Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop and Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
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
107
67
53
36
122
74
65
45
The Witcher 3
115
96
69
37
139
109
81
42
Counter-Strike 2
170
126
92
45
198
150
107
56
Far Cry 6
88
78
63
32
103
95
72
39
Hogwarts Legacy
61
50
38
19
74
64
44
25
COD Modern Warfare 3
76
66
46
31
90
84
61
38
Ghost of Tsushima
58
46
34
17
72
59
41
24
Cyberpunk 2077
62
59
32
14
80
72
45
18
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
102
91
66
32
120
113
79
42
Avg FPS
1080p High93111
1080p Ultra7591
1440p Ultra5566
4K Ultra2937
DeviationLowHigh

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
8193
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
10047
Time Spy832610201
Solar Bay3702945966
Port Royal47086128
Fire Strike2018229129
Night Raid71905n/a
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
94459
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
n/a
Background Blur153.5 frames/sn/a
Face Detection90 frames/sn/a
Horizon Detection4.1 Gpix/secn/a
Edge Detection5.77 Gpix/secn/a
Gaussian Blur4.35 Gpix/secn/a
Feature Matching1.01 Gpix/secn/a
Stereo Matching385.9 Gpix/secn/a
Particle Physics12770 fpsn/a
APIOpenCLn/a
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
13262
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
17775
G2D Mark5891113
DirectX 11110 fps155 fps
DirectX 1258 fps71 fps
GPU Compute5759 Ops/s9063 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
100.7 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
n/a
Aztec Ruins (Normal)537.5 fpsn/a
Car Chase465 fpsn/a
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)398.2 fpsn/a
T-Rex1964.8 fpsn/a
ALU 22748.7 fpsn/a
Driver Overhead 2256.8 fpsn/a
APIOpenGLn/a
OSWindowsn/a
Tessellation2932.7n/a

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced January, 12, 2021 June, 24, 2025
Form Factor Laptop use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range Mid-range
Architecture Ampere Blackwell 2.0
Codename GA106 (GN20-E3) GB207-300

GPU

GPU Frequency 816-1387 MHz 2317 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1283-1703 MHz 2572 MHz
Shader Units 3840 2560
TMUs 120 80
ROPs 48 32
Execution Units 30 20
Ray Tracing Cores 30 20
Tensor Cores 120 80
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 3000 KB/core 32000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 62-82 Gpix/sec 82 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 154-204 GTex/s 206 GTex/s
FLOPS 9.9-13.1 TFLOPS 13.2 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 5.0 x8
TGP 60-140 W 130 W
Process Samsung TSMC
Process tech. 8 nm 5 nm
Max temperature n/a 87 °C
Transistor Size 300 mm² 149 mm²
Transistor count 13.25 billion 16.9 billion
Transistor density 44.17 MTr/mm² 113.42 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1750 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 192 bit 128 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 12000-14000 MB/s 20000 MB/s
Memory Size 6 GB 8 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
336 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
320 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12.2
Vulkan 1.2 1.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 8.6 12.0
DisplayPort 1.4a 2.1b
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS DLSS 2 DLSS 4

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