GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB vs GeForce RTX 3060

Prices and Stock
MSRP $179

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

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$189.99

In Stock

Same as Founder's Edition

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3050 Eagle OC 6G Graphics Card, 2X WINDFORCE Fans, 6GB GDDR6 96-bit GDDR6, GV-N3050EAGLE OC-6GD Video Card

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

Inno3D Geforce RTX 3050 Graphics Card 6GB Twin X2

Prices and Stock
MSRP $329

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD Video Card

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ventus 2X 12G OC, Gaming Graphics Card - NVIDIA RTX 3060, 12GB GDDR6 Memory, 192-bit, 15 Gbps

ASUS Gaming Graphics Card - GeForce Dual RTX 3060, 12GB GDDR6, RGB, LHR, Ray Tracing, DLSS

GIGABYTE NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC V2 Graphics Card - 12GB GDDR6, 192-bit, PCI-E 4.0, 1837MHz Core Clock, RGB, 2X DP 1.4, 2X HDMI 2.1, NVIDIA Ampere - GV-N3060GAMING OC-8GD

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 is 1116 days older than GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB.

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB

Up to 12% better value when playing Apex Legends than GeForce RTX 3060 - $1.67 vs $1.90 per FPS
Consumes up to 59% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 70 vs 170 Watts

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3060

Performs up to 38% better in Apex Legends than GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB - 157 vs 114 FPS
Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB - 12 vs 6 GB

This is a free version of Apex Legends.

Apex Legends

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB

Desktop • Feb 2nd, 2024

FPS

114

73%

Value, $/FPS

$1.67/FPS

100%

Price, $

$189.99

100%

Value Winner

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

Buy for $189.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 914 minutes ago

GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

FPS

157

100%

Value, $/FPS

$1.90/FPS

88%

Price, $

$297.77

63%

FPS Winner

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD Video Card

Buy for $297.77 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 373 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB

Desktop • Feb 2nd, 2024

GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

1920 x 1080

Ultra

112

FPS

131

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Maximum

158

FPS

180

FPS

World of Warcraft

1920 x 1080

Very High

342

FPS

348

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Epic

FPS

Fortnite

1920 x 1080

High

604

FPS

686

FPS

Valorant

Theoretical Performance

GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB

Desktop • Feb 2nd, 2024

Pixel Fillrate

47.04 GPixel/s

55%

Texel Fillrate

105.8 GTexel/s

53%

GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

Pixel Fillrate

85.3 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

199 GTexel/s

100%

GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB	vs	GeForce RTX 3060
Feb 2nd, 2024	Release Date	Jan 12th, 2021
GeForce 30	Generation	GeForce 30
$179	MSRP	$329
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	Outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
None	Power Connectors	1x 12-pin
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
6 GB	Memory	12 GB
GDDR6	Type	GDDR6
96-bit	Bus	192-bit
168 GB/s	Bandwidth	360 GB/s
1042 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1320 MHz
1470 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	1777 MHz
1750 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	1875 MHz