GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Max-Q vs RTX 2070 Super Mobile
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 123 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Turing (2018−2022) | Ampere (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | N18E-G2R | GA107 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 2 April 2020 (4 years ago) | 11 May 2021 (3 years ago) |
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 cores | 2560 | 2560 |
| Core clock speed | 1140 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1380 MHz | 1035 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 13,600 million | 8,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 220.8 | 82.80 |
| Floating-point performance | 7.066 gflops | 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 | large | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 14002 MHz | 11 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | 448.0 GB/s | 176.0 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 | Portable Device Dependent |
| G-SYNC support | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| VR Ready | + | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.140 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 7.5 | 8.6 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 2 April 2020 | 11 May 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 75 Watt |
RTX 2070 Super Mobile has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
RTX 3050 Ti Max-Q, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 50% more advanced lithography process, and 53.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce RTX 2070 Super Mobile and GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Max-Q. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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