Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050

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

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
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
132
85
77
55
92
53
45
27
The Witcher 3
152
123
91
47
89
73
51
28
Counter-Strike 2
226
170
122
67
143
100
71
34
Far Cry 6
114
104
81
47
75
66
51
25
Hogwarts Legacy
86
70
55
26
49
40
29
14
COD Modern Warfare 3
109
99
69
45
59
50
35
23
Ghost of Tsushima
82
66
48
30
47
34
25
13
Cyberpunk 2077
92
83
51
23
49
45
26
10
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
139
129
97
52
82
73
52
25
Avg FPS
1080p High12676
1080p Ultra10359
1440p Ultra7743
4K Ultra4422
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
11980
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
6332
Time Spy117086227
Solar Bay5434430015
Port Royal69693542
Fire Strike2956115972
Night Raid10936674372
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
115518
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
67028
Background Blur185.1 frames/s110.4 frames/s
Face Detection108.4 frames/s64.4 frames/s
Horizon Detection5.35 Gpix/sec2.87 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection7.17 Gpix/sec3.76 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur5.54 Gpix/sec2.89 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.15 Gpix/sec0.81 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching478 Gpix/sec270.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics15183 fps9339.7 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
20395
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
12610
G2D Mark988918
DirectX 11163 fps91 fps
DirectX 1279 fps59 fps
GPU Compute10075 Ops/s6528 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
143 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
71.7 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)733.4 fps393.8 fps
Car Chase614.3 fps361.9 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)523.6 fps294.2 fps
T-Rex2676.1 fps1381.8 fps
ALU 23657.2 fps1974.1 fps
Driver Overhead 2282.8 fps286.3 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation36702081.3

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced December, 2, 2020 January, 27, 2022
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range Entry-level
Architecture Ampere Ampere
Codename GA104 GA106
Price 399 249

GPU

GPU Frequency 1410 MHz 1552 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1665 MHz 1777 MHz
Shader Units 4864 2560
TMUs 152 80
ROPs 80 32
Execution Units 38 20
Ray Tracing Cores 38 20
Tensor Cores 152 80
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 4000 KB/core 2000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 133 Gpix/sec 57 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 253 GTex/s 142 GTex/s
FLOPS 16.2 TFLOPS 9.1 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x8
TGP 200 W 130 W
Process Samsung Samsung
Process tech. 8 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 392 mm² 276 mm²
Transistor count 17 billion 12 billion
Transistor density 43.37 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 3060 Ti
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 8.6 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 3060 Ti the clear winner in this comparison.

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