GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER vs RTX 3050 8 GB

Place in performance ranking	153	8
Place by popularity	12	36
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	24.90	33.13
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2022)	Ada Lovelace
GPU code name	GA106	AD104
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)	17 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$249	$699
Current price	$385 (1.5x MSRP)	$719 (1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4070 SUPER has 33% better value for money than RTX 3050 8 GB.

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	7168
Core clock speed	no data	1980 MHz
Boost clock speed	1777 MHz	2475 MHz
Number of transistors	12,000 million	35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	220 Watt
Texture fill rate	142.2	584.6

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	285 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-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	8 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	14 GB/s	21000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	504.2 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.6	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 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 8 GB 32.66

RTX 4070 SUPER 77.65
+138%

RTX 4070 SUPER outperforms RTX 3050 8 GB by 138% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

RTX 3050 8 GB 12612

RTX 4070 SUPER 29985
+138%

RTX 4070 SUPER outperforms RTX 3050 8 GB by 138% in Passmark.

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	85−90 −145%	208 +145%
1440p	55−60 −147%	136 +147%
4K	30−35 −177%	83 +177%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	50−55 −146%	120−130 +146%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60 −153%	130−140 +153%
Battlefield 5	100−105 −144%	240−250 +144%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 −140%	120−130 +140%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −162%	110−120 +162%
Far Cry New Dawn	80−85 −143%	190−200 +143%
Forza Horizon 4	100−105 −138%	230−240 +138%
Hitman 3	50−55 −146%	120−130 +146%
Horizon Zero Dawn	130−140 −152%	300−350 +152%
Metro Exodus	60−65 −145%	140−150 +145%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 −148%	120−130 +148%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	180−190 −141%	434 +141%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 −141%	169 +141%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	50−55 −146%	120−130 +146%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60 −153%	130−140 +153%
Battlefield 5	100−105 −144%	240−250 +144%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 −140%	120−130 +140%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −162%	110−120 +162%
Far Cry New Dawn	80−85 −143%	190−200 +143%
Forza Horizon 4	100−105 −138%	230−240 +138%
Hitman 3	50−55 −146%	120−130 +146%
Horizon Zero Dawn	130−140 −152%	300−350 +152%
Metro Exodus	60−65 −145%	140−150 +145%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 −148%	120−130 +148%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	180−190 −138%	428 +138%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 −142%	412 +142%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 −158%	140−150 +158%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	50−55 −146%	120−130 +146%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60 −153%	130−140 +153%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 −140%	120−130 +140%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −162%	110−120 +162%
Forza Horizon 4	100−105 −138%	230−240 +138%
Horizon Zero Dawn	130−140 −152%	300−350 +152%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	160−170 −138%	381 +138%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	80−85 −151%	201 +151%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 −153%	139 +153%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

50−55
−148%

120−130

+148%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	65−70 −155%	160−170 +155%
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65 −140%	140−150 +140%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −163%	90−95 +163%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 −150%	100−105 +150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 −147%	110−120 +147%
Far Cry 5	75−80 −144%	183 +144%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 −145%	190−200 +145%
Hitman 3	45−50 −153%	110−120 +153%
Horizon Zero Dawn	85−90 −142%	200−210 +142%
Metro Exodus	50−55 −148%	120−130 +148%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	110−120 −141%	265 +141%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60−65 −157%	154 +157%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 −140%	108 +140%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

50−55
−144%

120−130

+144%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 −151%	85−90 +151%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 −156%	65−70 +156%
Hitman 3	27−30 −159%	70−75 +159%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 −150%	120−130 +150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 −169%	94 +169%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 −142%	133 +142%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 −148%	65−70 +148%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 −167%	60−65 +167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −148%	50−55 +148%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −138%	50−55 +138%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 −147%	140−150 +147%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 −150%	120−130 +150%
Metro Exodus	35−40 −171%	95−100 +171%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 −158%	62 +158%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40

−157%

90−95
+157%

This is how RTX 3050 8 GB and RTX 4070 SUPER compete in popular games:

RTX 4070 SUPER is 145% faster in 1080p
RTX 4070 SUPER is 147% faster in 1440p
RTX 4070 SUPER is 177% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	32.66	77.65
Recency	4 January 2022	17 January 2024
Cost	$249	$699
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	220 Watt