GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB vs GeForce RTX 3060
Summary
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
100%
GeForce RTX 3060
165%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB |
| 50 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce RTX 3060 . |
| 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 RTX 3060 |
| 65% higher gaming performance. |
| 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) |
HWBench recommends GeForce RTX 3060
The GeForce RTX 3060 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (15 combinations of games and resolutions).
Core Configuration
| GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB | | GeForce RTX 3060 | |
|---|
| GPU Name | GA106 (GA106-150-A1) | vs | GA106 (GA106-300-A1) |
| Fab Process | 8 nm | vs | 8 nm |
| Die Size | 276 mm² | vs | 300 mm² |
| Transistors | 13,250 million | vs | 13,250 million |
| Shaders | 2560 | vs | 3840 |
| Compute Units | 20 | vs | 30 |
| Core clock | 1552 MHz | vs | 1627 MHz |
| ROPs | 48 | vs | 64 |
| TMUs | 80 | vs | 120 |
Memory Configuration
| GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB | | GeForce RTX 3060 | |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | vs | GDDR6 |
| Bus Width | 128 bit | vs | 192 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1750 MHz
14 Gbps effective | vs | 1750 MHz
14 Gbps effective |
| Memory Size | 8192 Mb | vs | 12288 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB | | GeForce RTX 3060 | |
|---|
| TDP | 130 watts | vs | 180 watts |
| Release Date | 4 Jan 2022 | vs | UNRELEASED |
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
85.30 GP/s
GeForce RTX 3060
118.50 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
142.20 GT/s
GeForce RTX 3060
222.20 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
224.00 GB/s
GeForce RTX 3060
336.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
9098.00 GFLOPs
GeForce RTX 3060
14220.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
56
GeForce RTX 3060
68
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra high Quality, TAA, bahrain,DirectX12, Windows 10x64
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
115
GeForce RTX 3060
131
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
71
GeForce RTX 3060
101
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
123
GeForce RTX 3060
158
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
90
GeForce RTX 3060
123
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
43
GeForce RTX 3060
54
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra high Quality, TAA, bahrain,DirectX12, Windows 10x64
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
86
GeForce RTX 3060
101
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
51
GeForce RTX 3060
69
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
80
GeForce RTX 3060
105
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
60
GeForce RTX 3060
82
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
26
GeForce RTX 3060
34
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
6
GeForce RTX 3060
39
FPS (higher is better)
Extreme Quality, Raytracing, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
32
GeForce RTX 3060
42
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
41
GeForce RTX 3060
56
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
31
GeForce RTX 3060
44
FPS (higher is better)