Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile

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

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 and Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
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
92
53
45
27
85
49
41
24
The Witcher 3
89
73
51
28
81
67
47
24
Counter-Strike 2
143
100
71
34
135
94
65
30
Far Cry 6
75
66
51
25
70
61
45
21
Hogwarts Legacy
49
40
29
14
43
36
27
14
COD Modern Warfare 3
59
50
35
23
53
47
31
21
Ghost of Tsushima
47
34
25
13
41
32
23
13
Cyberpunk 2077
49
45
26
10
44
41
22
10
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
82
73
52
25
78
72
47
22
Avg FPS
1080p High7670
1080p Ultra5955
1440p Ultra4339
4K Ultra2220
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
6332
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
5789
Time Spy62275960
Solar Bay3001525955
Port Royal35423328
Fire Strike1597215850
Night Raid7437262399
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
67028
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
73982
Background Blur110.4 frames/s150.7 frames/s
Face Detection64.4 frames/s75.5 frames/s
Horizon Detection2.87 Gpix/sec2.83 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection3.76 Gpix/sec3.68 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur2.89 Gpix/sec4.08 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.81 Gpix/sec0.89 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching270.9 Gpix/sec257.7 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics9339.7 fps9069.6 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
12610
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
11353
G2D Mark918540
DirectX 1191 fps96 fps
DirectX 1259 fps39 fps
GPU Compute6528 Ops/s3992 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
71.7 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
59.7 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)393.8 fps326.8 fps
Car Chase361.9 fps290.3 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)294.2 fps264.8 fps
T-Rex1381.8 fps1326.4 fps
ALU 21974.1 fps1494.6 fps
Driver Overhead 2286.3 fps202.7 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation2081.31656.1

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced January, 27, 2022 January, 29, 2019
Form Factor PC use Laptop use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Entry-level High-end
Architecture Ampere Turing
Codename GA106 TU106 (N18E-G1-B)
Price 249 n/a

GPU

GPU Frequency 1552 MHz 960 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1777 MHz 1175-1200 MHz
Shader Units 2560 1920
TMUs 80 120
ROPs 32 48
Execution Units 20 30
Ray Tracing Cores 20 30
Tensor Cores 80 240
L1 cache 128 KB/core 64 KB/core
L2 cache 2000 KB/core 3000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 57 Gpix/sec 56-58 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 142 GTex/s 141-144 GTex/s
FLOPS 9.1 TFLOPS 4.5-4.6 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
TGP 130 W 80-115 W
Process Samsung TSMC
Process tech. 8 nm 12 nm
Transistor Size 276 mm² 445 mm²
Transistor count 12 billion 10.8 billion
Transistor density 43.48 MTr/mm² 24.27 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1750 MHz 1375 MHz
Bus 128 bit 192 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 14000 MB/s 11000 MB/s
Memory Size 8 GB 6 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
224 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
264 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.3 1.2
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 8.6 7.5
DisplayPort 1.4a 1.4
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS DLSS 2 DLSS 2

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