NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 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: Geekbench - OpenCL, PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s).

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060

Around 62% higher core clock speed: 2505 MHz vs 1545 MHz
Around 52% higher boost clock speed: 2640 MHz vs 1740 MHz
2.5x more texture fill rate: 316.8 GTexel/s vs 125.3 GTexel/s
Around 67% higher pipelines: 3840 vs 2304
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 4 nm vs 8 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 4 GB
Around 29% higher memory clock speed: 2250 MHz, 18 Gbps effective vs 1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective
2x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 101679 vs 49866
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 1085 vs 942
Around 54% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 19762 vs 12873

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	2505 MHz vs 1545 MHz
Boost clock speed	2640 MHz vs 1740 MHz
Texture fill rate	316.8 GTexel/s vs 125.3 GTexel/s
Pipelines	3840 vs 2304
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm vs 8 nm
Maximum memory size	8 GB vs 4 GB
Memory clock speed	2250 MHz, 18 Gbps effective vs 1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	101679 vs 49866
PassMark - G2D Mark	1085 vs 942
PassMark - G3D Mark	19762 vs 12873

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB

2.2x lower typical power consumption: 90 Watt vs 200 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	90 Watt vs 200 Watt

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

101679

49866

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1085

942

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

19762

12873

Name	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB
Geekbench - OpenCL	101679	49866
PassMark - G2D Mark	1085	942
PassMark - G3D Mark	19762	12873
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	2299
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	311.253
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	33.932
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	169.697
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1500.926
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	6622.553

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB
Essentials
Architecture	Ada Lovelace	Ampere
Code name	AD106	GA107
Launch date	2023	2022
Place in performance rating	73	76
Type		Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	2640 MHz	1740 MHz
Core clock speed	2505 MHz	1545 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm	8 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance	316.8 GFLOPS (1:64)	125.3 GFLOPS (1:64)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	20.28 TFLOPS (1:1)	8.018 TFLOPS (1:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	20.28 TFLOPS	8.018 TFLOPS
Pipelines	3840	2304
Pixel fill rate	126.7 GPixel/s	55.68 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	316.8 GTexel/s	125.3 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt	90 Watt
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
DisplayPort support
HDMI
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Form factor	Dual-slot	Dual-slot
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Recommended system power (PSU)	550 Watt	250 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	1x 12-pin	1x 6-pin
Length		242 mm, 9.5 inches
Width		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	8 GB	4 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