NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 1010

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB and NVIDIA GeForce GT 1010 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps).

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB

NVIDIA GeForce GT 1010

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB

Videocard is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
Around 26% higher core clock speed: 1552 MHz vs 1228 MHz
Around 21% higher boost clock speed: 1777 MHz vs 1468 MHz
6.1x more texture fill rate: 142.2 GTexel/s vs 23.49 GTexel/s
10x more pipelines: 2560 vs 256
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 8 nm vs 14 nm
4x more maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 2 GB
Around 40% higher memory clock speed: 1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective vs 1253 MHz (5 Gbps effective)

Launch date	4 Jan 2022 vs 13 Jan 2021
Core clock speed	1552 MHz vs 1228 MHz
Boost clock speed	1777 MHz vs 1468 MHz
Texture fill rate	142.2 GTexel/s vs 23.49 GTexel/s
Pipelines	2560 vs 256
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	8 GB vs 2 GB
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective vs 1253 MHz (5 Gbps effective)

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 1010

4.3x lower typical power consumption: 30 Watt vs 130 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	30 Watt vs 130 Watt

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 1010

Name	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB	NVIDIA GeForce GT 1010
PassMark - G2D Mark	918
PassMark - G3D Mark	12598
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		8354
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		8354

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB	NVIDIA GeForce GT 1010
Essentials
Architecture	Ampere	Pascal
Code name	GA106	GP108
Launch date	4 Jan 2022	13 Jan 2021
Place in performance rating	52	153
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1777 MHz	1468 MHz
Core clock speed	1552 MHz	1228 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	14 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance	142.2 GFLOPS (1:64)	31.32 GFLOPS (1:24)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	9.098 TFLOPS (1:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	9.098 TFLOPS	751.6 GFLOPS
Pipelines	2560	256
Pixel fill rate	56.86 GPixel/s	23.49 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	142.2 GTexel/s	23.49 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	30 Watt
Transistor count	12000 million	1800 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Form factor	Dual-slot	Single-slot
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	242 mm, 9.5 inches	147 mm (5.8 inches)
Recommended system power (PSU)	300 Watt	200 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	None
Width	112 mm, 4.4 inches
API support
DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12.1
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Shader Model	6.7	6.4
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	40.10 GB/s
Memory bus width	128 bit	64 bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective	1253 MHz (5 Gbps effective)
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR5