Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
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
108
65
55
38
92
53
45
27
The Witcher 3
122
97
72
39
89
73
51
28
Counter-Strike 2
177
131
93
44
143
100
71
34
Far Cry 6
90
81
62
34
75
66
51
25
Hogwarts Legacy
66
54
38
20
49
40
29
14
COD Modern Warfare 3
78
70
51
32
59
50
35
23
Ghost of Tsushima
61
46
36
21
47
34
25
13
Cyberpunk 2077
66
61
34
17
49
45
26
10
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
105
96
65
37
82
73
52
25
Avg FPS
1080p High9776
1080p Ultra7859
1440p Ultra5643
4K Ultra3122
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
8304
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
6332
Time Spy87386227
Solar Bay3865130015
Port Royal50613542
Fire Strike2253415972
Night Raid9207374372
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
92186
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
67028
Background Blur155.7 frames/s110.4 frames/s
Face Detection93.7 frames/s64.4 frames/s
Horizon Detection3.81 Gpix/sec2.87 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection4.91 Gpix/sec3.76 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur4.89 Gpix/sec2.89 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.09 Gpix/sec0.81 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching381.7 Gpix/sec270.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics10550.4 fps9339.7 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
16478
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
12610
G2D Mark856918
DirectX 11130 fps91 fps
DirectX 1261 fps59 fps
GPU Compute6758 Ops/s6528 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
104.2 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
71.7 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)504.3 fps393.8 fps
Car Chase452.3 fps361.9 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)394.6 fps294.2 fps
T-Rex1932.3 fps1381.8 fps
ALU 22370.8 fps1974.1 fps
Driver Overhead 2279.9 fps286.3 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation2410.62081.3

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced July, 9, 2019 January, 27, 2022
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range Entry-level
Architecture Turing Ampere
Codename TU106 GA106
Price 399 249

GPU

GPU Frequency 1470 MHz 1552 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1650 MHz 1777 MHz
Shader Units 2176 2560
TMUs 136 80
ROPs 64 32
Execution Units 34 20
Ray Tracing Cores 34 20
Tensor Cores 272 80
L1 cache 64 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 4000 KB/core 2000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 106 Gpix/sec 57 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 224 GTex/s 142 GTex/s
FLOPS 7.2 TFLOPS 9.1 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x8
TGP 175 W 130 W
Process TSMC Samsung
Process tech. 12 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 445 mm² 276 mm²
Transistor count 10 billion 12 billion
Transistor density 22.47 MTr/mm² 43.48 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1750 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 256 bit 128 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 14000 MB/s 14000 MB/s
Memory Size 8 GB 8 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
448 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
224 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 7.5 8.6
DisplayPort 1.4a 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS DLSS 2 DLSS 2

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER the clear winner in this comparison.

Survey

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3 (75%)
1 (25%)
Total Votes: 4

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