NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 5 month(s) later
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 75 Watt vs 170 Watt
2.5x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 4851 vs 1961

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 Jul 2022 vs 12 Jan 2021
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt vs 170 Watt
Benchmarks
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	4851 vs 1961

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

Around 7% higher core clock speed: 1320 MHz vs 1237 MHz
Around 19% higher boost clock speed: 1777 MHz vs 1492 MHz
Around 67% higher texture fill rate: 199.0 GTexel/s vs 119.4 GTexel/s
Around 40% higher pipelines: 3584 vs 2560
2x more maximum memory size: 12 GB vs 6 GB
Around 25% higher memory clock speed: 1875 MHz (15 Gbps effective) vs 1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 971 vs 853
Around 60% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 17107 vs 10704
Around 54% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 88251 vs 57286

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1320 MHz vs 1237 MHz
Boost clock speed	1777 MHz vs 1492 MHz
Texture fill rate	199.0 GTexel/s vs 119.4 GTexel/s
Pipelines	3584 vs 2560
Maximum memory size	12 GB vs 6 GB
Memory clock speed	1875 MHz (15 Gbps effective) vs 1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	971 vs 853
PassMark - G3D Mark	17107 vs 10704
Geekbench - OpenCL	88251 vs 57286

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

853

971

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

10704

17107

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

57286

88251

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

4851

1961

Name	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
PassMark - G2D Mark	853	971
PassMark - G3D Mark	10704	17107
Geekbench - OpenCL	57286	88251
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	4851	1961
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		299.369
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		4021.382
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		28.778
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		188.944
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1152.664
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		22495
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		22495
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3356

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Essentials
Architecture	Ampere	Ampere
Code name	GA107	GA106
Launch date	6 Jul 2022	12 Jan 2021
Place in performance rating	132	134
Launch price (MSRP)		$329
Type		Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1492 MHz	1777 MHz
Core clock speed	1237 MHz	1320 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	8 nm
Pipelines	2560	3584
Pixel fill rate	47.74 GPixel/s	85.30 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	119.4 GTexel/s	199.0 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt	170 Watt
Transistor count	8700 million	13250 million
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance		199.0 GFLOPS (1:64)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance		12.74 TFLOPS (1:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance		12.74 TFLOPS
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	Portable Device Dependent	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Form factor	IGP	Dual-slot
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 12-pin
Length		242 mm (9.5 inches)
Recommended system power (PSU)		450 Watt
Width		112 mm (4.4 inches)
API support
DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12.2
OpenCL	3.0	2.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Shader Model	6.7	6.5
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	12 GB
Memory bandwidth	144.0 GB/s	360 GB/s
Memory bus width	96 bit	192 bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective	1875 MHz (15 Gbps effective)
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR6