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GeForce RTX 3050 vs GeForce RTX 3060

GeForce RTX 3050 vs GeForce RTX 3060: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

GeForce RTX 3050

8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit

MSI GeForce RTX 3050 LP 6G OC Gaming Graphics Card - 6GB GDDR6, 1492 MHz, PCI Express Gen 4, 96-bit, 1x DP (v1.4a), 2x HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K)

Buy for £159.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6470 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3060

12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

ASUS GeForce RTX 3060 12G DUAL V2 OC Gaming Graphics Card - 1867MHz Boost Clock, GDDR6, PCIe Gen 4, DLSS 2, 1x DP v1.4a, 1 x HDMI 2.1, 1 x DVI-D (Supports 4K)

Buy for £254.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6470 minutes ago

GeForce RTX 3050

8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit

MSI GeForce RTX 3050 LP 6G OC Gaming Graphics Card - 6GB GDDR6, 1492 MHz, PCI Express Gen 4, 96-bit, 1x DP (v1.4a), 2x HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K)

Buy for £159.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6470 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3060

12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

ASUS GeForce RTX 3060 12G DUAL V2 OC Gaming Graphics Card - 1867MHz Boost Clock, GDDR6, PCIe Gen 4, DLSS 2, 1x DP v1.4a, 1 x HDMI 2.1, 1 x DVI-D (Supports 4K)

Buy for £254.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6470 minutes ago

Prices and Stock
MSRP $249

MSI GeForce RTX 3050 LP 6G OC Gaming Graphics Card - 6GB GDDR6, 1492 MHz, PCI Express Gen 4, 96-bit, 1x DP (v1.4a), 2x HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K)

ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 6G DUAL OC Gaming Graphics Card - 1537MHz Boost Clock, GDDR6, PCIe Gen 4, DLSS 2, 3 x DP v1.4a, 1 x HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K)

MSI GeForce RTX 3050 VENTUS 2X XS White 8G OC (8GB GDDR6/PCI Express 4.0/1807MHz/14000MHz)

Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE OC Graphics Card - 6GB GDDR6, 96-bit, PCI-E 4.0, 1470MHz Core Clock, 2x DP 1.4, 2x HDMI 2.1, NVIDIA Ampere - GV-N3050WF2OC-6GD

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 OC (6GB GDDR6/PCI Express 4.0/MHz/MHz)

ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 LP BRK OC Edition 6GB GDDR6 (IP5X dust resistance, dual ball bearings, stainless steel bracket, PCIe 4.0, DLSS 3, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a, DVI-D and more)

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

MSI, GeForce RTX 3050 VENTUS 2X E 6G OC

Prices and Stock
MSRP $329

ASUS GeForce RTX 3060 12G DUAL V2 OC Gaming Graphics Card - 1867MHz Boost Clock, GDDR6, PCIe Gen 4, DLSS 2, 1x DP v1.4a, 1 x HDMI 2.1, 1 x DVI-D (Supports 4K)

Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 WINDFORCE OC V2 Graphics Card - 12GB GDDR6, 192-bit, PCI-E 4.0, 1792MHz Core Clock, 2x DP 1.4, 2 x HDMI 2.1, NVIDIA Ampere - GV-N3060WF2OC-12GD

Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual 12GB GDDR6 Graphics Card, 3584 Core, 1320 MHz GPU, 1777 MHz Boost, Ampere Architecture, 3 x DisplayPort, HDMI, Dual Fans with 0-dB Tech

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 3X 12G OC Gaming Graphics Card - 12GB GDDR6, 1807 MHz, PCI Express Gen 4, 192 Bit, 3x DP v 1.4a, HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K)

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms GeForce RTX 3050 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce RTX 3050 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 is 357 days older than GeForce RTX 3050.

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3050

Up to 25% better value when playing World of Tanks than GeForce RTX 3060 - £0.86 vs £1.15 per FPS
Consumes up to 24% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 130 vs 170 Watts

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3060

Performs up to 19% better in World of Tanks than GeForce RTX 3050 - 222 vs 187 FPS
Up to 50% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 - 12 vs 8 GB

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World of Tanks

World of Tanks

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

GeForce RTX 3050

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

FPS

187

84%

Value, £/FPS

£0.86/FPS

100%

Price, £

£159.99

100%

Value Winner

MSI GeForce RTX 3050 LP 6G OC Gaming Graphics Card - 6GB GDDR6, 1492 MHz, PCI Express Gen 4, 96-bit, 1x DP (v1.4a), 2x HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K)

Buy for £159.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6470 minutes ago

GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

FPS

222

100%

Value, £/FPS

£1.15/FPS

75%

Price, £

£254.99

62%

FPS Winner

ASUS GeForce RTX 3060 12G DUAL V2 OC Gaming Graphics Card - 1867MHz Boost Clock, GDDR6, PCIe Gen 4, DLSS 2, 1x DP v1.4a, 1 x HDMI 2.1, 1 x DVI-D (Supports 4K)

Buy for £254.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6470 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

GeForce RTX 3050

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

392

FPS

413

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

83

FPS

104

FPS

Fortnite

Fortnite

652

FPS

704

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

389

FPS

391

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

105

FPS

117

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Theoretical Performance

GeForce RTX 3050

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Pixel Fillrate

56.86 GPixel/s

67%

Texel Fillrate

142.2 GTexel/s

71%

GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

Pixel Fillrate

85.3 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

199 GTexel/s

100%

GeForce RTX 3050	vs	GeForce RTX 3060
Jan 4th, 2022	Release Date	Jan 12th, 2021
GeForce 30	Generation	GeForce 30
$249	MSRP	$329
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	Outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x 8-pin	Power Connectors	1x 12-pin
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
8 GB	Memory	12 GB
GDDR6	Type	GDDR6
128-bit	Bus	192-bit
224 GB/s	Bandwidth	360 GB/s
1552 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1320 MHz
1777 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	1777 MHz
1750 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	1875 MHz

PCs Using GeForce RTX 3050 or GeForce RTX 3060

With selected game settings

Lenovo IdeaCentre LOQ 17L Desktop PC Image

Lenovo IdeaCentre LOQ 17L Desktop PC

189 FPS

£3.73/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i5-13400F

16 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

£705.26

In Stock

CYBERPOWERPC Luxe Gaming PC Image

CYBERPOWERPC Luxe Gaming PC

190 FPS

£5.63/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i9-11900KF

32 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

£1,069

In Stock

Acer Nitro N50-650 Gaming Desktop PC Image

Acer Nitro N50-650 Gaming Desktop PC

155 FPS

£4.39/FPS

GeForce RTX 3050

Core i5-13400F

16 GB, 512 GB SSD

Buy on Amazon

£679.99

In Stock

CYBERPOWERPC Wyvern Gaming PC Image

CYBERPOWERPC Wyvern Gaming PC

151 FPS

£4.17/FPS

GeForce RTX 3050

Core i5-12400F

16 GB, 500 GB SSD

Buy on Amazon

£629

In Stock

𝗔𝗗𝗠𝗜 Gaming PC Image

𝗔𝗗𝗠𝗜 Gaming PC

190 FPS

£4.89/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i9-11900KF

16 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

£929.95

In Stock

Lenovo IdeaCentre Gaming 5 17L Desktop PC Image

Lenovo IdeaCentre Gaming 5 17L Desktop PC

151 FPS

£4.62/FPS

GeForce RTX 3050

Core i5-12400F

16 GB, 512 GB SSD

Buy on Amazon

£698

In Stock

ADMI Gaming PC Image

185 FPS

£5.24/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i5-12400F

16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

£969.95

In Stock

Vibox VIII-26 Gaming PC Image

Vibox VIII-26 Gaming PC

167 FPS

£7.19/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i9-10900F

32 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

£1,199.95

In Stock

Vibox III-47 Gaming PC Image

Vibox III-47 Gaming PC

163 FPS

£5.37/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i7-9700

32 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

£874.95

In Stock

Veno Scorp Gaming PC Image

Veno Scorp Gaming PC

164 FPS

£5.18/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i7-10700F

16 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

£849.95

In Stock

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£254.99

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£254.99

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£159.99

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£658.99

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£254.99

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£307.99

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£254.99

£199.55

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£159.99

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£159.99

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£307.99

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£159.99

£199.55

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

Radeon RX 7800 XT

£469.99

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£254.99

£141.3

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

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£469.99

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£254.99

Radeon RX 7700 XT

£438.99

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£159.99

£141.3

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

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£159.99

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£438.99

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£159.99

£244.34

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£254.99

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£1,151.3

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£254.99

£89.99

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

£1,151.3

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£159.99

£89.99

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

GeForce GT 1030

£68.99

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

GeForce GT 1030

£68.99

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

£146.76

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

£146.76

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

GeForce RTX 4070

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

GeForce RTX 4070

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

£1,932.14

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

£1,932.14

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

Radeon RX 6600 XT

£694.35

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

GeForce RTX 4090

£3,500

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

Radeon RX 6600 XT

£694.35

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

£480.12

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

GeForce RTX 4090

£3,500

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

£480.12

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

£50.99

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

£50.99

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

£605.36

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

£605.36

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

Radeon RX 6750 XT

£333.96

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

Radeon RX 6750 XT

£333.96

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

£409

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

£369.99

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

£409

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

£369.99

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER

£599.99

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER

£599.99

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

£63.56

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

£63.56

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

GeForce RTX 3070

£618.21

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

GeForce RTX 3070

£618.21

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

GeForce RTX 2060

£209.99

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

GeForce RTX 3090 Ti

£2,300

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

GeForce RTX 2060

£209.99

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

GeForce RTX 3090 Ti

£2,300

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER

£799.98

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER

£799.98

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

Out of Stock

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£159.99

GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

Out of Stock