NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
VS
GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
VS
GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q

General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of video cards NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 and GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q. Pay attention to the position in the performance rating to choose the best one.

81
Place in performance rating
not rated
30.52
Value for money (0-100)
no data
Pascal
Architecture
Ampere
GP104
Code name
no data
Desktop
Type
no data
6 May 2016 (5 years ago)
Release date
no data
$379
Launch price (MSRP)
no data
$685 (1.8x MSRP)
Price now
no data
28.38
Value for money
no data
Pascal GP104
GPU code name
GA107
Desktop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Choose the best graphics card between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 and GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q based on manufacturing process, power consumption, and base frequency and overclocking potential of the GPU.

1920
Pipelines
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1506 MHz
Core clock speed
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1683 MHz
Boost Clock
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7,200 million
Transistor count
no data
16 nm
Manufacturing process technology
8 nm
150 Watt
Power consumption (TDP)
no data
202.0
Texture fill rate
67.65
6,463 gflops
Floating-point performance
no data
94 °C
Maximum GPU temperature
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1920
CUDA cores
no data
1920
Pipelines / CUDA cores
2048
1683 MHz
Boost clock speed
1057 MHz
7,200 million
Number of transistors
no data
150 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
no data

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating when comparing the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 and GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q.

PCIe 3.0 x16
Interface
PCIe 4.0 x16
10.5" (26.7 cm)
Length
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8-pin
Supplementary power connectors
None
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SLI options
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500 Watt
Recommended system power (PSU)
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PCIe 3.0
Bus support
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2-slot
Width
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4.376" (11.1 cm)
Height
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Memory

Graphics card memory is used to store calculations. Modern software and 3D games require more and faster memory. The higher these parameters, the more productive the chip. The difference in these characteristics NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 and GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q can be seen in this section.

GDDR5
Memory type
GDDR6
8 GB
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
256 Bit
Memory bus width
128 Bit
8 GB/s
Memory clock speed
12 GB/s
256 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
192.0 GB/s
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Shared memory
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Video outputs and ports

The difference between the interfaces and ports of video cards NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 and GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q, the size and number of monitors.

DP 1.42, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI
Display Connectors
No outputs
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G-SYNC support
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+
Multi monitor support
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+
HDMI
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Technologies

The difference between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 and GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q is the additional functionality.

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VR Ready
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+
Multi Monitor
no data
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3D Vision
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3.0
GPU Boost
no data
+
CUDA
8.6
+
Multi-Projection
no data
+
Ansel
no data
+
Virtual Reality
no data
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ShadowWorks
no data

API support

The difference in supported APIs is NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 and GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q. Hardware support (API) is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and performance tests.

12 (12_1)
DirectX
12 Ultimate (12_2)
4.5
OpenGL
4.6
+
Vulkan
1.2
6.4
Shader Model
6.6
1.2
OpenCL
3.0

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 and GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 or GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q
Death Stranding (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q
F1 2020 (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q
Gears Tactics (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q
Doom Eternal (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q
Legend
5 Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
May Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
30 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 25 frames per second (fps)
40 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 35 frames per second (fps)
60 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 58 frames per second (fps)
May Run Fluently – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards show a smooth frame rate, comfortable for the game.
? Uncertain – Graphics cards testing has shown that a slower card can provide a high and stable frame rate for the same operation.
Uncertain – The work of the video card in the game is still being studied. Interpolation among analogs is not possible.
The value depicts the average frame rate. Hovering over the value, you can get individual results.

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070

62.81% faster in synthetic tests

More maximum RAM amount (8 GB vs 4 GB)

More memory bandwidth (256 GB/s vs 192.0 GB/s)

G-SYNC support

VR Ready

Multi Monitor

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q

Finer manufacturing process technology (8 nm vs 16 nm)

So, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 or GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 .

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 versus GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q performance benchmarks comparison

User rating

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