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MSRP in USD: $249
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3050 outperforms the more expensive GeForce GTX 960 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3050 is 2539 days newer than the more expensive GeForce GTX 960.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 - 120 vs 130 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
- Performs up to 400% better in Cyberpunk 2077 than GeForce GTX 960 - 5 vs 1 FPS
- Up to 49% cheaper than GeForce GTX 960 - $161.99 vs $319.0
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 - 8 vs 2 GB
Cyberpunk 2077
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
EVGA GeForce GTX 960 Graphic Card - 1.30 GHz Core - 1.37 GHz Boost Clock - 2 GB GDDR5 SDRAM - PCI Express 3.0 x16 - Dual 02G-P4-2968-KR
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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
RT Overdrive
GeForce GTX 960
Desktop • Jan 22nd, 2015
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 960
Desktop • Jan 22nd, 2015
Pixel Fillrate
37.7 GPixel/s
66.30320084417869%
Texel Fillrate
75.39 GTexel/s
53.01687763713081%
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 22nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$199 | 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 |
| 2 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
| 112.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 1127 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1552 MHz |
| 1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GTX 960 or GeForce RTX 3050
Cyberpunk 2077, 1920 x 1080, RT Overdrive
1 FPS
$749.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$789.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$949.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 7 5700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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1 FPS
$1688.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$1,688.88
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2 FPS
$805.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-13700K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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$859.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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1 FPS
$873.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$873.64
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1 FPS
$999/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$999
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1 FPS
$999.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$999.99
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1 FPS
$705.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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