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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 3050 outperforms the more expensive GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! 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 21% better in Death Stranding than GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB - 104 vs 86 FPS
- Up to 46% cheaper than GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB - $199.99 vs $369.0
- Up to 55% better value when playing Death Stranding than GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB - $1.92 vs $4.29 per FPS
- 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
Death Stranding
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
104
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.92/FPS
100%
Price, $
$199.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
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%
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%
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
Death Stranding, 1920 x 1080, Very High
92 FPS
$10.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-13400F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$9.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
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$10/FPS
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Ryzen 5 3600
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$13.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
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$8.79/FPS
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$13.8/FPS
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$10.71/FPS
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$12.07/FPS
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Core i7-13700
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$10/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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87 FPS
$12.82/FPS
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Core i5-11400F
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