Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
33
15
15
n/a
110
67
60
39
The Witcher 3
22
20
14
n/a
124
101
75
37
Counter-Strike 2
46
29
23
n/a
184
131
96
47
Far Cry 6
30
28
20
9
93
85
64
38
Hogwarts Legacy
18
13
11
n/a
68
56
40
20
COD Modern Warfare 3
30
26
16
11
83
73
50
34
Ghost of Tsushima
13
9
9
n/a
65
48
37
21
Cyberpunk 2077
13
12
n/a
n/a
69
61
36
15
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
30
27
15
n/a
107
98
68
37
Avg FPS
1080p High26100
1080p Ultra2080
1440p Ultra1458
4K Ultra-32
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
2312
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
8995
Time Spy23528748
Solar Bayn/a40964
Port Royaln/a5142
Fire Strike770322308
Night Raid3345998831
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
21180
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
91603
Background Blur56.6 frames/s149.6 frames/s
Face Detection27.4 frames/s91 frames/s
Horizon Detection0.82 Gpix/sec4.07 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection1.2 Gpix/sec5.58 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur1.27 Gpix/sec3.92 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.18 Gpix/sec1.01 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching66.3 Gpix/sec372.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics1916.5 fps12226.3 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
6329
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
16866
G2D Mark649961
DirectX 1145 fps128 fps
DirectX 1225 fps69 fps
GPU Compute2657 Ops/s8428 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
34.4 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
109.4 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)196 fps555.5 fps
Car Chase195.2 fps492.3 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)166.6 fps407.9 fps
T-Rex839.6 fps1940.6 fps
ALU 2744.9 fps2862.2 fps
Driver Overhead 2270.3 fps295.2 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation848.12965.4

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced October, 25, 2016 January, 12, 2021
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Entry-level Mid-range
Architecture Pascal Ampere
Codename GP107 GA106
Price 139 329

GPU

GPU Frequency 1291 MHz 1320 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1392 MHz 1777 MHz
Shader Units 768 3584
TMUs 48 112
ROPs 32 48
Execution Units 6 28
Ray Tracing Cores No 28
Tensor Cores No 112
L1 cache 48 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 1024 KB/core 3000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 45 Gpix/sec 85 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 67 GTex/s 199 GTex/s
FLOPS 2.1 TFLOPS 12.7 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 75 W 170 W
Process Samsung Samsung
Process tech. 14 nm 8 nm
Max temperature 97 °C n/a
Transistor Size 132 mm² 276 mm²
Transistor count 3 billion 12 billion
Transistor density 22.73 MTr/mm² 43.48 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR5 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1752 MHz 1875 MHz
Bus 128 bit 192 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 7000 MB/s 15000 MB/s
Memory Size 4 GB 12 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
112.1 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
360 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 6.1 8.6
DisplayPort 1.4a 1.4a
Ray Tracing No Yes
DLSS No DLSS 2

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 the clear winner in this comparison.

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