GeForce 9700M GT vs RTX 3050 4GB Mobile

Place in performance ranking	199	1185
Place by popularity	59	not in top-100
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2022)	G9x (2007−2010)
GPU code name	GN20-P0	NB9E-GE
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	11 May 2021 (3 years ago)	3 June 2008 (16 years ago)
Current price	no data	$310

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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	2048	32
CUDA cores	no data	32
Core clock speed	1238 MHz	625 MHz
Boost clock speed	1500 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	no data	314 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)	45 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	10.00
Floating-point performance	no data	99.2 gflops
Gigaflops	no data	148

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile and GeForce 9700M GT compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	medium sized
Interface	no data	MXM-II

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	GDDR2, GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	12000 MHz	800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	25.6 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

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12_2	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	no data	4.0
OpenGL	no data	3.3
OpenCL	no data	1.1
Vulkan	no data	N/A
CUDA	no data	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 4GB Mobile 24.98
+4526%

9700M GT 0.54

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile outperforms 9700M GT by 4526% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile 43216
+2370%

9700M GT 1750

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile outperforms 9700M GT by 2370% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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	61 +6000%	1−2 −6000%
1440p	38	0−1
4K	25	0−1

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

66
+2100%

3−4

−2100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +1050%	4−5 −1050%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	58 +5700%	1−2 −5700%
Battlefield 5	80−85 +8100%	1−2 −8100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +1600%	3−4 −1600%
Cyberpunk 2077	52 +1633%	3−4 −1633%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +5600%	1−2 −5600%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 +6400%	1−2 −6400%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +5350%	2−3 −5350%
Hitman 3	57 +2750%	2−3 −2750%
Horizon Zero Dawn	118 +1586%	7−8 −1586%
Metro Exodus	126 +6200%	2−3 −6200%
Red Dead Redemption 2	87 +8600%	1−2 −8600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	117 +2240%	5−6 −2240%
Watch Dogs: Legion	66 +633%	9−10 −633%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +1050%	4−5 −1050%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	32	0−1
Battlefield 5	80−85 +8100%	1−2 −8100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +1600%	3−4 −1600%
Cyberpunk 2077	41 +1267%	3−4 −1267%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +5600%	1−2 −5600%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 +6400%	1−2 −6400%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +5350%	2−3 −5350%
Hitman 3	52 +2500%	2−3 −2500%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−110 +1343%	7−8 −1343%
Metro Exodus	83 +8200%	1−2 −8200%
Red Dead Redemption 2	80 +7900%	1−2 −7900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	94 +1780%	5−6 −1780%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	81 +1925%	4−5 −1925%
Watch Dogs: Legion	180 +1900%	9−10 −1900%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +1050%	4−5 −1050%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +1600%	3−4 −1600%
Cyberpunk 2077	34 +1033%	3−4 −1033%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +5600%	1−2 −5600%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +5350%	2−3 −5350%
Horizon Zero Dawn	74 +957%	7−8 −957%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	81 +1520%	5−6 −1520%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	46 +1050%	4−5 −1050%
Watch Dogs: Legion	26 +189%	9−10 −189%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

72
+7100%

1−2

−7100%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +4600%	1−2 −4600%
Far Cry New Dawn	68 +1600%	4−5 −1600%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	22	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	25 +733%	3−4 −733%
Cyberpunk 2077	18 +1700%	1−2 −1700%
Far Cry 5	49 +4800%	1−2 −4800%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +5100%	1−2 −5100%
Hitman 3	37 +517%	6−7 −517%
Horizon Zero Dawn	59 +1867%	3−4 −1867%
Metro Exodus	52 +5100%	1−2 −5100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	56 +5500%	1−2 −5500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	19	0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

53
+1667%

3−4

−1667%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20	0−1
Hitman 3	15	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 +550%	4−5 −550%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	23	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	29	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +1400%	1−2 −1400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	6	0−1
Far Cry 5	14−16	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	30−35	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 +550%	4−5 −550%
Metro Exodus	27−30	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−12	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

25
+1150%

2−3

−1150%

This is how RTX 3050 4GB Mobile and 9700M GT compete in popular games:

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is 6000% faster in 1080p

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

in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is 6400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RTX 3050 4GB Mobile surpassed 9700M GT in all 35 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	24.98	0.54
Recency	11 May 2021	3 June 2008
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	512 MB
Chip lithography	8 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	45 Watt

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile has a 4525.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 712.5% more advanced lithography process.

9700M GT, on the other hand, has 33.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9700M GT in performance tests.

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