GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER vs RTX 3050 4GB Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile with GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER, including specs and performance data.

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile
2021
4 GB GDDR6, 60 Watt
24.55

RTX 4070 SUPER outperforms RTX 3050 4GB Mobile by a whopping 218% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking2289
Place by popularity5213
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data67.32
Power efficiency28.2324.50
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGN20-P0AD104
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date11 May 2021 (3 years ago)8 January 2024 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores20487168
Core clock speed1238 MHz1980 MHz
Boost clock speed1500 MHz2475 MHz
Number of transistorsno data35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)220 Watt
Texture fill rateno data554.4
Floating-point processing powerno data35.48 TFLOPS
ROPsno data80
TMUsno data224
Tensor Coresno data224
Ray Tracing Coresno data56

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 sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeGDDR6GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount4 GB12 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed12000 MHz1313 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data504.2 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 Connectorsno data1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.7
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.3
CUDA-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 4GB Mobile 24.55
RTX 4070 SUPER 78.12
+218%

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.

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile 15712
RTX 4070 SUPER 68373
+335%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile 11949
RTX 4070 SUPER 48876
+309%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile 65252
RTX 4070 SUPER 171098
+162%

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile 480364
RTX 4070 SUPER 766678
+59.6%

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 HD64
−241%
218
+241%
1440p45
−218%
143
+218%
4K29
−197%
86
+197%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.75
1440pno data4.19
4Kno data6.97

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 42
−343%
186
+343%
Cyberpunk 2077 66
−218%
210−220
+218%
Elden Ring 51
−502%
300−350
+502%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
−56%
110−120
+56%
Counter-Strike 2 38
−379%
182
+379%
Cyberpunk 2077 46
−204%
140−150
+204%
Forza Horizon 4 115
−277%
434
+277%
Metro Exodus 83
−85.5%
150−160
+85.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 87
−66.7%
140−150
+66.7%
Valorant 133
−229%
400−450
+229%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
−56%
110−120
+56%
Counter-Strike 2 30
−430%
159
+430%
Cyberpunk 2077 37
−197%
110−120
+197%
Dota 2 96
−80.2%
173
+80.2%
Elden Ring 86
−257%
300−350
+257%
Far Cry 5 73
−108%
152
+108%
Fortnite 120−130
−148%
300−350
+148%
Forza Horizon 4 94
−355%
428
+355%
Grand Theft Auto V 86
−101%
173
+101%
Metro Exodus 57
−29.8%
74
+29.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
−38.7%
210−220
+38.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
−169%
140−150
+169%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
−120%
170−180
+120%
Valorant 68
−544%
400−450
+544%
World of Tanks 250−260
−9%
270−280
+9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
−56%
110−120
+56%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
−209%
139
+209%
Cyberpunk 2077 31
−206%
95−100
+206%
Dota 2 112
−213%
350−400
+213%
Far Cry 5 75−80
−93.4%
140−150
+93.4%
Forza Horizon 4 81
−370%
381
+370%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
−38.7%
210−220
+38.7%
Valorant 95−100
−342%
400−450
+342%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 48
−208%
148
+208%
Elden Ring 40−45
−412%
220−230
+412%
Grand Theft Auto V 48
−208%
148
+208%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−304%
90−95
+304%
World of Tanks 160−170
−217%
500−550
+217%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
−77.6%
85−90
+77.6%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−314%
87
+314%
Cyberpunk 2077 17
−194%
50−55
+194%
Far Cry 5 70−75
−125%
160−170
+125%
Forza Horizon 4 56
−373%
265
+373%
Metro Exodus 52
−163%
130−140
+163%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
−328%
154
+328%
Valorant 65−70
−459%
350−400
+459%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−364%
100−110
+364%
Dota 2 44
−277%
166
+277%
Elden Ring 18−20
−532%
120−130
+532%
Grand Theft Auto V 44
−277%
166
+277%
Metro Exodus 17
−335%
74
+335%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
−179%
200−210
+179%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−327%
60−65
+327%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 44
−277%
166
+277%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
−250%
90−95
+250%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−364%
100−110
+364%
Cyberpunk 2077 5
−180%
14−16
+180%
Dota 2 62
−206%
190−200
+206%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−228%
100−110
+228%
Fortnite 30−33
−220%
95−100
+220%
Forza Horizon 4 34
−288%
132
+288%
Valorant 30−35
−572%
210−220
+572%

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

  • RTX 4070 SUPER is 241% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4070 SUPER is 218% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4070 SUPER is 197% faster in 4K

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

  • in Valorant, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 4070 SUPER is 572% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 4070 SUPER is ahead in 54 tests (98%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 24.55 78.12
Recency 11 May 2021 8 January 2024
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 8 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 220 Watt

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile has 266.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 4070 SUPER, on the other hand, has a 218.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 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 4GB Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is a desktop one.


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