GeForce RTX 3060 vs Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile with GeForce RTX 3060, including specs and performance data.

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile
2018
3 MB GDDR5
10.69

RTX 3060 outperforms Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile by a whopping 257% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking41086
Place by popularitynot in top-1004
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data67.90
Power efficiencyno data17.88
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameno dataGA106
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release dateApril 2018 (6 years ago)12 January 2021 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$329

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores7683584
Core clock speed1366 MHz1320 MHz
Boost clock speed1442 MHz1777 MHz
Number of transistorsno data12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data170 Watt
Texture fill rateno data199.0
Floating-point processing powerno data12.74 TFLOPS
ROPsno data48
TMUsno data112
Tensor Coresno data112
Ray Tracing Coresno data28

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data242 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 12-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount3 MB12 GB
Memory bus width96 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1752 MHz1875 MHz
Memory bandwidth84 GB/s360.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectorsno data1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Multi-Projection+no data
Multi Monitor+no data

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectXno data12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.7
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan+1.3
CUDA-8.6
DLSS-+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 10.69
RTX 3060 38.21
+257%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 6401
RTX 3060 21379
+234%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD30−35
−283%
115
+283%
1440p18−20
−272%
67
+272%
4K12−14
−258%
43
+258%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.86
1440pno data4.91
4Kno data7.65

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 79
+0%
79
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 78
+0%
78
+0%
Far Cry 5 146
+0%
146
+0%
Fortnite 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 124
+0%
124
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Valorant 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 75
+0%
75
+0%
Dota 2 156
+0%
156
+0%
Far Cry 5 135
+0%
135
+0%
Fortnite 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 110
+0%
110
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 141
+0%
141
+0%
Metro Exodus 81
+0%
81
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 179
+0%
179
+0%
Valorant 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 64
+0%
64
+0%
Dota 2 147
+0%
147
+0%
Far Cry 5 127
+0%
127
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 87
+0%
87
+0%
Valorant 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 280−290
+0%
280−290
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 81
+0%
81
+0%
Metro Exodus 50
+0%
50
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 39
+0%
39
+0%
Far Cry 5 94
+0%
94
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 72
+0%
72
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 82
+0%
82
+0%
Metro Exodus 32
+0%
32
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65
+0%
65
+0%
Valorant 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 18
+0%
18
+0%
Dota 2 115
+0%
115
+0%
Far Cry 5 48
+0%
48
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

This is how Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile and RTX 3060 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3060 is 283% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3060 is 272% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3060 is 258% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.69 38.21
Maximum RAM amount 3 MB 12 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 8 nm

RTX 3060 has a 257.4% higher aggregate performance score, a 409500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3060 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 3060 is a desktop one.

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