Radeon RX 470 Mobile vs GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile and Radeon RX 470 Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile
2021
4 GB GDDR6, 60 Watt
24.55
+34.7%

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile outperforms RX 470 Mobile by a substantial 35% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking229306
Place by popularity52not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data10.15
Power efficiency28.1714.76
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameGN20-P0Ellesmere
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date11 May 2021 (3 years ago)4 August 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$549.99

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 cores20482048
Core clock speed1238 MHz926 MHz
Boost clock speed1500 MHz1074 MHz
Number of transistorsno data5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)85 Watt
Texture fill rateno data137.5
Floating-point processing powerno data4.399 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data128

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 sizelargelarge
Interfaceno dataMXM-B (3.0)

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 typeGDDR6GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed12000 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data224.0 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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_212 (12_0)
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.0
Vulkan-1.2.131

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
+34.7%
RX 470 Mobile 18.23

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
+11.5%
RX 470 Mobile 10715

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
+42.2%
45−50
−42.2%
1440p45
+50%
30−35
−50%
4K29
+38.1%
21−24
−38.1%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data12.22
1440pno data18.33
4Kno data26.19

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 42
+31.3%
30−35
−31.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 66
+83.3%
35−40
−83.3%
Elden Ring 51
−11.8%
55−60
+11.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+29.3%
55−60
−29.3%
Counter-Strike 2 38
+18.8%
30−35
−18.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 46
+27.8%
35−40
−27.8%
Forza Horizon 4 115
+51.3%
75−80
−51.3%
Metro Exodus 83
+69.4%
45−50
−69.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 87
+102%
40−45
−102%
Valorant 133
+79.7%
70−75
−79.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+29.3%
55−60
−29.3%
Counter-Strike 2 30
−6.7%
30−35
+6.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 37
+2.8%
35−40
−2.8%
Dota 2 96
+47.7%
65−70
−47.7%
Elden Ring 86
+50.9%
55−60
−50.9%
Far Cry 5 73
+15.9%
60−65
−15.9%
Fortnite 120−130
+26.5%
95−100
−26.5%
Forza Horizon 4 94
+23.7%
75−80
−23.7%
Grand Theft Auto V 86
+32.3%
65−70
−32.3%
Metro Exodus 57
+16.3%
45−50
−16.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+24%
120−130
−24%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+25.6%
40−45
−25.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
+38.6%
55−60
−38.6%
Valorant 68
−8.8%
70−75
+8.8%
World of Tanks 250−260
+16.4%
220−230
−16.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+29.3%
55−60
−29.3%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+40.6%
30−35
−40.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 31
−16.1%
35−40
+16.1%
Dota 2 112
+72.3%
65−70
−72.3%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+20.6%
60−65
−20.6%
Forza Horizon 4 81
+6.6%
75−80
−6.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+24%
120−130
−24%
Valorant 95−100
+33.8%
70−75
−33.8%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 48
+71.4%
27−30
−71.4%
Elden Ring 40−45
+43.3%
30−33
−43.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 48
+71.4%
27−30
−71.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+6.1%
160−170
−6.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+43.8%
16−18
−43.8%
World of Tanks 160−170
+30.4%
120−130
−30.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+32.4%
35−40
−32.4%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+40%
14−16
−40%
Cyberpunk 2077 17
+21.4%
14−16
−21.4%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+51.1%
45−50
−51.1%
Forza Horizon 4 56
+21.7%
45−50
−21.7%
Metro Exodus 52
+26.8%
40−45
−26.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+50%
24−27
−50%
Valorant 65−70
+43.5%
45−50
−43.5%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+57.1%
14−16
−57.1%
Dota 2 44
+41.9%
30−35
−41.9%
Elden Ring 18−20
+46.2%
12−14
−46.2%
Grand Theft Auto V 44
+41.9%
30−35
−41.9%
Metro Exodus 17
+30.8%
12−14
−30.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
+38.9%
50−55
−38.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 44
+41.9%
30−35
−41.9%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+44.4%
18−20
−44.4%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+57.1%
14−16
−57.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 5
+0%
5−6
+0%
Dota 2 62
+100%
30−35
−100%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+39.1%
21−24
−39.1%
Fortnite 30−33
+42.9%
21−24
−42.9%
Forza Horizon 4 34
+25.9%
27−30
−25.9%
Valorant 30−35
+52.4%
21−24
−52.4%

This is how RTX 3050 4GB Mobile and RX 470 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is 42% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is 50% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is 38% faster in 4K

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

  • in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is 102% faster.
  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 470 Mobile is 16% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is ahead in 58 tests (92%)
  • RX 470 Mobile is ahead in 4 tests (6%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 24.55 18.23
Recency 11 May 2021 4 August 2016
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 8 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 85 Watt

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile has a 34.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 41.7% lower power consumption.

RX 470 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 470 Mobile in performance tests.


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