MSI GeForce GTX 1070 SEA HAWK
vs
Palit GeForce RTX 3050 StormX


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The MSI GeForce GTX 1070 SEA HAWK is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Pascal) and has 8 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 259 GB/s.

The Palit GeForce RTX 3050 StormX is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 (Ampere) and has 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 224 GB/s.

GPU

The MSI GeForce GTX 1070 SEA HAWK has the GP104-200-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Pascal architecture.

The Palit GeForce RTX 3050 StormX is based on the graphics chip GA106-150-A1, which comes from the Ampere architecture.
MSI GeForce GTX 1070 SEA HAWK GPU Palit GeForce RTX 3050 StormX
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
GP104-200-A1 GPU Chip GA106-150-A1
Pascal Architecture Ampere
15 Streaming Multiprocessors 20
1920 Shader 2560
64 Render Output Units 48
120 Texture Units 80
0 Raytracing Cores 20

Memory

The graphics memory of the MSI GeForce GTX 1070 SEA HAWK clocks at 2.027 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 8.1 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the Palit GeForce RTX 3050 StormX is 14.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.750 GHz.

8 GB Memory Size 8 GB
GDDR5 Memory Type GDDR6
2.027 GHz Memory Clock 1.750 GHz
8.1 Gbps Memory Speed 14.0 Gbps
259 GB/s Memory bandwidth 224 GB/s
256 bit Memory Interface 128 bit

Clock Speeds

The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

1.506 GHz Base Clock 1.552 GHz
1.721 GHz Boost Clock 1.777 GHz
1.71 GHz Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The MSI GeForce GTX 1070 SEA HAWK is powered by 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 150 W.

The Palit GeForce RTX 3050 StormX has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 130 W.

150 W TDP 130 W
-- TDP (up) --
94 °C Tjunction max 93 °C
1 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The MSI GeForce GTX 1070 SEA HAWK is equipped with a total of 2 Radial/Axial (Radiator) main fans.

The Palit GeForce RTX 3050 StormX has 1 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Radial/Axial (Radiator) Fan-Type Axial
1 x 70 mm Fan 1 1 x 100 mm
1 x 120 mm Fan 2 --
AIO water cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
-- Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the MSI GeForce GTX 1070 SEA HAWK.

The Palit GeForce RTX 3050 StormX supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

4 Max. Displays 4
2.2 HDCP-Version 2.3
1x HDMI v2.0b HDMI Ports 1x HDMI v2.1
3x DP v1.4 DP Ports 3x DP v1.4a
1 DVI Ports --
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

With the MSI GeForce GTX 1070 SEA HAWK it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the Palit GeForce RTX 3050 StormX is 7680x4320 pixels.

7680x4320 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_1 DirectX 12_2 (Ultimate)
No Raytracing Yes
Yes DLSS / FSR Yes
No LED lighting LED No LED lighting

Supported Video Codecs

The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.

Decode / Encode h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC Decode / Encode
No AV1 Decode
Decode VP8 Decode
Decode VP9 Decode

Dimensions

The MSI GeForce GTX 1070 SEA HAWK is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The Palit GeForce RTX 3050 StormX needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 4.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

270 mm Length 170 mm
111 mm Height 125 mm
40 mm Width 40 mm
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
1249 g Weight --
PCIe 3.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 4.0 x 16

Additional data

The MSI GeForce GTX 1070 SEA HAWK has been manufactured with a structure width of 16 nanometers since Q2/2016.

The Palit GeForce RTX 3050 StormX came on the market in Q1/2022 and will have a structure width of 8 nanometers manufactured.

-- Part-no NE63050019P1-190AF
Q2/2016 Release date Q1/2022
379 $ (Reference) Launch Price 249 $ (Reference)
16 nm Structure size 8 nm
data sheet Documents data sheet

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Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score

Port Royal (Raytracing)

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.

3840x2160 (2160p)

Palit GeForce RTX 3050 StormX Palit GeForce RTX 3050 StormX
8 GB GDDR6
25 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

Palit GeForce RTX 3050 StormX Palit GeForce RTX 3050 StormX
8 GB GDDR6
38 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

Palit GeForce RTX 3050 StormX Palit GeForce RTX 3050 StormX
8 GB GDDR6
41 fps (avg)

The Last of Us Part 1

The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.

3840x2160 (2160p)

Palit GeForce RTX 3050 StormX Palit GeForce RTX 3050 StormX
8 GB GDDR6
5 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

Palit GeForce RTX 3050 StormX Palit GeForce RTX 3050 StormX
8 GB GDDR6
18 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

Palit GeForce RTX 3050 StormX Palit GeForce RTX 3050 StormX
8 GB GDDR6
44 fps (avg)

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p)

MSI GeForce GTX 1070 SEA HAWK MSI GeForce GTX 1070 SEA HAWK
8 GB GDDR5
35 fps (avg)
Palit GeForce RTX 3050 StormX Palit GeForce RTX 3050 StormX
8 GB GDDR6
38 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

MSI GeForce GTX 1070 SEA HAWK MSI GeForce GTX 1070 SEA HAWK
8 GB GDDR5
67 fps (avg)
Palit GeForce RTX 3050 StormX Palit GeForce RTX 3050 StormX
8 GB GDDR6
72 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

MSI GeForce GTX 1070 SEA HAWK MSI GeForce GTX 1070 SEA HAWK
8 GB GDDR5
94 fps (avg)
Palit GeForce RTX 3050 StormX Palit GeForce RTX 3050 StormX
8 GB GDDR6
99 fps (avg)

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)

The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.

FP32 (TFLOPS)

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