Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
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
107
67
53
36
The Witcher 3
89
73
51
28
115
96
69
37
Counter-Strike 2
143
100
71
34
170
126
92
45
Far Cry 6
75
66
51
25
88
78
63
32
Hogwarts Legacy
49
40
29
14
61
50
38
19
COD Modern Warfare 3
59
50
35
23
76
66
46
31
Ghost of Tsushima
47
34
25
13
58
46
34
17
Cyberpunk 2077
49
45
26
10
62
59
32
14
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
82
73
52
25
102
91
66
32
Avg FPS
1080p High7693
1080p Ultra5975
1440p Ultra4355
4K Ultra2229
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
6332
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
8193
Time Spy62278326
Solar Bay3001537029
Port Royal35424708
Fire Strike1597220182
Night Raid7437271905
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
67028
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
94459
Background Blur110.4 frames/s153.5 frames/s
Face Detection64.4 frames/s90 frames/s
Horizon Detection2.87 Gpix/sec4.1 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection3.76 Gpix/sec5.77 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur2.89 Gpix/sec4.35 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.81 Gpix/sec1.01 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching270.9 Gpix/sec385.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics9339.7 fps12770 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
12610
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
13262
G2D Mark918589
DirectX 1191 fps110 fps
DirectX 1259 fps58 fps
GPU Compute6528 Ops/s5759 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
71.7 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
100.7 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)393.8 fps537.5 fps
Car Chase361.9 fps465 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)294.2 fps398.2 fps
T-Rex1381.8 fps1964.8 fps
ALU 21974.1 fps2748.7 fps
Driver Overhead 2286.3 fps256.8 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation2081.32932.7

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced January, 27, 2022 January, 12, 2021
Form Factor PC use Laptop use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Entry-level Mid-range
Architecture Ampere Ampere
Codename GA106 GA106 (GN20-E3)
Price 249 n/a

GPU

GPU Frequency 1552 MHz 816-1387 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1777 MHz 1283-1703 MHz
Shader Units 2560 3840
TMUs 80 120
ROPs 32 48
Execution Units 20 30
Ray Tracing Cores 20 30
Tensor Cores 80 120
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 2000 KB/core 3000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 57 Gpix/sec 62-82 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 142 GTex/s 154-204 GTex/s
FLOPS 9.1 TFLOPS 9.9-13.1 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x8 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 130 W 60-140 W
Process Samsung Samsung
Process tech. 8 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 276 mm² 300 mm²
Transistor count 12 billion 13.25 billion
Transistor density 43.48 MTr/mm² 44.17 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1750 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 128 bit 192 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 14000 MB/s 12000-14000 MB/s
Memory Size 8 GB 6 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
224 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
336 GB/s

API

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

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