NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB GA107

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB GA107 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB GA107

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 61% higher core clock speed: 2505 MHz vs 1552 MHz
Around 49% higher boost clock speed: 2640 MHz vs 1777 MHz
Around 49% higher texture fill rate: 211.2 GTexel/s vs 142.2 GTexel/s
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 4 nm vs 8 nm
Around 29% higher memory clock speed: 2250 MHz, 18 Gbps effective vs 1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective

Launch date	2023 vs 16 Dec 2022
Core clock speed	2505 MHz vs 1552 MHz
Boost clock speed	2640 MHz vs 1777 MHz
Texture fill rate	211.2 GTexel/s vs 142.2 GTexel/s
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm vs 8 nm
Memory clock speed	2250 MHz, 18 Gbps effective vs 1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB GA107

Around 30% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 150 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt vs 150 Watt

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB GA107
Essentials
Architecture	Ada Lovelace	Ampere
Code name	AD106	GA107
Launch date	2023	16 Dec 2022
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Technical info
Boost clock speed	2640 MHz	1777 MHz
Core clock speed	2505 MHz	1552 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm	8 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance	211.2 GFLOPS (1:64)	142.2 GFLOPS (1:64)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	13.52 TFLOPS (1:1)	9.098 TFLOPS (1:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	13.52 TFLOPS	9.098 TFLOPS
Pipelines	2560	2560
Pixel fill rate	84.48 GPixel/s	56.86 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	211.2 GTexel/s	142.2 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	115 Watt
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Form factor	Dual-slot	Dual-slot
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x8
Recommended system power (PSU)	450 Watt	300 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	1x 12-pin	1x 6-pin
Height		40 mm, 1.6 inches
Length		242 mm, 9.5 inches
Width		112 mm, 4.4 inches
API support
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
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	8 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