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Boost Clock
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 3050 outperforms the more expensive GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce RTX 3050 is 1995 days newer than the more expensive GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 - 120 vs 130 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
- Performs up to 8% better in Far Cry 5 than GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB - 122 vs 113 FPS
- Up to 25% cheaper than GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB - £209.99 vs £280.0
- Up to 31% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB - £1.72 vs £2.48 per FPS
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB - 8 vs 6 GB
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
PNY Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Graphics Card GDDR5, 6 GB
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GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
122
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.72/FPS
100%
Price, £
£209.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
MSI GeForce RTX 3050 VENTUS 2X XS 8G OC Gaming Graphics Card - 8GB GDDR6, 1807 MHz, PCI Express Gen 4 x 8, 128-bit, 1x DP v 1.4a, HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2016
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
82.03 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
136.7 GTexel/s
96%
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
69%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 19th, 2016 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| GeForce 10 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
| $299 | 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 |
| 6 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
| 192.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 1506 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1552 MHz |
| 1709 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
2002 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB or GeForce RTX 3050
Far Cry 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
98 FPS
£6.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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98 FPS
£7.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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99 FPS
£9.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£934.99
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