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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3050 outperforms the more expensive GeForce GTX 1060 3 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 1965 days newer than the more expensive GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
- Performs up to 50% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB - 54 vs 36 FPS
- Up to 22% cheaper than GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB - $161.99 vs $207.49
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB - 8 vs 3 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 - 120 vs 130 Watts
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
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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ASUS GeForce GTX 1060 3GB Dual-Fan OC Edition Graphics Card (DUAL-GTX1060-O3G)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
Desktop • Aug 18th, 2016
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
69.35838009270553%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
Desktop • Aug 18th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
81.98 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
123 GTexel/s
86.49789029535866%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Aug 18th, 2016 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 10 |
| $249 | MSRP | $199 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
224 GB/s | Bandwidth | 192.2 GB/s |
1552 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1506 MHz |
1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1708 MHz |
| 1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2002 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3050 or GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
42 FPS
$17.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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37 FPS
$21.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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37 FPS
$25.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 7 5700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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35 FPS
$48.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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51 FPS
$31.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-13700K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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42 FPS
$20.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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30 FPS
$29.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 3600
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36 FPS
$27.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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42 FPS
$23.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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40 FPS
$17.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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