NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The benchmark comparison between the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti is decisively one-sided. Across the eight recorded head-to-head tests, the RTX 4070 Ti wins every single contest. The RTX 3050 A Mobile records zero wins, while the RTX 4070 Ti claims eight. The margin of victory varies by test type, but the pattern is consistent: the RTX 4070 Ti delivers substantially higher scores in every category measured.

The largest relative gap appears in the Passmark GPU compute test. The RTX 3050 A Mobile scores 4419, while the RTX 4070 Ti reaches 18396. That represents a delta of -76 percent for the mobile chip, meaning the RTX 4070 Ti outperforms it by roughly three-quarters of the mobile card's score in raw compute workloads. The Geekbench OpenCL result tells a similar story: the RTX 3050 A Mobile records 52998, while the RTX 4070 Ti posts 176953, a delta of -70 percent. These two tests highlight the compute-oriented advantage of the newer, larger GPU.

In DirectX 10 and DirectX 11 tests, the deltas are identical at -67.4 percent. The RTX 3050 A Mobile scores 61 in DirectX 10 and 94 in DirectX 11, while the RTX 4070 Ti scores 187 and 288 respectively. The DirectX 9 test shows a slightly smaller gap at -56.8 percent, with scores of 152 versus 352. The DirectX 12 test narrows further to -52.6 percent, where the mobile chip scores 55 and the RTX 4070 Ti scores 116. Even the 2D graphics test follows the trend: the RTX 3050 A Mobile records 526, the RTX 4070 Ti records 1200, a delta of -56.2 percent.

The Passmark G3D result, which aggregates general 3D performance, shows the RTX 3050 A Mobile at 11664 and the RTX 4070 Ti at 31624, a delta of -63.1 percent. Every recorded measurement confirms the same hierarchy, though the gap is not uniform. Compute-oriented tests show the steepest deltas, while DirectX 12 shows the most moderate difference. Still, no test places the two cards anywhere near parity.

Where Each One Wins

The RTX 4070 Ti wins in every benchmark category available in the database. The closest contest is the DirectX 12 test, where the RTX 4070 Ti leads by -52.6 percent. That still represents a decisive victory, but it is the smallest margin recorded. The largest margins appear in compute-heavy workloads: Passmark GPU compute at -76 percent and Geekbench OpenCL at -70 percent.

For the RTX 3050 A Mobile, there is no benchmark category where it records a win against the RTX 4070 Ti. Its strongest relative showing is in DirectX 12, where its score of 55 comes within roughly half of the RTX 4070 Ti's 116. Its weakest relative showing is in GPU compute, where it trails by more than three-quarters of the RTX 4070 Ti's score.

The percentile data reinforces this split. The RTX 3050 A Mobile sits at the 44th percentile among all GPUs, placing it below the median of the database. The RTX 4070 Ti sits at the 84th percentile, placing it well above the median and among the higher-performing cards in the database. The average benchmark score tells the same story: the RTX 3050 A Mobile averages 8746, while the RTX 4070 Ti averages 44795. That is more than a fivefold difference in average score.

The nearest rivals listed for each card further contextualize their positions. The RTX 3050 A Mobile's closest competitor is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 v2 with an average score of 8743 and a delta of 0 percent. The NVIDIA Quadro P2200 trails by 0.7 percent, while the AMD Radeon R9 M265X leads by -1.2 percent and the AMD Radeon Pro WX 5100 leads by -1.3 percent. These rivals are all in a tight band around the mobile card's average score. The RTX 4070 Ti's nearest rival is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile with an average score of 45152 and a delta of -0.8 percent. The AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT sits at -1.3 percent, the NVIDIA RTX A6000 at 1.6 percent, and the Intel Arc A730M at -1.7 percent. The RTX 4070 Ti's rivals are all within a similarly narrow band, but at a far higher performance level.

The Verdict

The data points to a clear choice for users who need maximum performance: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti. It wins all eight recorded head-to-head benchmarks, holds an 84th percentile rank among all GPUs, and averages 44795 across benchmark tests. Its compute performance, as measured by Passmark GPU compute and Geekbench OpenCL, is particularly strong, with deltas of -76 percent and -70 percent respectively over the RTX 3050 A Mobile.

The RTX 3050 A Mobile, by contrast, occupies a different performance tier entirely. Its 44th percentile rank and average score of 8746 place it alongside much older or lower-tier cards such as the GTX 460 v2 and Quadro P2200. Its DirectX 12 result of 55 is the closest it comes to the RTX 4070 Ti, but even that gap is substantial. For workloads that rely heavily on compute, the RTX 3050 A Mobile trails by the widest margins.

Users who need a portable, low-power solution may find the RTX 3050 A Mobile's specifications appealing, as it is an IGP with no power connectors and a 45 W TDP. However, the recorded benchmark data shows no scenario where it outperforms the RTX 4070 Ti. The RTX 4070 Ti is the superior choice on every measured axis, from raw 3D rendering to compute throughput. The only question is whether the user's workload falls within the capabilities of the mobile chip, which the data indicates is far more limited.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti averages 44795, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile averages 8746.

Q: How many head-to-head benchmarks does each card win?

A: The RTX 4070 Ti wins all 8 recorded head-to-head benchmarks. The RTX 3050 A Mobile wins 0.

Q: What is the smallest performance gap between the two cards?

A: The smallest delta is -52.6 percent in the Passmark DirectX 12 test, where the RTX 3050 A Mobile scores 55 and the RTX 4070 Ti scores 116.

Q: What is the largest performance gap between the two cards?

A: The largest delta is -76 percent in the Passmark GPU compute test, where the RTX 3050 A Mobile scores 4419 and the RTX 4070 Ti scores 18396.

Q: How do the two cards rank among all GPUs?

A: The RTX 3050 A Mobile is at the 44th percentile, while the RTX 4070 Ti is at the 84th percentile.

Q: Which card has a higher score in the Geekbench OpenCL test?

A: The RTX 4070 Ti scores 176953, compared to the RTX 3050 A Mobile's 52998, a delta of -70 percent.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from different generations and use different underlying architectures. The RTX 3050 A Mobile uses the Ampere architecture on a GA106 chip, fabricated on an 8 nm process by Samsung. The RTX 4070 Ti uses the Ada Lovelace architecture on an AD104 chip, fabricated on a 5 nm process by TSMC. This process difference contributes to a large disparity in transistor density: the RTX 3050 A Mobile packs 12,000 million transistors into a 276 mm² die, yielding 43.5M transistors per mm², while the RTX 4070 Ti packs 35,800 million transistors into a 294 mm² die, yielding 121.8M per mm². The RTX 4070 Ti has nearly three times the transistor density of the mobile chip.

The compute resources scale accordingly. The RTX 3050 A Mobile has 1792 shading units, 56 texture mapping units, and 32 raster operation units. The RTX 4070 Ti has 7680 shading units, 240 TMUs, and 80 ROPs. The RTX 4070 Ti also has 60 ray tracing cores and 240 tensor cores, while the RTX 3050 A Mobile has 14 ray tracing cores and 56 tensor cores. Pixel and texture rates reflect this: the RTX 3050 A Mobile reaches 42.98 GPixel/s and 75.21 GTexel/s, while the RTX 4070 Ti reaches 208.8 GPixel/s and 626.4 GTexel/s. FP32 and FP16 throughput both scale 1:1 on each card, with the RTX 3050 A Mobile at 4.813 TFLOPS and the RTX 4070 Ti at 40.09 TFLOPS.

Both cards support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The RTX 3050 A Mobile belongs to the GeForce 30-series and the GeForce 30 Mobile generation, with a release date of December 31, 2023. The RTX 4070 Ti belongs to the GeForce 40-series and the GeForce 40 generation, with a release date of January 2, 2023. The RTX 3050 A Mobile's predecessor is the GeForce 20 Mobile, while the RTX 4070 Ti's predecessor is the GeForce 30 and its successor is the GeForce 50.

Specification Differences

The memory subsystems differ in nearly every respect. The RTX 3050 A Mobile has 4 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, with a bandwidth of 192.0 GB/s and an effective memory clock of 1500 MHz (12 Gbps). The RTX 4070 Ti has 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus, with a bandwidth of 504.2 GB/s and an effective memory clock of 1313 MHz (21 Gbps). The RTX 4070 Ti offers three times the capacity and more than double the bandwidth.

Power and physical configuration also diverge sharply. The RTX 3050 A Mobile has a 45 W TDP, an IGP slot width, and no power connectors. The RTX 4070 Ti has a 285 W TDP, a dual-slot width, and a single 16-pin power connector, with a suggested PSU of 600 W. The RTX 4070 Ti measures 285 mm in length, 112 mm in height, and 42 mm in width, while the RTX 3050 A Mobile has no recorded dimensions due to its portable device-dependent nature.

The bus interface differs as well. The RTX 3050 A Mobile uses PCIe 4.0 x8, while the RTX 4070 Ti uses PCIe 4.0 x16. Display outputs also differ: the RTX 3050 A Mobile lists portable device-dependent outputs, while the RTX 4070 Ti provides 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a. Clock speeds show a significant gap, with the RTX 3050 A Mobile running at 1065 MHz base and 1343 MHz boost, while the RTX 4070 Ti runs at 2310 MHz base and 2610 MHz boost. The RTX 4070 Ti also has a recorded launch MSRP of 799 USD, while the RTX 3050 A Mobile has no launch MSRP listed. Both cards are marked as end-of-life in production status.