NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 49% higher core clock speed: 2310 MHz vs 1552 MHz
Around 43% higher boost clock speed: 2535 MHz vs 1777 MHz
2.4x more texture fill rate: 344.8 GTexel/s vs 142.2 GTexel/s
Around 70% higher pipelines: 4352 vs 2560
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 5 nm vs 8 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 16 GB vs 8 GB
Around 29% higher memory clock speed: 2250 MHz, 18 Gbps effective vs 1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 1063 vs 926
Around 79% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 22728 vs 12720

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	18 May 2023 vs 4 Jan 2022
Core clock speed	2310 MHz vs 1552 MHz
Boost clock speed	2535 MHz vs 1777 MHz
Texture fill rate	344.8 GTexel/s vs 142.2 GTexel/s
Pipelines	4352 vs 2560
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 8 nm
Maximum memory size	16 GB vs 8 GB
Memory clock speed	2250 MHz, 18 Gbps effective vs 1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	1063 vs 926
PassMark - G3D Mark	22728 vs 12720

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB

Around 27% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 165 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 165 Watt

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1063

926

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

22728

12720

Name	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB
PassMark - G2D Mark	1063	926
PassMark - G3D Mark	22728	12720
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	2904

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB
Essentials
Architecture	Ada Lovelace	Ampere
Code name	AD106	GA106
Launch date	18 May 2023	4 Jan 2022
Place in performance rating	44	42
Technical info
Boost clock speed	2535 MHz	1777 MHz
Core clock speed	2310 MHz	1552 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	8 nm
Pipelines	4352	2560
Pixel fill rate	121.7 GPixel/s	56.86 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	344.8 GTexel/s	142.2 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt	130 Watt
Transistor count	22900 million	12000 million
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance		142.2 GFLOPS (1:64)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance		9.098 TFLOPS (1:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance		9.098 TFLOPS
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Form factor	Dual-slot	Dual-slot
Height	40 mm, 1.6 inches
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	240 mm, 9.4 inches	242 mm, 9.5 inches
Recommended system power (PSU)	450 Watt	300 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	1x 16-pin	1x 8-pin
Width	111 mm, 4.4 inches	112 mm, 4.4 inches
API support
DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Shader Model	6.7	6.7
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	8 GB
Memory bandwidth	288.0 GB/s	224.0 GB/s
Memory bus width	128 bit	128 bit
Memory clock speed	2250 MHz, 18 Gbps effective	1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR6