Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050

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

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 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
110
67
60
39
92
53
45
27
The Witcher 3
124
101
75
37
89
73
51
28
Counter-Strike 2
184
131
96
47
143
100
71
34
Far Cry 6
93
85
64
38
75
66
51
25
Hogwarts Legacy
68
56
40
20
49
40
29
14
COD Modern Warfare 3
83
73
50
34
59
50
35
23
Ghost of Tsushima
65
48
37
21
47
34
25
13
Cyberpunk 2077
69
61
36
15
49
45
26
10
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
107
98
68
37
82
73
52
25
Avg FPS
1080p High10076
1080p Ultra8059
1440p Ultra5843
4K Ultra3222
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
8995
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
6332
Time Spy87486227
Solar Bay4096430015
Port Royal51423542
Fire Strike2230815972
Night Raid9883174372
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
91603
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
67028
Background Blur149.6 frames/s110.4 frames/s
Face Detection91 frames/s64.4 frames/s
Horizon Detection4.07 Gpix/sec2.87 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection5.58 Gpix/sec3.76 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur3.92 Gpix/sec2.89 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.01 Gpix/sec0.81 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching372.9 Gpix/sec270.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics12226.3 fps9339.7 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
16866
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
12610
G2D Mark961918
DirectX 11128 fps91 fps
DirectX 1269 fps59 fps
GPU Compute8428 Ops/s6528 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
109.4 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
71.7 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)555.5 fps393.8 fps
Car Chase492.3 fps361.9 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)407.9 fps294.2 fps
T-Rex1940.6 fps1381.8 fps
ALU 22862.2 fps1974.1 fps
Driver Overhead 2295.2 fps286.3 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation2965.42081.3

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced January, 12, 2021 January, 27, 2022
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range Entry-level
Architecture Ampere Ampere
Codename GA106 GA106
Price 329 249

GPU

GPU Frequency 1320 MHz 1552 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1777 MHz 1777 MHz
Shader Units 3584 2560
TMUs 112 80
ROPs 48 32
Execution Units 28 20
Ray Tracing Cores 28 20
Tensor Cores 112 80
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 3000 KB/core 2000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 85 Gpix/sec 57 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 199 GTex/s 142 GTex/s
FLOPS 12.7 TFLOPS 9.1 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x8
TGP 170 W 130 W
Process Samsung Samsung
Process tech. 8 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 276 mm² 276 mm²
Transistor count 12 billion 12 billion
Transistor density 43.48 MTr/mm² 43.48 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1875 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 192 bit 128 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 15000 MB/s 14000 MB/s
Memory Size 12 GB 8 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
360 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

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