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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB outperforms the cheaper 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 8 GB is 281 days newer than the cheaper GeForce RTX 3050.
Advantages of GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
- Performs up to 9% better in Apex Legends than GeForce RTX 3050 - 143 vs 131 FPS
Advantages of GeForce RTX 3050
- Up to 36% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB - £159.99 vs £249.99
- Up to 30% better value when playing Apex Legends than GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB - £1.22 vs £1.75 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB - 130 vs 170 Watts
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
FPS
143
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.75/FPS
70%
Price, £
£249.99
63%
FPS Winner
Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING OC V2 Graphics Card - 8GB GDDR6, 128-bit, PCI-E 4.0, 1807MHz Core Clock, 2x DP 1.4, 2x HDMI 2.1, NVIDIA DLSS - GV-N3060GAMING OC-8GD V2
Buy for £249.99 on Amazon
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Updated 172 minutes ago
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
131
92%
Value, £/FPS
£1.22/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)
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Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
67%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
71%
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB | vs | GeForce RTX 3050 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 12th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
| Not Available | MSRP | $249 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 12-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
240 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 1320 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1552 MHz |
| 1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
1875 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
PC Builds Using GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB or GeForce RTX 3050
With selected game settings
118 FPS
£5.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£695
In Stock
120 FPS
£5.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£679.99
In Stock
118 FPS
£5.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£629
In Stock
118 FPS
£7.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£934.99
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