GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 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 Ti, including specs and performance data.

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile
2018
3 MB GDDR5
12.45

RTX 3060 Ti outperforms Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile by a whopping 327% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking41054
Place by popularitynot in top-10025
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data67.88
Power efficiencyno data18.21
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameno dataGA104
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release dateApril 2018 (6 years ago)1 December 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$399

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 cores7684864
Core clock speed1366 MHz1410 MHz
Boost clock speed1442 MHz1665 MHz
Number of transistorsno data17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data200 Watt
Texture fill rateno data253.1
Floating-point processing powerno data16.2 TFLOPS
ROPsno data80
TMUsno data152
Tensor Coresno data152
Ray Tracing Coresno data38

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 MB8 GB
Memory bus width96 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1752 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth84 GB/s448.0 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, 3x DisplayPort
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 data6.5
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.0
Vulkan+1.2
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 12.45
RTX 3060 Ti 53.13
+327%

  • 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

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 Ti 28145
+340%

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
−380%
144
+380%
1440p18−20
−344%
80
+344%
4K10−12
−400%
50
+400%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.77
1440pno data4.99
4Kno data7.98

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • Full HD
    Epic Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    Epic Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    Epic Preset
Atomic Heart 236
+0%
236
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 161
+0%
161
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 132
+0%
132
+0%
Atomic Heart 180
+0%
180
+0%
Battlefield 5 145
+0%
145
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 124
+0%
124
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 113
+0%
113
+0%
Far Cry 5 144
+0%
144
+0%
Fortnite 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200
+0%
200
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 176
+0%
176
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Atomic Heart 103
+0%
103
+0%
Battlefield 5 124
+0%
124
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 106
+0%
106
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 95
+0%
95
+0%
Dota 2 145
+0%
145
+0%
Far Cry 5 137
+0%
137
+0%
Fortnite 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 196
+0%
196
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 158
+0%
158
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 141
+0%
141
+0%
Metro Exodus 110
+0%
110
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 185
+0%
185
+0%
Valorant 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Battlefield 5 114
+0%
114
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 97
+0%
97
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 84
+0%
84
+0%
Dota 2 135
+0%
135
+0%
Far Cry 5 129
+0%
129
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 173
+0%
173
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 92
+0%
92
+0%
Valorant 274
+0%
274
+0%
Fortnite 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 97
+0%
97
+0%
Metro Exodus 66
+0%
66
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Battlefield 5 98
+0%
98
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 54
+0%
54
+0%
Far Cry 5 105
+0%
105
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 150
+0%
150
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Fortnite 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Atomic Heart 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 107
+0%
107
+0%
Metro Exodus 43
+0%
43
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 77
+0%
77
+0%
Valorant 280−290
+0%
280−290
+0%
Battlefield 5 65
+0%
65
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 15
+0%
15
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 25
+0%
25
+0%
Dota 2 109
+0%
109
+0%
Far Cry 5 65
+0%
65
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 103
+0%
103
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Fortnite 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

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

  • RTX 3060 Ti is 380% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3060 Ti is 344% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3060 Ti is 400% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.45 53.13
Maximum RAM amount 3 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 8 nm

RTX 3060 Ti has a 326.7% higher aggregate performance score, a 272966.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 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 Ti is a desktop one.

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