The GeForce GTX 960 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's $65.01 more expensive!
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 960
The GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB is better in every way
Advantages of the GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 25% cheaper – $189.99 vs $255.00
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 42% less energy – 70 vs 120 Watts
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory – 6 vs 2 GB
GeForce GTX 960 vs GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB
Feb 2nd, 2024
Average FPS
73
100%
Min 1% FPS
37
100%
Price, $
$189.99
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.6/FPS
100%
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$189.99
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$179.99
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$230.27
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$191.20
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$250.81
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GeForce GTX 960 vs GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB in My Games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The GeForce GTX 960 vs GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce GTX 960 vs GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB in core GPU performance specifications
GeForce GTX 960
Jan 22nd, 2015
Memory
2 GB
33%
Memory Bandwidth
112.2 GB/s
67%
Pixel Fillrate
37.7 GPixel/s
80%
Texture Fillrate
75.39 GTexel/s
71%
FP32
2.413 TFLOPS
36%
GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB
Feb 2nd, 2024
Memory
6 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
168 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
47.04 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
105.8 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
6.774 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
GeForce GTX 960 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Jan 22nd, 2015 | Release Date | Feb 2nd, 2024 |
| $199.00 | MSRP | $179.00 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 120 W | Power Consumption | 70 W |
| Memory | ||
| 2 GB | Memory Size | 6 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 128-bit | Memory Bus | 96-bit |
| 112.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 168 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 37.7 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 47.04 GPixel/s |
| 75.39 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 105.8 GTexel/s |
| 2.413 TFLOPS | FP32 | 6.774 TFLOPS |
