Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 and Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 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
110
67
60
39
67
38
28
14
The Witcher 3
124
101
75
37
49
41
28
14
Counter-Strike 2
184
131
96
47
89
60
39
16
Far Cry 6
93
85
64
38
51
46
31
15
Hogwarts Legacy
68
56
40
20
30
21
16
9
COD Modern Warfare 3
83
73
50
34
37
30
21
14
Ghost of Tsushima
65
48
37
21
28
20
14
n/a
Cyberpunk 2077
69
61
36
15
30
26
17
n/a
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
107
98
68
37
55
49
32
18
Avg FPS
1080p High10048
1080p Ultra8037
1440p Ultra5825
4K Ultra3213
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
8995
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile
3956
Time Spy87483908
Solar Bay4096419003
Port Royal5142413
Fire Strike2230810196
Night Raid9883145167
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
91603
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile
42967
Background Blur149.6 frames/s73.3 frames/s
Face Detection91 frames/s39.7 frames/s
Horizon Detection4.07 Gpix/sec1.65 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection5.58 Gpix/sec2.13 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur3.92 Gpix/sec2.06 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.01 Gpix/sec0.55 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching372.9 Gpix/sec191.1 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics12226.3 fps5921.5 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
16866
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile
7774
G2D Mark961481
DirectX 11128 fps48 fps
DirectX 1269 fps42 fps
GPU Compute8428 Ops/s3639 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
109.4 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile
51 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)555.5 fps262.9 fps
Car Chase492.3 fps255.7 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)407.9 fps207.6 fps
T-Rex1940.6 fps950.2 fps
ALU 22862.2 fps1377.4 fps
Driver Overhead 2295.2 fps232.9 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation2965.41502.2

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced January, 12, 2021 December, 17, 2021
Form Factor PC use Laptop use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range Mid-range
Architecture Ampere Ampere
Codename GA106 GA107
Price 329 n/a

GPU

GPU Frequency 1320 MHz 735-1185 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1777 MHz 1245-1477 MHz
Shader Units 3584 2048
TMUs 112 64
ROPs 48 32
Execution Units 28 16
Ray Tracing Cores 28 32
Tensor Cores 112 64
L1 cache 128 KB/core 64 KB/core
L2 cache 3000 KB/core 2000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 85 Gpix/sec 40-47 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 199 GTex/s 80-95 GTex/s
FLOPS 12.7 TFLOPS 5.1-6 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
TGP 170 W 30-45 W
Process Samsung Samsung
Process tech. 8 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 276 mm² 200 mm²
Transistor count 12 billion 8 billion
Transistor density 43.48 MTr/mm² 40 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1875 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 192 bit 64 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 15000 MB/s 14000 MB/s
Memory Size 12 GB 4 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
360 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile
112 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 No

Results

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