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Boost Clock
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms the cheaper GeForce RTX 3050 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce RTX 3050 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 is 357 days older than the cheaper GeForce RTX 3050.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 9% better in World of Warcraft than GeForce RTX 3050 - 178 vs 164 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 - 12 vs 8 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
- Up to 38% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 - $179.99 vs $289.99
- Up to 33% better value when playing World of Warcraft than GeForce RTX 3060 - $1.1 vs $1.63 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 130 vs 170 Watts
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
178
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.63/FPS
67%
Price, $
$289.99
62%
FPS Winner
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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GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
164
92%
Value, $/FPS
$1.1/FPS
100%
Price, $
$179.99
100%
Value 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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
66%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
71%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
| $329 | MSRP | $249 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 12-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
360 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 1320 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1552 MHz |
| 1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
1875 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3060 or GeForce RTX 3050
World of Warcraft, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
166 FPS
$7.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-13700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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120 FPS
$6.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$810.34
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137 FPS
$4.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$649.99
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157 FPS
$7.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,248.45
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153 FPS
$9.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,479.99
In Stock
138 FPS
$5.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$799.99
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137 FPS
$6.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$899.99
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156 FPS
$12.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-13900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,958
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166 FPS
$8.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-13700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,385.59
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140 FPS
$7.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-13400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,099.99
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