NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB VS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR6
Memory3584
Cores360 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
VS
nvidia
Brand8GB GDDR6
Memory2560
Cores224 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
12GB GDDR6 170W $289.99 Jan 2021
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
$329 • Jan 2021
VS
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
$249 • Jan 2022
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
8GB GDDR6 130W $200.00 Jan 2022
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Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 170 W | 130 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1777 MHz | 1777 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 360 GB/s | 224 GB/s |
| Process Size | 8nm | 8nm |
| Architecture | Ampere | Ampere |
| Shading Units | 3584 | 2560 |
| RT Cores | 28 | 20 |
| TMUs | 112 | 80 |
| ROPs | 48 | 32 |
| Memory Bus | 192-bit | 128-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1875 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 85.3 GPixel/s | 56.86 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 360 GTexel/s | 224 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 12.74 GFLOPS | 9.098 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 3.00 MB | 2.00 MB |
| Die Size | 276 mm² | 276 mm² |
| Transistors | 12000 Million | 12000 Million |
| Required PSU | 450 W | 300 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin | 1x 8-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| DirectX | 12.2 | 12.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | Samsung | Samsung |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
8993 (+42%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
6332
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
91603 (+37%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
67028
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
109.4 FPS (+53%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
71.7 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
16870 (+34%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
12622
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
Game Benchmarks Comparison (15 benchmarks)
UNCHARTED Legacy of Thieves Collection
7.8 2022 • Adventure Naughty Dog LLC, Iron Galaxy Studios
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.4
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+33%)
AVG 65 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.4
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+35%)
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.4
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+190%)
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
AVG 10 FPS
MIN 8 FPS
Winner
Loser
A Plague Tale Requiem
7.5 2022 • Action, Adventure Asobo Studio
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+39%)
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+45%)
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+50%)
AVG 18 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
AVG 12 FPS
MIN 11 FPS
Winner
Loser
Dying Light 2 Stay Human
8 2022 • Action, Adventure, RPG Techland
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
| Patch: v1.8.3
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+54%)
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
| Patch: v1.8.3
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+53%)
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
| Patch: v1.8.3
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+88%)
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 12 FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
AVG 8 FPS
MIN 6 FPS
Winner
Loser
Battlefield 6
8.2 2025 • Action Battlefield Studios
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+45%)
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+48%)
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+55%)
AVG 17 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
AVG 11 FPS
MIN 10 FPS
Winner
Loser
ELDEN RING
8.1 2022 • Action, RPG FromSoftware, Inc.
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+30%)
AVG 78 FPS
MIN 72 FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+33%)
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+36%)
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
Winner
Loser
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB Wins!
Based on 15 benchmarks across 5 games
40
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
VS
+43.8%
28
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6
15
Wins
40
Avg FPS
36
Min FPS
100%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
NVIDIA • 8GB GDDR6
0
Wins
28
Avg FPS
25
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
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