GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile vs GTX 1060 Max-Q 3 GB
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 215 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 28.74 |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | Ampere (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | GP106 | GN20-P0-R 6 GB |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 27 June 2017 (7 years ago) | 6 January 2023 (1 year 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 cores | 1280 | 2560 |
| Core clock speed | 1265 MHz | 1237 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1480 MHz | 1492 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 4,400 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP) |
| Texture fill rate | 118.4 | no data |
| ROPs | 48 | no data |
| TMUs | 80 | no data |
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 size | no data | large |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 192 Bit | 96 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 8008 MHz | 12000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 192.2 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12.0 | 12_2 |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | no data |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | no data |
| CUDA | 6.1 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 27 June 2017 | 6 January 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 6 GB |
| Chip lithography | 16 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 60 Watt |
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile has an age advantage of 5 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 33.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 3 GB and GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.
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