FPS Winner

The GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 4070 and it's also a slightly worse value for money, as it's only £369.01 cheaper!

Advantages of the GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB

Up to 69% cheaper – £165.99 vs £535.00
Consumes up to 65% less energy – 70 vs 200 Watts

Advantages of the GeForce RTX 4070

At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
A slightly better value for money for gaming
Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 12 vs 6 GB

GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB vs GeForce RTX 4070 for Gaming

The GPU's performance in selected game and settings

GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB

Feb 2nd, 2024

Average FPS

48%

Min 1% FPS

40%

Price, £

£165.99

100%

Value, £/FPS

£2.27/FPS

100%

Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE OC Graphics Card - 6GB GDDR6, 96-bit, PCI-E 4.0, 1470MHz Core Clock, 2x DP 1.4, 2x HDMI 2.1, NVIDIA Ampere - GV-N3050WF2OC-6GD

MSI GeForce RTX 3050 LP 6G OC Gaming Graphics Card - 6GB GDDR6, 1492 MHz, PCI Express Gen 4, 96-bit, 1x DP (v1.4a), 2x HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K)

ZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Solo GDDR6 96bit 1470/14000 HDCP Three DP HDMI Lite Pack

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 OC (6GB GDDR6/PCI Express 4.0/MHz/MHz)

Palit GeForce RTX 3050 StormX (6GB GDDR6/PCI Express 4.0/1470MHz/14000MHz)

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3050 OC Low Profile 6G Graphics Card, 2X WINDFORCE Fans, 6GB GDDR6 96-bit GDDR6, GV-N3050OC-6GL Video Card

Buy on Amazon

£178.00

In Stock

Same as Founder's Edition

ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 OC (6GB GDDR6/PCI Express 4.0/1500MHz/14000MHz/Low Profile)

Buy on Amazon

£174.53

In Stock

Same as Founder's Edition

ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 LP BRK OC Edition 6GB GDDR6 (IP5X dust resistance, dual ball bearings, stainless steel bracket, PCIe 4.0, DLSS 3, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a, DVI-D and more)

GeForce RTX 4070

Apr 12th, 2023

Average FPS

152

100%

Min 1% FPS

100%

Price, £

£535

31%

Value, £/FPS

£3.51/FPS

65%

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4070 WINDFORCE OC 12GB Graphics Card - 12GB DDRX6 21Gbps, PCI-E 4.0, DisplayPort 1.4, HDMI 2.1a, NVIDIA DLSS 3, Ada Lovelace Arch, GV-N4070WF3OC-12GD

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4070 WINDFORCE 2X OC 12G Graphics Card - 12GB GDDR6X, 192bit, PCI-E 4.0, 2490MHz Core Clock, 3 x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1 x HDMI 2.1a, NVIDIA DLSS 3, GV-N4070WF2OC-12GD

Zotac Carte Graphique Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Twin Edge OC 12Go

GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB vs GeForce RTX 4070 in My Games

The FPS you'll get in saved games

GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB

Feb 2nd, 2024

GeForce RTX 4070

Apr 12th, 2023

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Synthetic Benchmarks

The GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB vs GeForce RTX 4070 in synthetic GPU benchmarks

GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB

Feb 2nd, 2024

3DMark TimeSpy Graphics Score

4853

27%

GeForce RTX 4070

Apr 12th, 2023

3DMark TimeSpy Graphics Score

17833

100%

Performance Specifications

The GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB vs GeForce RTX 4070 in core GPU performance specifications

GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB

Feb 2nd, 2024

Memory

6 GB

50%

Memory Bandwidth

168 GB/s

33%

Pixel Fillrate

47.04 GPixel/s

30%

Texture Fillrate

105.8 GTexel/s

23%

FP32

6.774 TFLOPS

23%

GeForce RTX 4070

Apr 12th, 2023

Memory

12 GB

100%

Memory Bandwidth

504.2 GB/s

100%

Pixel Fillrate

158.4 GPixel/s

100%

Texture Fillrate

455.4 GTexel/s

100%

FP32

29.15 TFLOPS

100%

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB	Specifications Comparison of all specifications	GeForce RTX 4070
General
Feb 2nd, 2024	Release Date	Apr 12th, 2023
$179.00	MSRP	$599.00
GeForce 30	Generation	GeForce 40
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
70 W	Power Consumption	200 W
Memory
6 GB	Memory Size	12 GB
GDDR6	Memory Type	GDDR6X
96-bit	Memory Bus	192-bit
168 GB/s	Bandwidth	504.2 GB/s
Theoretical Performance
47.04 GPixel/s	Pixel Fillrate	158.4 GPixel/s
105.8 GTexel/s	Texture Fillrate	455.4 GTexel/s
6.774 TFLOPS	FP32	29.15 TFLOPS