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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $249
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Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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MSRP in USD: $329
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$281.78
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms the cheaper GeForce RTX 3050 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 is 357 days older than the cheaper GeForce RTX 3050.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
- Up to 43% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 - $161.99 vs $281.78
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 130 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 5% better in Lost Ark than GeForce RTX 3050 - 199 vs 189 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 - 12 vs 8 GB
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
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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GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD Video Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
66.6588511137163%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
71.4572864321608%
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$249 | MSRP | $329 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 GB | Memory | 12 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
| 224 GB/s | Bandwidth | 360 GB/s |
1552 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1320 MHz |
| 1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
| 1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1875 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3050 or GeForce RTX 3060
Lost Ark, 1920 x 1080, Very High
164 FPS
$4.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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167 FPS
$6.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,099.99
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154 FPS
$5.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$789.99
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161 FPS
$5.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$849.99
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154 FPS
$6.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 7 5700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$949.99
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161 FPS
$4.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$718.99
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150 FPS
$11.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$1,688.88
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174 FPS
$10.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,749.99
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184 FPS
$8.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-13700K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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$1,611.72
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168 FPS
$4.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$749.99
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