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Same as Founder's Edition
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Boost Clock
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3050 outperforms the more expensive GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. 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 World of Warcraft than GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB - 164 vs 152 FPS
- Up to 35% cheaper than GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB - $161.99 vs $249.95
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB - 8 vs 6 GB
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
SRhonyra Geforce GTX 1060 6GB Low Profile Graphics Card GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 X16 160 Bits SFF GPU HDMI DisplayPort Dual Displays
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GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE OC 6G Graphics Card, 2X WINDFORCE Fans, 6GB GDDR6 96-bit GDDR6, GV-N3050WF2OC-6GD Video Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
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
96.13220815752462%
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
69.31610386443984%
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
World of Warcraft, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
140 FPS
$5.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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133 FPS
$5.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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131 FPS
$7.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 7 5700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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128 FPS
$13.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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159 FPS
$10.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-13700K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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141 FPS
$6.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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120 FPS
$7.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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129 FPS
$7.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$999
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141 FPS
$7.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$999.99
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137 FPS
$5.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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