GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile vs Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile and GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile
2018
3 MB GDDR5
11.97

RTX 3060 Mobile outperforms Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile by a whopping 162% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking402172
Place by popularitynot in top-10069
Power efficiencyno data28.09
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameno dataGA106
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release dateApril 2018 (6 years ago)12 January 2021 (4 years ago)

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 cores7683840
Core clock speed1366 MHz900 MHz
Boost clock speed1442 MHz1425 MHz
Number of transistorsno data13,250 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data80 Watt
Texture fill rateno data171.0
Floating-point processing powerno data10.94 TFLOPS
ROPsno data48
TMUsno data120
Tensor Coresno data120
Ray Tracing Coresno data30

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).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x16

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 MB6 GB
Memory bus width96 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1752 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth84 GB/s336.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 dataNo outputs
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 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

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 11.97
RTX 3060 Mobile 31.40
+162%

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 Mobile 20609
+222%

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 HD35−40
−180%
98
+180%
1440p24−27
−171%
65
+171%
4K16−18
−163%
42
+163%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 103
+0%
103
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 81
+0%
81
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 195
+0%
195
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 115
+0%
115
+0%
Metro Exodus 94
+0%
94
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Valorant 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 67
+0%
67
+0%
Dota 2 124
+0%
124
+0%
Far Cry 5 80
+0%
80
+0%
Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 158
+0%
158
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 99
+0%
99
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 121
+0%
121
+0%
Metro Exodus 78
+0%
78
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 56
+0%
56
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Valorant 101
+0%
101
+0%
World of Tanks 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 61
+0%
61
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 59
+0%
59
+0%
Dota 2 124
+0%
124
+0%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140
+0%
140
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 81
+0%
81
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Valorant 172
+0%
172
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 75
+0%
75
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 75
+0%
75
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40
+0%
40
+0%
World of Tanks 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 37
+0%
37
+0%
Far Cry 5 121
+0%
121
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 101
+0%
101
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 63
+0%
63
+0%
Metro Exodus 85
+0%
85
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Valorant 141
+0%
141
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Dota 2 73
+0%
73
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 73
+0%
73
+0%
Metro Exodus 31
+0%
31
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 22
+0%
22
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 73
+0%
73
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16
+0%
16
+0%
Dota 2 95
+0%
95
+0%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Fortnite 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 60
+0%
60
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 34
+0%
34
+0%
Valorant 62
+0%
62
+0%

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

  • RTX 3060 Mobile is 180% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3060 Mobile is 171% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3060 Mobile is 163% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.97 31.40
Maximum RAM amount 3 MB 6 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 8 nm

RTX 3060 Mobile has a 162.3% higher aggregate performance score, a 204700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

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


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