NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB
Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL.
Differences
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050
- Around 62% higher core clock speed: 2505 MHz vs 1545 MHz
- Around 52% higher boost clock speed: 2640 MHz vs 1740 MHz
- Around 69% higher texture fill rate: 211.2 GTexel/s vs 125.3 GTexel/s
- Around 11% higher pipelines: 2560 vs 2304
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 4 nm vs 8 nm
- 2x more maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 4 GB
- Around 29% higher memory clock speed: 2250 MHz, 18 Gbps effective vs 1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective
| Core clock speed | 2505 MHz vs 1545 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2640 MHz vs 1740 MHz |
| Texture fill rate | 211.2 GTexel/s vs 125.3 GTexel/s |
| Pipelines | 2560 vs 2304 |
| Manufacturing process technology | 4 nm vs 8 nm |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB vs 4 GB |
| Memory clock speed | 2250 MHz, 18 Gbps effective vs 1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective |
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB
- Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 90 Watt vs 150 Watt
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 90 Watt vs 150 Watt |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB
| Name | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB |
|---|---|---|
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 942 | |
| PassMark - G3D Mark | 12873 | |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 49885 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB | |
|---|---|---|
Essentials |
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| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Ampere |
| Code name | AD106 | GA107 |
| Launch date | 2023 | 2022 |
| Place in performance rating | not rated | 88 |
| Type | Desktop | |
Technical info |
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| Boost clock speed | 2640 MHz | 1740 MHz |
| Core clock speed | 2505 MHz | 1545 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 4 nm | 8 nm |
| Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance | 211.2 GFLOPS (1:64) | 125.3 GFLOPS (1:64) |
| Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance | 13.52 TFLOPS (1:1) | 8.018 TFLOPS (1:1) |
| Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance | 13.52 TFLOPS | 8.018 TFLOPS |
| Pipelines | 2560 | 2304 |
| Pixel fill rate | 84.48 GPixel/s | 55.68 GPixel/s |
| Texture fill rate | 211.2 GTexel/s | 125.3 GTexel/s |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 150 Watt | 90 Watt |
Video outputs and ports |
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| Display Connectors | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
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Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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| Form factor | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Recommended system power (PSU) | 450 Watt | 250 Watt |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 12-pin | 1x 6-pin |
| Length | 242 mm, 9.5 inches | |
| Width | 112 mm, 4.4 inches | |
API support |
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| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Shader Model | 6.7 | 6.7 |
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Memory |
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| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bandwidth | 288.0 GB/s | 224.0 GB/s |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2250 MHz, 18 Gbps effective | 1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |