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GeForce GTX 960 vs GeForce RTX 3050

GeForce GTX 960 vs GeForce RTX 3050: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

GeForce GTX 960

2 GB GDDR5 | 128-bit

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GeForce RTX 3050

8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit

MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 3050 8GB GDRR6 128-Bit HDMI/DP PCIe 4 Torx Twin Fans Ampere OC Graphics Card (RTX 3050 Ventus 2X XS 8G OC)

Buy for CA$279.99 on Amazon

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GeForce GTX 960

2 GB GDDR5 | 128-bit

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GeForce RTX 3050

8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit

MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 3050 8GB GDRR6 128-Bit HDMI/DP PCIe 4 Torx Twin Fans Ampere OC Graphics Card (RTX 3050 Ventus 2X XS 8G OC)

Buy for CA$279.99 on Amazon

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Prices and Stock
MSRP $199

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Prices and Stock
MSRP $249

MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 3050 8GB GDRR6 128-Bit HDMI/DP PCIe 4 Torx Twin Fans Ampere OC Graphics Card (RTX 3050 Ventus 2X XS 8G OC)

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3050 OC Low Profile 6G Graphics Card, 2X WINDFORCE Fans, 6GB GDDR6 96-bit GDDR6, GV-N3050OC-6GL Video Card

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CA$259.99

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Same as Founder's Edition

MSI GeForce RTX 3050 LP 6G OC (6GB GDDR6/PCI Express 4.0/1492MHz/14000MHz/Low Profile)

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CA$249.99

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Same as Founder's Edition

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE OC 6G Graphics Card, 2X WINDFORCE Fans, 6GB GDDR6 96-bit GDDR6, GV-N3050WF2OC-6GD Video Card

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 3050 outperforms GeForce GTX 960 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3050 is 2539 days newer than GeForce GTX 960.

Advantages of GeForce GTX 960

Consumes up to 8% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 - 120 vs 130 Watts

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3050

Performs up to 62% better in God of War than GeForce GTX 960 - 63 vs 39 FPS
Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 - 8 vs 2 GB

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God of War

God of War

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

GeForce GTX 960

Desktop • Jan 22nd, 2015

FPS

39

62%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

GeForce RTX 3050

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

FPS

63

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$4.44/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$279.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 3050 8GB GDRR6 128-Bit HDMI/DP PCIe 4 Torx Twin Fans Ampere OC Graphics Card (RTX 3050 Ventus 2X XS 8G OC)

Buy for CA$279.99 on Amazon

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My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

GeForce GTX 960

Desktop • Jan 22nd, 2015

GeForce RTX 3050

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

359

FPS

392

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

49

FPS

83

FPS

Fortnite

Fortnite

562

FPS

652

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

386

FPS

389

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

84

FPS

105

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Theoretical Performance

GeForce GTX 960

Desktop • Jan 22nd, 2015

Pixel Fillrate

37.7 GPixel/s

66%

Texel Fillrate

75.39 GTexel/s

53%

GeForce RTX 3050

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Pixel Fillrate

56.86 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

142.2 GTexel/s

100%

GeForce GTX 960	vs	GeForce RTX 3050
Jan 22nd, 2015	Release Date	Jan 4th, 2022
GeForce 900	Generation	GeForce 30
$199	MSRP	$249
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	Outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x 6-pin	Power Connectors	1x 8-pin
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
2 GB	Memory	8 GB
GDDR5	Type	GDDR6
128-bit	Bus	128-bit
112.2 GB/s	Bandwidth	224 GB/s
1127 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1552 MHz
1178 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	1777 MHz
1753 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	1750 MHz

PCs Using GeForce GTX 960 or GeForce RTX 3050

With selected game settings

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Skytech Archangel Gaming PC

42 FPS

CA$26.7/FPS

GeForce RTX 3050

Ryzen 5 5500

16 GB, 1 TB SSD

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CA$1,121.31

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MSI Codex R2 (Tower) Gaming Desktop PC

47 FPS

CA$21.38/FPS

GeForce RTX 3050

Core i5-12400F

16 GB, 500 GB SSD

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CA$1,005.01

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Skytech Nebula Gaming PC

47 FPS

CA$24.94/FPS

GeForce RTX 3050

Core i5-12400F

16 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

CA$1,172.12

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Skytech Nebula Gaming PC Image

Skytech Nebula Gaming PC

42 FPS

CA$25.05/FPS

GeForce RTX 3050

Ryzen 5 5500

16 GB, 500 GB SSD

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CA$1,051.97

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Acer N50-640-ER13 Gaming Desktop PC

47 FPS

CA$23.38/FPS

GeForce RTX 3050

Core i5-12400F

8 GB, 512 GB SSD

Buy on Amazon

CA$1,099

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ROG Strix G13 Gaming Desktop PC

50 FPS

CA$26/FPS

GeForce RTX 3050

Core i5-14400F

16 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

CA$1,299.99

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Skytech Nebula Gaming PC Image

Skytech Nebula Gaming PC

48 FPS

CA$25.06/FPS

GeForce RTX 3050

Core i3-12100F

16 GB, 500 GB SSD

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CA$1,202.93

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CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC

50 FPS

CA$26.46/FPS

GeForce RTX 3050

Core i5-14400F

16 GB, N/A Storage

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CA$1,322.98

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Skytech Shadow Gaming PC

36 FPS

CA$39.96/FPS

GeForce RTX 3050

Core i5-10400F

8 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

CA$1,438.61

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HAJAAN Gaming Desktop PC

46 FPS

CA$45.65/FPS

GeForce RTX 3050

Core i7-11700F

32 GB, 2 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

CA$2,099.99

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CA$510.21

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