GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB vs RTX 4070 SUPER

Place in performance ranking	8	184
Place by popularity	35	45
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	33.13	37.75
Architecture	Ada Lovelace	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	AD104	GA107
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	17 January 2024 (less than a year ago)	2 February 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$699	$179
Current price	$719 (1x MSRP)	$204 (1.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3050 6 GB has 14% better value for money than RTX 4070 SUPER.

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	7168	2304
Core clock speed	1980 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2475 MHz	1470 MHz
Number of transistors	35,800 million	8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	220 Watt	70 Watt
Texture fill rate	584.6	105.8

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 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	285 mm	242 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 16-pin	None

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	GDDR6X	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	21000 MHz	14 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	504.2 GB/s	168.0 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	6.7	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	8.9	8.6

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 4070 SUPER 77.65
+178%

RTX 3050 6 GB 27.89

RTX 4070 SUPER outperforms RTX 3050 6 GB by 178% 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 4070 SUPER 29988
+178%

RTX 3050 6 GB 10771

RTX 4070 SUPER outperforms RTX 3050 6 GB by 178% 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	208 +197%	70−75 −197%
1440p	136 +202%	45−50 −202%
4K	83 +207%	27−30 −207%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	300−310 +144%	120−130 −144%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	350−400 +152%	130−140 −152%
Battlefield 5	650−700 +166%	240−250 −166%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	300−310 +150%	120−130 −150%
Far Cry 5	300−310 +154%	110−120 −154%
Far Cry New Dawn	500−550 +158%	190−200 −158%
Forza Horizon 4	650−700 +173%	230−240 −173%
Hitman 3	300−310 +144%	120−130 −144%
Horizon Zero Dawn	900−950 +174%	300−350 −174%
Metro Exodus	400−450 +172%	140−150 −172%
Red Dead Redemption 2	300−310 +142%	120−130 −142%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1200−1250 +176%	434 −176%
Watch Dogs: Legion	450−500 +166%	169 −166%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	300−310 +144%	120−130 −144%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	350−400 +152%	130−140 −152%
Battlefield 5	650−700 +166%	240−250 −166%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	300−310 +150%	120−130 −150%
Far Cry 5	300−310 +154%	110−120 −154%
Far Cry New Dawn	500−550 +158%	190−200 −158%
Forza Horizon 4	650−700 +173%	230−240 −173%
Hitman 3	300−310 +144%	120−130 −144%
Horizon Zero Dawn	900−950 +174%	300−350 −174%
Metro Exodus	400−450 +172%	140−150 −172%
Red Dead Redemption 2	300−310 +142%	120−130 −142%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1150−1200 +169%	428 −169%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1100−1150 +167%	412 −167%
Watch Dogs: Legion	350−400 +148%	140−150 −148%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	300−310 +144%	120−130 −144%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	350−400 +152%	130−140 −152%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	300−310 +150%	120−130 −150%
Far Cry 5	300−310 +154%	110−120 −154%
Forza Horizon 4	650−700 +173%	230−240 −173%
Horizon Zero Dawn	900−950 +174%	300−350 −174%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1050−1100 +176%	381 −176%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	550−600 +174%	201 −174%
Watch Dogs: Legion	350−400 +152%	139 −152%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

300−310
+142%

120−130

−142%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	450−500 +171%	160−170 −171%
Far Cry New Dawn	400−450 +178%	140−150 −178%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	250−260 +172%	90−95 −172%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	270−280 +170%	100−105 −170%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	300−310 +170%	110−120 −170%
Far Cry 5	500−550 +173%	183 −173%
Forza Horizon 4	500−550 +155%	190−200 −155%
Hitman 3	300−310 +163%	110−120 −163%
Horizon Zero Dawn	550−600 +167%	200−210 −167%
Metro Exodus	300−310 +142%	120−130 −142%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	700−750 +164%	265 −164%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	400−450 +160%	154 −160%
Watch Dogs: Legion	300−310 +178%	108 −178%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

300−310
+146%

120−130

−146%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	240−250 +173%	85−90 −173%
Far Cry New Dawn	190−200 +175%	65−70 −175%
Hitman 3	190−200 +171%	70−75 −171%
Horizon Zero Dawn	300−310 +140%	120−130 −140%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	260−270 +177%	94 −177%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	350−400 +163%	133 −163%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	180−190 +169%	65−70 −169%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	170−180 +166%	60−65 −166%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	140−150 +169%	50−55 −169%
Far Cry 5	130−140 +160%	50−55 −160%
Forza Horizon 4	400−450 +170%	140−150 −170%
Horizon Zero Dawn	300−310 +140%	120−130 −140%
Metro Exodus	260−270 +174%	95−100 −174%
Watch Dogs: Legion	170−180 +174%	62 −174%