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 24% better in Fortnite than GeForce RTX 3050 - 102 vs 82 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 - 12 vs 8 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
- Up to 41% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 - $179.99 vs $304.99
- Up to 26% better value when playing Fortnite than GeForce RTX 3060 - $2.2 vs $2.99 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 130 vs 170 Watts
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
102
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.99/FPS
73%
Price, $
$304.99
59%
FPS Winner
Buy for $304.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 2 minutes ago
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
82
80%
Value, $/FPS
$2.2/FPS
100%
Price, $
$179.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $179.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 2 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
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 |