GTX 1070 vs RTX 3050
The RTX 3050 is about 16% faster than the GTX 1070 across 102 games at 1440p High in our estimates. The gap at 1440p and 4K compares what each card can draw on its own, so only the graphics card makes the difference. At 1080p, fast cards are often held back by the processor, so the gap is smaller.
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The short answer
By resolution across all 102 games: 1080p RTX 3050 +14%, 1440p RTX 3050 +16%, 4K RTX 3050 +4%. At 1080p, fast cards are often held back by the processor, so the gap is smaller. In a typical game at 1440p High, tested with a Ryzen 7 9800X3D, the GTX 1070 gets about 44 FPS and the RTX 3050 about 51 FPS.
Both have 8 GB of VRAM. Power: 150 W vs 130 W, so the RTX 3050 does more per watt.
The gap is biggest at 1440p, where the RTX 3050 leads by 16%. Both suit 1080p High (60 FPS in a typical game), so choose on price, power and video memory.
1080p: RTX 3050 +14% · 1440p: RTX 3050 +16% · 4K: RTX 3050 +4%
At 1080p, fast cards are often held back by the processor, so the gap is smaller.
| Spec | GTX 1070 | RTX 3050 |
|---|---|---|
| Performance | 22.7 | 26.4 |
| VRAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Power | 150 W | 130 W |
| Perf per watt | 15.1 | 20.3 |
| Release | 2016 | 2022 |
Estimated FPS by game
Popular games at High settings. Tested with a Ryzen 7 9800X3D (one of the fastest gaming processors), 32 GB RAM and each game's frame cap. The % above covers all 102 games. The dashed line marks 60 FPS.
GTX 1070 vs RTX 3050: FPS in every game
Estimated FPS on High settings in all 102 games (GTX 1070 / RTX 3050). Tested with a Ryzen 7 9800X3D (one of the fastest gaming processors), 32 GB RAM and each game's frame cap. See FPS for your own PC.
| Game | 1080p | 1440p | 4K |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valorant | 500+ / 500+ | 449 / 500+ | 176 / 184 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 146 / 170 | 97 / 112 | 38 / 39 |
| Fortnite | 139 / 162 | 92 / 107 | 36 / 37 |
| Minecraft | 248 / 288 | 163 / 190 | 64 / 67 |
| Apex Legends | 99 / 115 | 65 / 76 | 26 / 27 |
| GTA V | 170 / 180 | 112 / 131 | 44 / 46 |
| PUBG: Battlegrounds | 79 / 92 | 52 / 60 | 20 / 21 |
| EA Sports FC 25 | 50 / 58 | 33 / 38 | 13 / 13 |
| Call of Duty: Warzone | 67 / 78 | 44 / 51 | 17 / 18 |
| Elden Ring | 46 / 54 | 31 / 36 | 12 / 13 |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 76 / 88 | 50 / 58 | 20 / 20 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 37 / 43 | 24 / 28 | 10 / 10 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 34 / 39 | 22 / 26 | 9 / 9 |
| Alan Wake 2 | 22 / 26 | 15 / 17 | 6 / 6 |
| Black Myth: Wukong | 36 / 41 | 23 / 27 | 9 / 10 |
| Dota 2 | 170 / 198 | 112 / 131 | 44 / 46 |
| League of Legends | 450 / 450 | 409 / 450 | 160 / 167 |
| Rocket League | 88 / 103 | 58 / 68 | 23 / 24 |
| Overwatch 2 | 97 / 112 | 64 / 74 | 25 / 26 |
| Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege | 41 / 48 | 27 / 32 | 11 / 11 |
| Marvel Rivals | 35 / 40 | 23 / 27 | 9 / 9 |
| The Finals | 36 / 42 | 24 / 28 | 9 / 10 |
| Delta Force | 59 / 69 | 39 / 46 | 15 / 16 |
| Battlefield 2042 | 41 / 47 | 27 / 31 | 10 / 11 |
| Battlefield 6 | 25 / 29 | 17 / 19 | 7 / 7 |
| Ready or Not | 77 / 89 | 51 / 59 | 20 / 21 |
| Hell Let Loose | 67 / 78 | 44 / 51 | 17 / 18 |
| Team Fortress 2 | 300 / 300 | 204 / 238 | 80 / 83 |
| Left 4 Dead 2 | 350 / 350 | 272 / 317 | 107 / 111 |
| Deep Rock Galactic | 103 / 120 | 68 / 79 | 27 / 28 |
| Helldivers 2 | 42 / 48 | 27 / 32 | 11 / 11 |
| Destiny 2 | 93 / 108 | 61 / 71 | 24 / 25 |
| Warframe | 131 / 152 | 86 / 101 | 34 / 35 |
| War Thunder | 97 / 113 | 64 / 75 | 25 / 26 |
| Rust | 31 / 36 | 20 / 23 | 8 / 8 |
| ARK: Survival Ascended | 19 / 22 | 13 / 15 | 5 / 5 |
| Palworld | 25 / 29 | 17 / 19 | 6 / 7 |
| Valheim | 73 / 85 | 48 / 56 | 19 / 20 |
| Lethal Company | 60 / 69 | 39 / 46 | 15 / 16 |
| Phasmophobia | 42 / 48 | 27 / 32 | 11 / 11 |
| Dead by Daylight | 120 / 120 | 120 / 120 | 64 / 67 |
| Sea of Thieves | 52 / 60 | 34 / 40 | 13 / 14 |
| Baldur's Gate 3 | 36 / 42 | 24 / 28 | 9 / 10 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30 / 35 | 20 / 23 | 8 / 8 |
| Elden Ring Nightreign | 46 / 54 | 31 / 36 | 12 / 13 |
| Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice | 60 / 60 | 60 / 60 | 24 / 25 |
| Dark Souls III | 60 / 60 | 60 / 60 | 25 / 26 |
| Lies of P | 75 / 88 | 50 / 58 | 19 / 20 |
| Monster Hunter Wilds | 35 / 41 | 23 / 27 | 9 / 9 |
| Monster Hunter: World | 87 / 102 | 58 / 67 | 23 / 24 |
| Dragon's Dogma 2 | 31 / 36 | 20 / 24 | 8 / 8 |
| Path of Exile 2 | 40 / 47 | 27 / 31 | 10 / 11 |
| Diablo IV | 68 / 79 | 45 / 52 | 18 / 18 |
| Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 | 23 / 27 | 15 / 18 | 6 / 6 |
| Final Fantasy VII Rebirth | 26 / 30 | 17 / 20 | 7 / 7 |
| Kingdom Come: Deliverance II | 20 / 24 | 13 / 16 | 5 / 6 |
| Starfield | 22 / 25 | 14 / 17 | 6 / 6 |
| Fallout 4 | 140 / 163 | 93 / 108 | 36 / 38 |
| The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition | 150 / 174 | 99 / 115 | 39 / 40 |
| God of War | 75 / 87 | 49 / 57 | 19 / 20 |
| Ghost of Tsushima | 43 / 50 | 28 / 33 | 11 / 12 |
| Horizon Forbidden West | 36 / 42 | 24 / 28 | 9 / 10 |
| Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered | 68 / 80 | 45 / 53 | 18 / 18 |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 112 / 130 | 74 / 86 | 29 / 30 |
| Assassin's Creed Shadows | 28 / 33 | 19 / 22 | 7 / 8 |
| Far Cry 6 | 51 / 59 | 34 / 39 | 13 / 14 |
| Indiana Jones and the Great Circle | 18 / 21 | 12 / 14 | 5 / 5 |
| Doom Eternal | 72 / 84 | 48 / 55 | 19 / 19 |
| Doom: The Dark Ages | 19 / 22 | 12 / 14 | 5 / 5 |
| Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl | 20 / 24 | 14 / 16 | 5 / 6 |
| Resident Evil 4 | 51 / 59 | 33 / 39 | 13 / 14 |
| Resident Evil Village | 51 / 59 | 33 / 39 | 13 / 14 |
| Resident Evil 2 | 76 / 88 | 50 / 58 | 20 / 21 |
| Silent Hill 2 | 21 / 25 | 14 / 16 | 5 / 6 |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 46 / 54 | 31 / 36 | 12 / 12 |
| F1 24 | 27 / 32 | 18 / 21 | 7 / 7 |
| Euro Truck Simulator 2 | 77 / 89 | 51 / 59 | 20 / 21 |
| Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 | 30 / 35 | 20 / 23 | 8 / 8 |
| Cities: Skylines II | 22 / 25 | 14 / 17 | 6 / 6 |
| Cities: Skylines | 120 / 120 | 108 / 120 | 42 / 44 |
| Sid Meier's Civilization VI | 160 / 160 | 128 / 149 | 50 / 52 |
| Sid Meier's Civilization VII | 45 / 52 | 30 / 34 | 12 / 12 |
| Total War: Warhammer III | 53 / 62 | 35 / 41 | 14 / 14 |
| Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition | 200 / 200 | 145 / 169 | 57 / 59 |
| Age of Empires IV | 115 / 134 | 76 / 89 | 30 / 31 |
| Satisfactory | 39 / 45 | 26 / 30 | 10 / 10 |
| Factorio | 60 / 60 | 60 / 60 | 31 / 32 |
| No Man's Sky | 59 / 69 | 39 / 45 | 15 / 16 |
| Subnautica | 128 / 149 | 85 / 99 | 33 / 35 |
| The Sims 4 | 220 / 220 | 145 / 169 | 57 / 59 |
| Stardew Valley | 60 / 60 | 60 / 60 | 60 / 60 |
| Terraria | 500 / 500 | 500 / 500 | 207 / 216 |
| Hollow Knight | 175 / 203 | 115 / 134 | 45 / 47 |
| Hades II | 58 / 67 | 38 / 44 | 15 / 16 |
| Risk of Rain 2 | 170 / 198 | 112 / 131 | 44 / 46 |
| Among Us | 296 / 344 | 195 / 227 | 77 / 80 |
| It Takes Two | 99 / 116 | 66 / 76 | 26 / 27 |
| Split Fiction | 27 / 32 | 18 / 21 | 7 / 7 |
| Genshin Impact | 87 / 101 | 57 / 67 | 22 / 23 |
| Honkai: Star Rail | 87 / 101 | 57 / 67 | 22 / 23 |
| Roblox | 350 / 350 | 272 / 317 | 107 / 111 |
| World of Warcraft | 53 / 62 | 35 / 41 | 14 / 14 |
4K results for cards with 8 GB or less VRAM are often limited by video memory.
Estimated FPS. Numbers come from the FPSVibe model, not measured benchmarks. How we estimate
Specs side by side
| Spec | GTX 1070 | RTX 3050 |
|---|---|---|
| Video memory | 8 GB GDDR5 | 8 GB GDDR6 |
| Power (board) | 150 W | 130 W |
| Launch price (US) | $379 | $249 |
| Released | 2016 | 2022 |
| Performance index (est.) | 22.7 | 26.4 |
GTX 1070 vs RTX 3050 FAQs
Is the GTX 1070 better than the RTX 3050?
The RTX 3050 is about 16% faster than the GTX 1070 across 102 games at 1440p High in our estimates.
GTX 1070 or RTX 3050 for 1440p gaming?
The RTX 3050 is about 16% faster at 1440p across 102 games. In a typical game at 1440p High, tested with a Ryzen 7 9800X3D, the GTX 1070 gets about 44 FPS and the RTX 3050 about 51 FPS.
Which has more VRAM, the GTX 1070 or the RTX 3050?
Same: 8 GB.
Can they run games at 4K?
In a typical game at 4K High, tested with a Ryzen 7 9800X3D: GTX 1070 about 17 FPS, RTX 3050 about 18 FPS. 4K needs lower settings or upscaling on both. 4K results for cards with 8 GB or less VRAM are often limited by video memory.