NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4 GB
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GP104 | GA106 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | GP104-200-A1 | GA106-140-A1 |
| Architecture | Pascal | Ampere |
| Foundry | TSMC | Samsung |
| Manufacturing process | 16 nm | 8 nm |
| Number of transistors | 7,200 million | 13,250 million |
| Die size | 314 mm² | 276 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Jun 10th, 2016 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 10 | GeForce 30 |
| Predecessor | GeForce 900 | GeForce 20 |
| Successor | GeForce 20 | — |
| Production | End-of-life | Unreleased |
| Launch price | 379 USD | — |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 125 in our database | — |
| gpu.details.availability | — | 2022 |
Clocks
| Base clock | 1506 MHz | 1545 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 1683 MHz | 1740 MHz |
| Memory clock | 2002 MHz 8 Gbps effective | 1750 MHz 14 Gbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 8 GB | 4 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 256.3 GB/s | 224.0 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 1920 | 2304 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 120 | 72 |
| ROPs | 64 | 40 |
| SM count | 15 | 18 |
| Cache L1 | 48 KB (per SM) | 128 KB (per SM) |
| Cache L2 | 2 MB | 2 MB |
| Tensor cores | — | 72 |
| RT cores | — | 18 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 107.7 GPixel/s | 69.60 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 202.0 GTexel/s | 125.3 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half) performance | 101.0 GFLOPS (1:64) | 8.018 TFLOPS (1:1) |
| FP32 (float) performance | 6.463 TFLOPS | 8.018 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 202.0 GFLOPS (1:32) | 125.3 GFLOPS (1:64) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 267 mm 10.5 inches | 242 mm 9.5 inches |
| Width | 112 mm 4.4 inches | 112 mm 4.4 inches |
| Height | 40 mm 1.6 inches | — |
| TDP | 150 W | 90 W |
| Suggested PSU | 450 W | 250 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI3x DisplayPort | 1x HDMI3x DisplayPort |
| Power connectors | 1x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin |
| Board number | PG411 SKU 20 | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| CUDA | 6.1 | 8.6 |
| Shader model | 6.4 | 6.6 |
