GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER vs RTX 3050 4 GB

Place in the ranking	312	9
Place by popularity	25	13
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	37.61	67.35
Power efficiency	13.68	24.50
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	GA107	AD104
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	27 January 2022 (3 years ago)	8 January 2024 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	$599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4070 SUPER has 79% better value for money than RTX 3050 4 GB.

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	2048	7168
Core clock speed	1545 MHz	1980 MHz
Boost clock speed	1740 MHz	2475 MHz
Number of transistors	8,700 million	35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	90 Watt	220 Watt
Texture fill rate	111.4	554.4
Floating-point processing power	7.127 TFLOPS	35.48 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	80
TMUs	64	224
Tensor Cores	64	224
Ray Tracing Cores	16	56

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).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	242 mm	267 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 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 type	GDDR6	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth	192.0 GB/s	504.2 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	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	+	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.7	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	8.6	8.9

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.

RTX 3050 4 GB 17.85

RTX 4070 SUPER 78.14
+338%

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.

RTX 3050 4 GB 6860

RTX 4070 SUPER 30032
+338%

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	45−50 −384%	218 +384%
1440p	30−35 −383%	145 +383%
4K	18−20 −372%	85 +372%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	4.42 −60.9%	2.75 +60.9%
1440p	6.63 −60.6%	4.13 +60.6%
4K	11.06 −56.9%	7.05 +56.9%

RTX 4070 SUPER has 61% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RTX 4070 SUPER has 61% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RTX 4070 SUPER has 57% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2

186

+0%

186

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	182 +0%	182 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	434 +0%	434 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Metro Exodus	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Valorant	400−450 +0%	400−450 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	159 +0%	159 +0%
Dota 2	173 +0%	173 +0%
Far Cry 5	152 +0%	152 +0%
Fortnite	300−350 +0%	300−350 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	428 +0%	428 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	173 +0%	173 +0%
Metro Exodus	74 +0%	74 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Valorant	400−450 +0%	400−450 +0%
World of Tanks	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	139 +0%	139 +0%
Far Cry 5	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	381 +0%	381 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Valorant	400−450 +0%	400−450 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	148 +0%	148 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	148 +0%	148 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
World of Tanks	500−550 +0%	500−550 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	87 +0%	87 +0%
Far Cry 5	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	265 +0%	265 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Metro Exodus	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	154 +0%	154 +0%
Valorant	350−400 +0%	350−400 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Dota 2	166 +0%	166 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	166 +0%	166 +0%
Metro Exodus	74 +0%	74 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	166 +0%	166 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Fortnite	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	132 +0%	132 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	100−105 +0%	100−105 +0%
Valorant	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%

This is how RTX 3050 4 GB and RTX 4070 SUPER compete in popular games:

RTX 4070 SUPER is 384% faster in 1080p
RTX 4070 SUPER is 383% faster in 1440p
RTX 4070 SUPER is 372% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 56 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	17.85	78.14
Recency	27 January 2022	8 January 2024
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	90 Watt	220 Watt

RTX 3050 4 GB has 144.4% lower power consumption.

RTX 4070 SUPER, on the other hand, has a 337.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 60% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 3050 4 GB in performance tests.

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