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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3050 outperforms GeForce GTX 470 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3050 is 4302 days newer than GeForce GTX 470.
Advantages of GeForce RTX 3050
- Performs up to 40% better in Forza Horizon 4 than GeForce GTX 470 - 201 vs 144 FPS
- Consumes up to 40% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 - 130 vs 215 Watts
- Up to 540% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 - 8 vs 1 GB
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
201
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.39/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$279.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 3050 8GB GDRR6 128-Bit HDMI/DP PCIe 4 Torx Twin Fans Ampere OC Graphics Card (RTX 3050 Ventus 2X XS 8G OC)
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
GeForce GTX 470
Desktop • Mar 26th, 2010
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 470
Desktop • Mar 26th, 2010
Pixel Fillrate
17.02 GPixel/s
30%
Texel Fillrate
34.05 GTexel/s
24%
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 470 | vs | GeForce RTX 3050 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 26th, 2010 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| GeForce 400 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
| $349 | MSRP | $249 |
| 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1.25 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 320-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
| 133.9 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 608 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1552 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
| 837 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
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173 FPS
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16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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