Graphics card comparison
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB vs GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
Nvidia
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
8192 Mb GDDR6
Released 4 Jan 2022
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VS
Nvidia
GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
8192 Mb GDDR5
Released 26 Oct 2017
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Summary
Gaming performance index
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB100%
- GeForce GTX 1070 Ti145%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
- 50 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce GTX 1070 Ti .
- This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
- Supports PhysX
- Supports G-Sync
- Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)
- Supports Deep Learning Super-Sampling (DLSS)
Reasons to consider the GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
- 45% higher gaming performance.
- Supports PhysX
- Supports G-Sync
- Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
Our verdict
No clear winner declared
These graphics cards seems to have comparable performance based on the game benchmark suite used (8 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB | GeForce GTX 1070 Ti |
|---|
| GPU Name | GA106 (GA106-150-A1) | GP104 (GP104-300-A1) |
| Fab Process | 8 nm | 16 nm |
| Die Size | 276 mm² | 314 mm² |
| Transistors | 13,250 million | 7,200 million |
| Shaders | 2560 | 2432 |
| Compute Units | 20 | 19 |
| Core clock | 1552 MHz | 1607 MHz |
| ROPs | 48 | 64 |
| TMUs | 80 | 152 |
Memory configuration
| GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB | GeForce GTX 1070 Ti |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 128 bit | 256 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1750 MHz
14 Gbps effective | 2002 MHz
8008 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 8192 Mb | 8192 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB | GeForce GTX 1070 Ti |
|---|
| TDP | 130 watts | 180 watts |
| Release Date | 4 Jan 2022 | 26 Oct 2017 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB85.30 GP/s
- GeForce GTX 1070 Ti107.70 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB142.20 GT/s
- GeForce GTX 1070 Ti255.80 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB224.00 GB/s
- GeForce GTX 1070 Ti256.30 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB9098.00 GFLOPs
- GeForce GTX 1070 Ti8186.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Codemasters Formula 1 2021
Ultra high Quality, TAA, bahrain,DirectX12, Windows 10x64
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB115
- GeForce GTX 1070 Ti116
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB71
- GeForce GTX 1070 Ti62
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB90
- GeForce GTX 1070 Ti84
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2021
Ultra high Quality, TAA, bahrain,DirectX12, Windows 10x64
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB86
- GeForce GTX 1070 Ti86
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB51
- GeForce GTX 1070 Ti47
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB60
- GeForce GTX 1070 Ti56
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB6
- GeForce GTX 1070 Ti30
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB31
- GeForce GTX 1070 Ti29
FPS (higher is better)