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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3050 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GT 1030 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce GT 1030 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3050 is 1693 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GT 1030.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
- Performs up to 20% better in Minecraft than GeForce GT 1030 - 618 vs 515 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 - 8 vs 2 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030
- Up to 64% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3050 - $64.99 vs $179.99
- Up to 55% better value when playing Minecraft than GeForce RTX 3050 - $0.13 vs $0.29 per FPS
- Consumes up to 77% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 - 30 vs 130 Watts
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
618
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.29/FPS
44%
Price, $
$179.99
36%
FPS Winner
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3050 Eagle OC 6G Graphics Card, 2X WINDFORCE Fans, 6GB GDDR6 96-bit GDDR6, GV-N3050EAGLE OC-6GD Video Card
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GeForce GT 1030
Desktop • May 17th, 2017
FPS
515
83%
Value, $/FPS
$0.13/FPS
100%
Price, $
$64.99
100%
Value Winner
GIGABYTE GV-N1030D4-2GL GeForce GT 1030 Low Profile D4 2G Computer Graphics Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
GeForce GT 1030
Desktop • May 17th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GT 1030
Desktop • May 17th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
23.49 GPixel/s
41%
Texel Fillrate
35.23 GTexel/s
24%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | May 17th, 2017 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 10 |
$249 | MSRP | $79 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
224 GB/s | Bandwidth | 48.06 GB/s |
1552 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1228 MHz |
1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1468 MHz |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1502 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3050 or GeForce GT 1030
Minecraft, 1920 x 1080, High
499 FPS
$1.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 7 5700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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519 FPS
$1.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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442 FPS
$1.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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520 FPS
$1.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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532 FPS
$1.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-13400F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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574 FPS
$2.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-13700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,172
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532 FPS
$1.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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636 FPS
$3.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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520 FPS
$1.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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531 FPS
$1.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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