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Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050

36 out 100
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
VS
26 out 100
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. General
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Processor
  6. Memory
  7. Comments (0)

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 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
Processors:
GeForce RTX 4060
vs
GeForce RTX 3050

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
127
81
70
49
92
53
45
27
The Witcher 3
142
114
82
46
89
73
51
28
Counter-Strike 2
204
154
114
57
143
100
71
34
Far Cry 6
107
96
75
42
75
66
51
25
Hogwarts Legacy
80
66
50
26
49
40
29
14
COD Modern Warfare 3
96
89
64
41
59
50
35
23
Ghost of Tsushima
74
61
45
25
47
34
25
13
Cyberpunk 2077
83
74
44
22
49
45
26
10
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
130
119
87
43
82
73
52
25
Avg FPS
1080p High11676
1080p Ultra9559
1440p Ultra7043
4K Ultra3922
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
10688
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
6332
Time Spy106206227
Solar Bay4904030015
Port Royal60503542
Fire Strike2855915972
Night Raid12186774372
Sources: 3DMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050]
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
106633
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
67028
Background Blur186.9 frames/s110.4 frames/s
Face Detection112.7 frames/s64.4 frames/s
Horizon Detection3.92 Gpix/sec2.87 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection5.16 Gpix/sec3.76 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur4.94 Gpix/sec2.89 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.34 Gpix/sec0.81 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching446.2 Gpix/sec270.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics14935.1 fps9339.7 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050]
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
19712
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
12610
G2D Mark1080918
DirectX 11174 fps91 fps
DirectX 1277 fps59 fps
GPU Compute9311 Ops/s6528 Ops/s
Sources: PassMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050]
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
118.3 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
71.7 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)709 fps393.8 fps
Car Chase615.4 fps361.9 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)496.1 fps294.2 fps
T-Rex2635.8 fps1381.8 fps
ALU 23284 fps1974.1 fps
Driver Overhead 2280.8 fps286.3 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation3372.62081.3
Sources: GFXBench 5 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050]
Geekbench 6 ML
GB6 ML Single Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
17857
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
n/a
GB6 ML Half Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
29214
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
n/a
GB6 ML Quantized
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
14234
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
n/a
Image Classification (SP)7696n/a
Image Segmentation (HP)13706n/a
Horizon Detection23289n/a
Face Detection (HP)31126n/a
Pose Estimation (Q)78361n/a
Text Classification (SP)3315n/a
Machine Translation (HP)3491n/a
Object Detection (SP)9386n/a
Depth Estimation (Q)36778n/a
Style Transfer (SP)148120n/a
FrameworkONNXn/a
BackendDirectMLn/a
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060]

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender GPU
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
3174.4
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
n/a

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced May, 18, 2023 January, 27, 2022
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range Entry-level
Architecture Ada Lovelace Ampere
Codename AD107 GA106
Price n/a 249

GPU

GPU Frequency 1830 MHz 1552 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2460 MHz 1777 MHz
Shader Units 3072 2560
TMUs 96 80
ROPs 48 32
Execution Units 24 20
Ray Tracing Cores 24 20
Tensor Cores 96 80
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 24000 KB/core 2000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 118 Gpix/sec 57 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 236 GTex/s 142 GTex/s
FLOPS 15.1 TFLOPS 9.1 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x8 PCIe 4.0 x8
TGP 115 W 130 W
Process TSMC Samsung
Process tech. 5 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 159 mm² 276 mm²
Transistor count 18 billion 12 billion
Transistor density 113.21 MTr/mm² 43.48 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory Frequency n/a 1750 MHz
Bus 128 bit 128 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed n/a 14000 MB/s
Memory Size 8 GB 8 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
272 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
224 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 8.9 8.6
DisplayPort 1.4a 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS DLSS 3 DLSS 2

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 the clear winner in this comparison.

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