NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti 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 80% higher core clock speed: 1320 MHz vs 735 MHz
  • Around 72% higher boost clock speed: 1777 MHz vs 1035 MHz
  • 2.4x more texture fill rate: 199.0 GTexel/s vs 82.80 GTexel/s
  • Around 40% higher pipelines: 3584 vs 2560
  • 3x more maximum memory size: 12 GB vs 4 GB
  • Around 25% higher memory clock speed: 1875 MHz (15 Gbps effective) vs 1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective
  • Around 69% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 17107 vs 10117
  • Around 95% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 971 vs 497
  • Around 52% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 88251 vs 57885
  • Around 31% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 299.369 vs 229.393
  • Around 93% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 4021.382 vs 2082.931
  • Around 74% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 28.778 vs 16.561
  • Around 40% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 188.944 vs 134.68
  • Around 92% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 1152.664 vs 599.217
  • Around 40% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 22495 vs 16098
  • Around 40% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 22495 vs 16098
  • 4.2x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 1961 vs 469
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 1320 MHz vs 735 MHz
Boost clock speed 1777 MHz vs 1035 MHz
Texture fill rate 199.0 GTexel/s vs 82.80 GTexel/s
Pipelines 3584 vs 2560
Maximum memory size 12 GB vs 4 GB
Memory clock speed 1875 MHz (15 Gbps effective) vs 1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 17107 vs 10117
PassMark - G2D Mark 971 vs 497
Geekbench - OpenCL 88251 vs 57885
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 299.369 vs 229.393
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 4021.382 vs 2082.931
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 28.778 vs 16.561
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 188.944 vs 134.68
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1152.664 vs 599.217
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 22495 vs 16098
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 22495 vs 16098
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1961 vs 469

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
  • 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 75 Watt vs 170 Watt
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 11 May 2021 vs 12 Jan 2021
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 75 Watt vs 170 Watt
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3358 vs 3356
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3358 vs 3356

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
17107
10117
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
971
497
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
88251
57885
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
299.369
229.393
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4021.382
2082.931
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
28.778
16.561
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
188.944
134.68
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1152.664
599.217
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
22495
16098
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3717
3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3356
3358
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
22495
16098
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3717
3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3356
3358
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
1961
469
Name NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti
PassMark - G3D Mark 17107 10117
PassMark - G2D Mark 971 497
Geekbench - OpenCL 88251 57885
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 299.369 229.393
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 4021.382 2082.931
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 28.778 16.561
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 188.944 134.68
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1152.664 599.217
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 22495 16098
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3717 3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3356 3358
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 22495 16098
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3717 3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3356 3358
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1961 469

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti

Essentials

Architecture Ampere Ampere
Code name GA106 GA106
Launch date 12 Jan 2021 11 May 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $329
Place in performance rating 134 276
Type Desktop Laptop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1777 MHz 1035 MHz
Core clock speed 1320 MHz 735 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 8 nm 8 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance 199.0 GFLOPS (1:64) 82.80 GFLOPS (1:64)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance 12.74 TFLOPS (1:1) 5.299 TFLOPS (1:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance 12.74 TFLOPS 5.299 TFLOPS
Pipelines 3584 2560
Pixel fill rate 85.30 GPixel/s 49.68 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate 199.0 GTexel/s 82.80 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 170 Watt 75 Watt
Transistor count 13250 million 12000 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort Portable Device Dependent

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Form factor Dual-slot IGP
Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
Length 242 mm (9.5 inches)
Recommended system power (PSU) 450 Watt
Supplementary power connectors 1x 12-pin None
Width 112 mm (4.4 inches)

API support

DirectX 12.2 12 Ultimate (12_2)
OpenCL 2.0 3.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
Shader Model 6.5 6.7
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 4 GB
Memory bandwidth 360 GB/s 192.0 GB/s
Memory bus width 192 bit 128 bit
Memory clock speed 1875 MHz (15 Gbps effective) 1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6