Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050

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

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti and Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
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
122
74
65
45
The Witcher 3
152
123
91
47
139
109
81
42
Counter-Strike 2
226
170
122
67
198
150
107
56
Far Cry 6
114
104
81
47
103
95
72
39
Hogwarts Legacy
86
70
55
26
74
64
44
25
COD Modern Warfare 3
109
99
69
45
90
84
61
38
Ghost of Tsushima
82
66
48
30
72
59
41
24
Cyberpunk 2077
92
83
51
23
80
72
45
18
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
139
129
97
52
120
113
79
42
Avg FPS
1080p High126111
1080p Ultra10391
1440p Ultra7766
4K Ultra4437
DeviationLowHigh

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
11980
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
10047
Time Spy1170810201
Solar Bay5434445966
Port Royal69696128
Fire Strike2956129129
Night Raid109366n/a
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
115518
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
n/a
Background Blur185.1 frames/sn/a
Face Detection108.4 frames/sn/a
Horizon Detection5.35 Gpix/secn/a
Edge Detection7.17 Gpix/secn/a
Gaussian Blur5.54 Gpix/secn/a
Feature Matching1.15 Gpix/secn/a
Stereo Matching478 Gpix/secn/a
Particle Physics15183 fpsn/a
APIOpenCLn/a
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
20395
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
17775
G2D Mark9881113
DirectX 11163 fps155 fps
DirectX 1279 fps71 fps
GPU Compute10075 Ops/s9063 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
143 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
n/a
Aztec Ruins (Normal)733.4 fpsn/a
Car Chase614.3 fpsn/a
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)523.6 fpsn/a
T-Rex2676.1 fpsn/a
ALU 23657.2 fpsn/a
Driver Overhead 2282.8 fpsn/a
APIOpenGLn/a
OSWindowsn/a
Tessellation3670n/a

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced December, 2, 2020 June, 24, 2025
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range Mid-range
Architecture Ampere Blackwell 2.0
Codename GA104 GB207-300
Price 399 n/a

GPU

GPU Frequency 1410 MHz 2317 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1665 MHz 2572 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 32000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 133 Gpix/sec 82 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 253 GTex/s 206 GTex/s
FLOPS 16.2 TFLOPS 13.2 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 5.0 x8
TGP 200 W 130 W
Process Samsung TSMC
Process tech. 8 nm 5 nm
Max temperature n/a 87 °C
Transistor Size 392 mm² 149 mm²
Transistor count 17 billion 16.9 billion
Transistor density 43.37 MTr/mm² 113.42 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 20000 MB/s
Memory Size 8 GB 8 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
448 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
320 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12.2
Vulkan 1.3 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

Results

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Survey

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13 (68.42%)
6 (31.58%)
Total Votes: 19

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