NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop is ahead by 12% on our index and meets the recommended card of the same number of games. Below: where each one wins.
Performance index 19 17
Video memory 6 GB 8 GB
Rated power 95 W 130 W
Launch price no list price $249
Index per $100 — 6.8
Games at recommended 231 231
Released20232022
FeaturesDLSS · FSR · ray tracingDLSS · FSR · ray tracing
At 1440p in the heaviest games
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 21715
- Fortnite2017
- Palworld2017
Modelled FPS, high preset, AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Left: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop; right: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB.
Games only the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop runs at recommended
Quick answers
Is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop faster than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB?
Yes — the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop scores 19 on our index to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB's 17, a 12% gap.
Which one runs more games at the recommended spec?
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop meets the recommended graphics card of 231 of 274 games; the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB, 231.