GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB vs GeForce GTX 1060
Summary
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
150%
GeForce GTX 1060
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB |
| 50% higher gaming performance. |
| This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support. |
| Supports PhysX |
| Supports G-Sync |
| Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty) |
| Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute |
| Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR) |
| Supports Deep Learning Super-Sampling (DLSS) |
Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1060 |
| Supports PhysX |
| Supports G-Sync |
| Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty) |
| Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute |
| Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |
HWBench recommends GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
The GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (8 combinations of games and resolutions).
Core Configuration
| GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB | | GeForce GTX 1060 | |
|---|
| GPU Name | GA106 (GA106-150-A1) | vs | GP106 (GP106-400-A1) |
| Fab Process | 8 nm | vs | 16 nm |
| Die Size | 276 mm² | vs | 200 mm² |
| Transistors | 13,250 million | vs | 4,400 million |
| Shaders | 2560 | vs | 1280 |
| Compute Units | 20 | vs | 10 |
| Core clock | 1552 MHz | vs | 1506 MHz |
| ROPs | 48 | vs | 48 |
| TMUs | 80 | vs | 80 |
Memory Configuration
| GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB | | GeForce GTX 1060 | |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | vs | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 128 bit | vs | 192 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1750 MHz
14 Gbps effective | vs | 2002 MHz
8008 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 8192 Mb | vs | 6144 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB | | GeForce GTX 1060 | |
|---|
| TDP | 130 watts | vs | 120 watts |
| Release Date | 4 Jan 2022 | vs | 10 Jul 2016 |
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
85.30 GP/s
GeForce GTX 1060
72.30 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
142.20 GT/s
GeForce GTX 1060
120.50 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
224.00 GB/s
GeForce GTX 1060
192.20 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
9098.00 GFLOPs
GeForce GTX 1060
3855.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Ultra high Quality, TAA, bahrain,DirectX12, Windows 10x64
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
115
GeForce GTX 1060
75
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
71
GeForce GTX 1060
42
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
90
GeForce GTX 1060
52
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra high Quality, TAA, bahrain,DirectX12, Windows 10x64
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
86
GeForce GTX 1060
57
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
51
GeForce GTX 1060
31
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
60
GeForce GTX 1060
34
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
6
GeForce GTX 1060
19
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
31
GeForce GTX 1060
17
FPS (higher is better)