NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
39.3Rasterization—
33.1Ray Tracing20
45.7Memory34.1
80.3Efficiency95.9
52.9Compute41.2
2 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30704 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 wins this graphics card face-off, 47.2 to 45.7, pulling ahead mainly in Ray Tracing (+13) and compute (+12). NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 33 vs 20
- Stronger memory score: 46 vs 34
- Stronger compute score: 53 vs 41
- 130% higher Shading units: 5,888 vs 2,560
- 100% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 128 bit
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
- Stronger efficiency score: 96 vs 80
- 50% lower process: 4 nm vs 8 nm
- 49% higher Boost clock: 2,570 MHz vs 1,725 MHz
- 41% lower TDP: 130 W vs 220 W
- Lower launch price: $249 vs $499
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2020 | 2025 |
| Architecture | Ampere | Blackwell |
| Process | 8 nm | 4 nm+50% |
| TDP | 220 W | 130 W+41% |
| Power connector | 1x 12-pin | — |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 5,888+130% | 2,560 |
| RT cores | 46 | — |
| Tensor / AI cores | 184 | — |
| Base clock | 1,500 MHz | — |
| Boost clock | 1,725 MHz | 2,570 MHz+49% |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 256 bit+100% | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 448 GB/s | — |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 13,600Top 58% | — |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 3,450Top 59% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 20,200Top 54% | — |
| 1080p Ultra | 119 fpsTop 54% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 86 fpsTop 54% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 45 fpsTop 54% | — |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 (no FG) | DLSS 4 |
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