GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile vs RTX 3070

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Aggregate performance score

RTX 3070
2020
8 GB GDDR6, 220 Watt
57.94
+131%

RTX 3070 outperforms RTX 3050 6GB Mobile by a whopping 131% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking31197
Place by popularity46not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation25.92no data
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2022)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code nameAmpere GA104GN20-P0-R 6 GB
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date16 September 2020 (3 years ago)6 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499 no data
Current price$662 (1.3x MSRP)no data

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 cores58882560
Core clock speed1500 MHz1237 MHz
Boost clock speed1725 MHz1492 MHz
Number of transistors17,400 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology8 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)220 Watt60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate317.4no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce RTX 3070 and GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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 sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16no data
Length242 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 12-pinno data

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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed14000 MHz12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth448.0 GB/sno data
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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortno data
HDMI+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12_2
Shader Model6.5no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.0no data
Vulkan1.2no data
CUDA8.5no 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 3070 57.94
+131%
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 25.04

RTX 3070 outperforms RTX 3050 6GB Mobile by 131% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

RTX 3070 43005
+147%
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 17421

RTX 3070 outperforms RTX 3050 6GB Mobile by 147% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

RTX 3070 31020
+159%
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 11960

RTX 3070 outperforms RTX 3050 6GB Mobile by 159% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

RTX 3070 154864
+114%
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 72486

RTX 3070 outperforms RTX 3050 6GB Mobile by 114% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

RTX 3070 502470
+0.4%
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 500518

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 HD146
+112%
69
−112%
1440p99
+175%
36
−175%
4K67
+148%
27−30
−148%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 147
+81.5%
81
−81.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 125
+155%
45−50
−155%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 100
+133%
40−45
−133%
Battlefield 5 180−190
+124%
80−85
−124%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+127%
55−60
−127%
Cyberpunk 2077 139
+117%
64
−117%
Far Cry 5 95−100
+65%
60−65
−65%
Far Cry New Dawn 120−130
+88.2%
65−70
−88.2%
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
+111%
80−85
−111%
Hitman 3 171
+180%
60−65
−180%
Horizon Zero Dawn 288
+239%
85−90
−239%
Metro Exodus 144
+97.3%
70−75
−97.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 118
+76.1%
65−70
−76.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 311
+196%
105
−196%
Watch Dogs: Legion 121
+157%
45−50
−157%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 107
+118%
45−50
−118%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 87
+102%
40−45
−102%
Battlefield 5 180−190
+124%
80−85
−124%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+127%
55−60
−127%
Cyberpunk 2077 126
+174%
46
−174%
Far Cry 5 93
−4.3%
97
+4.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 61
−11.5%
65−70
+11.5%
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
+111%
80−85
−111%
Hitman 3 100
+63.9%
60−65
−63.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 252
+196%
85−90
−196%
Metro Exodus 121
+65.8%
70−75
−65.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 117
+74.6%
65−70
−74.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 204
+374%
43
−374%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 230
+153%
91
−153%
Watch Dogs: Legion 111
+136%
45−50
−136%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 81
+65.3%
45−50
−65.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 78
+81.4%
40−45
−81.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+127%
55−60
−127%
Cyberpunk 2077 102
+162%
39
−162%
Far Cry 5 95−100
+65%
60−65
−65%
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
+111%
80−85
−111%
Horizon Zero Dawn 181
+113%
85−90
−113%
Metro Exodus 107
+46.6%
70−75
−46.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 121
+142%
50
−142%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85
+80.9%
45−50
−80.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 116
+73.1%
65−70
−73.1%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 120−130
+160%
45−50
−160%
Far Cry New Dawn 144
+172%
50−55
−172%
Hitman 3 72
+100%
35−40
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 63
+232%
18−20
−232%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 68
+152%
27−30
−152%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65
+160%
24−27
−160%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 90−95
+171%
30−35
−171%
Cyberpunk 2077 62
+288%
16−18
−288%
Far Cry 5 119
+129%
52
−129%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+164%
50−55
−164%
Horizon Zero Dawn 146
+181%
50−55
−181%
Metro Exodus 101
+110%
45−50
−110%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 166
+191%
57
−191%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 95−100
+165%
37
−165%
Watch Dogs: Legion 66
+247%
18−20
−247%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5 83
+80.4%
45−50
−80.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 107
+269%
27−30
−269%
Hitman 3 52
+160%
20−22
−160%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+186%
27−30
−186%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 62
+244%
18−20
−244%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 90
+233%
27−30
−233%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 48
+200%
16−18
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 43
+207%
14−16
−207%
Battlefield 5 70
+133%
30−33
−133%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 60−65
+210%
20−22
−210%
Cyberpunk 2077 30
+400%
6−7
−400%
Forza Horizon 4 85−90
+162%
30−35
−162%
Horizon Zero Dawn 89
+207%
27−30
−207%
Metro Exodus 71
+196%
24−27
−196%
Watch Dogs: Legion 38
+245%
10−12
−245%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 69
+214%
21−24
−214%

This is how RTX 3070 and RTX 3050 6GB Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3070 is 112% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3070 is 175% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3070 is 148% faster in 4K

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

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 3070 is 400% faster.
  • in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 11% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 3070 is ahead in 70 tests (97%)
  • RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is ahead in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 57.94 25.04
Recency 16 September 2020 6 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 6 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 220 Watt 60 Watt

The GeForce RTX 3070 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 3070 is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is a notebook one.


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