GeForce RTX 4060 vs GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB for Gaming

FPS Winner

The GeForce RTX 4060 is a clear winner – it's at least 2x faster gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB and it's also a better value for money, as it's only £120.00 more expensive!

Advantages of the GeForce RTX 4060

At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
A better value for money for gaming
Up to 33% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 6 GB

Advantages of the GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB

Up to 43% cheaper – £159.99 vs £279.99
Consumes up to 39% less energy – 70 vs 115 Watts

GeForce RTX 4060 vs GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB for Gaming

The GPU's performance in selected game and settings

GeForce RTX 4060

May 18th, 2023

Average FPS

111

100%

Min 1% FPS

100%

Price, £

£279.99

57%

Value, £/FPS

£2.52/FPS

87%

ASUS GeForce RTX 4060 DUAL EVO 8G OC Gaming Graphics Card - 2535MHz Boost Clock, GDDR6X, PCIe Gen 4, DLSS 3, 3x DP v 1.4a, HDMI 2.1a (Supports 4K & 8K HDR)

Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AERO OC Graphics Card - 8GB GDDR6, 128-bit, PCI-E 4.0, 2550MHz Core Clock, 2x DP 1.4, 2x HDMI 2.1a, NVIDIA DLSS 3 - GV-N4060AERO OC-8GD

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4060 EAGLE OC ICE 8G Graphics Card - 8GB GDDR6, 128bit, PCI-E 4.0, 2505MHz Core Clock, 2 x DisplayPort 1.4a, 2 x HDMI 2.1a, NVIDIA DLSS 3, GV-N4060EAGLEOC ICE-8GD

GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB

Feb 2nd, 2024

Average FPS

66%

Min 1% FPS

59%

Price, £

£159.99

100%

Value, £/FPS

£2.19/FPS

100%

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)

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 OC (6GB GDDR6/PCI Express 4.0/1500MHz/14000MHz/Low Profile)

Buy on Amazon

£174.23

In Stock

Same as Founder's Edition

ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 LP BRK OC Edition 6GB GDDR6 Gaming Graphics Card (Nvidia RTX3050, PCIe 4.0, 1x DVI-D, 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a, RTX3050-O6G-LP-BRK)

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE V2 OC 6GB GDDR6 Graphics Card

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

Buy on Amazon

£178.00

In Stock

Same as Founder's Edition

Palit GeForce RTX 3050 StormX (6GB GDDR6/PCI Express 4.0/1470MHz/14000MHz)

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE OC V2 6G Graphics Card, 2X WINDFORCE Fans, 6GB GDDR6 96-bit GDDR6, GV-N3050WF2OCV2-6GD Graphics Card

GeForce RTX 4060 vs GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB in My Games

The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it

GeForce RTX 4060

May 18th, 2023

GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB

Feb 2nd, 2024

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Synthetic Benchmarks

The GeForce RTX 4060 vs GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB in synthetic GPU benchmarks

GeForce RTX 4060

May 18th, 2023

3DMark TimeSpy Graphics Score

10614

100%

GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB

Feb 2nd, 2024

3DMark TimeSpy Graphics Score

4853

46%

Performance Specifications

The GeForce RTX 4060 vs GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB in core GPU performance specifications

GeForce RTX 4060

May 18th, 2023

Memory

8 GB

100%

Memory Bandwidth

272 GB/s

100%

Pixel Fillrate

118.1 GPixel/s

100%

Texture Fillrate

236.2 GTexel/s

100%

FP32

15.11 TFLOPS

100%

GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB

Feb 2nd, 2024

Memory

6 GB

75%

Memory Bandwidth

168 GB/s

62%

Pixel Fillrate

47.04 GPixel/s

40%

Texture Fillrate

105.8 GTexel/s

45%

FP32

6.774 TFLOPS

45%

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

GeForce RTX 4060	Specifications Comparison of all specifications	GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB
General
May 18th, 2023	Release Date	Feb 2nd, 2024
$299.00	MSRP	$179.00
GeForce 40	Generation	GeForce 30
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
115 W	Power Consumption	70 W
Memory
8 GB	Memory Size	6 GB
GDDR6	Memory Type	GDDR6
128-bit	Memory Bus	96-bit
272 GB/s	Bandwidth	168 GB/s
Theoretical Performance
118.1 GPixel/s	Pixel Fillrate	47.04 GPixel/s
236.2 GTexel/s	Texture Fillrate	105.8 GTexel/s
15.11 TFLOPS	FP32	6.774 TFLOPS