −150%	95−100 +150%
World of Tanks	168 −50%	250−260 +50%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 −128%	70−75 +128%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −153%	40−45 +153%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 −155%	51 +155%
Dota 2	35−40 −331%	155 +331%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −85%	70−75 +85%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −165%	106 +165%
Forza Horizon 5	24−27 −176%	69 +176%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 −97.4%	150−160 +97.4%
Valorant	35−40 −150%	95−100 +150%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	12−14 −338%	57 +338%
Grand Theft Auto V	12−14 −338%	57 +338%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 −278%	170−180 +278%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −175%	21−24 +175%
World of Tanks	70−75 −123%	150−160 +123%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 −153%	45−50 +153%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −250%	28 +250%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −209%	65−70 +209%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −255%	78 +255%
Forza Horizon 5	14−16 −213%	47 +213%
Metro Exodus	18−20 −263%	69 +263%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −169%	35−40 +169%
Valorant	24−27 −152%	60−65 +152%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 −100%	12−14 +100%
Dota 2	20−22 −185%	57 +185%
Grand Theft Auto V	20−22 −185%	57 +185%
Metro Exodus	5−6 −360%	23 +360%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 −148%	70−75 +148%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −150%	14−16 +150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 −185%	57 +185%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 −167%	24−27 +167%
Counter-Strike 2	6−7 −100%	12−14 +100%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −300%	12 +300%
Dota 2	20−22 −365%	93 +365%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −158%	30−35 +158%
Fortnite	10−11 −190%	27−30 +190%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −246%	45 +246%
Forza Horizon 5	7−8 −243%	24 +243%
Valorant	10−11 −200%	30−33 +200%

This is how GTX 670MX SLI and RTX 3050 Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 3050 Mobile is 37% faster in 1080p
RTX 3050 Mobile is 148% faster in 1440p
RTX 3050 Mobile is 175% faster in 4K

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

in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the RTX 3050 Mobile is 430% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RTX 3050 Mobile surpassed GTX 670MX SLI in all 63 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	9.25	22.13
Recency	1 October 2012	11 May 2021
Chip lithography	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	75 Watt

RTX 3050 Mobile has a 139.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 670MX SLI in performance tests.

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