NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB
Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB 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 - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.
Differences
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Around 2% higher boost clock speed: 1777 MHz vs 1740 MHz
- Around 59% higher texture fill rate: 199.0 GTexel/s vs 125.3 GTexel/s
- Around 56% higher pipelines: 3584 vs 2304
- 3x more maximum memory size: 12 GB vs 4 GB
- Around 7% higher memory clock speed: 1875 MHz (15 Gbps effective) vs 1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective
- Around 33% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 17107 vs 12873
- Around 3% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 971 vs 942
- Around 77% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 88251 vs 49885
Specifications (specs) | |
Boost clock speed | 1777 MHz vs 1740 MHz |
Texture fill rate | 199.0 GTexel/s vs 125.3 GTexel/s |
Pipelines | 3584 vs 2304 |
Maximum memory size | 12 GB vs 4 GB |
Memory clock speed | 1875 MHz (15 Gbps effective) vs 1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - G3D Mark | 17107 vs 12873 |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 971 vs 942 |
Geekbench - OpenCL | 88251 vs 49885 |
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB
- Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 5 month(s) later
- Around 17% higher core clock speed: 1545 MHz vs 1320 MHz
- Around 89% lower typical power consumption: 90 Watt vs 170 Watt
Launch date | 2022 vs 12 Jan 2021 |
Core clock speed | 1545 MHz vs 1320 MHz |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 90 Watt vs 170 Watt |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB
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PassMark - G2D Mark |
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Geekbench - OpenCL |
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Name | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB |
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PassMark - G3D Mark | 17107 | 12873 |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 971 | 942 |
Geekbench - OpenCL | 88251 | 49885 |
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 | |
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 1961 |
Compare specifications (specs)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | Ampere | Ampere |
Code name | GA106 | GA107 |
Launch date | 12 Jan 2021 | 2022 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $329 | |
Place in performance rating | 134 | 88 |
Type | Desktop | Desktop |
Technical info |
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Boost clock speed | 1777 MHz | 1740 MHz |
Core clock speed | 1320 MHz | 1545 MHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 8 nm | 8 nm |
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance | 199.0 GFLOPS (1:64) | 125.3 GFLOPS (1:64) |
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance | 12.74 TFLOPS (1:1) | 8.018 TFLOPS (1:1) |
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance | 12.74 TFLOPS | 8.018 TFLOPS |
Pipelines | 3584 | 2304 |
Pixel fill rate | 85.30 GPixel/s | 55.68 GPixel/s |
Texture fill rate | 199.0 GTexel/s | 125.3 GTexel/s |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 170 Watt | 90 Watt |
Transistor count | 13250 million | |
Video outputs and ports |
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Display Connectors | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
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Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Form factor | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
Length | 242 mm (9.5 inches) | 242 mm, 9.5 inches |
Recommended system power (PSU) | 450 Watt | 250 Watt |
Supplementary power connectors | 1x 12-pin | 1x 6-pin |
Width | 112 mm (4.4 inches) | 112 mm, 4.4 inches |
API support |
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DirectX | 12.2 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.0 |
OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
Shader Model | 6.5 | 6.7 |
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Memory |
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Maximum RAM amount | 12 GB | 4 GB |
Memory bandwidth | 360 GB/s | 224.0 GB/s |
Memory bus width | 192 bit | 128 bit |
Memory clock speed | 1875 MHz (15 Gbps effective) | 1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective |
Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |