GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile vs GTX 1060 3 GB

Place in performance ranking	203	201
Place by popularity	24	65
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.36	no data
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	GP106	GN20-P0
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	18 August 2016 (7 years ago)	11 May 2021 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	no data
Current price	$1112 (5.6x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1152	2048
Core clock speed	1506 MHz	1238 MHz
Boost clock speed	1708 MHz	1500 MHz
Number of transistors	4,400 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	123.0	no data
Floating-point performance	3,935 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB and GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
Length	250 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	no data

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 type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	8008 MHz	12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	192.2 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	no data	-

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 Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	no data
HDMI	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12_2
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	+	no data
CUDA	6.1	no data

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 HD	60−65 −6.7%	64 +6.7%
1440p	40−45 −10%	44 +10%
4K	24−27 −8.3%	26 +8.3%

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	24.77	24.83
Recency	18 August 2016	11 May 2021
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	16 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	60 Watt