GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB vs GTX 1060 Mobile

Place in performance ranking	241	184
Place by popularity	not in top-100	45
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	31.30	37.75
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	N17E-G1	GA107
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	18 August 2016 (7 years ago)	2 February 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$237.11	$179
Current price	$240 (1x MSRP)	$204 (1.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3050 6 GB has 21% better value for money than GTX 1060 Mobile.

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	1280	2304
CUDA cores	1280	no data
Core clock speed	1506 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1708 MHz	1470 MHz
Number of transistors	4,400 million	8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	70 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	94 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	133.6	105.8
Floating-point performance	4,275 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile and GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB 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	large	no data
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	no data	242 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None
SLI options	-	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	6 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	8000 MHz	14 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	192 GB/s	168.0 GB/s
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	DP 1.43, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	no data	+
HDCP	2.2	no data
G-SYNC support	+	no data

Supported technologies

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

GameStream	+	no data
GPU Boost	3.0	no data
VR Ready	+	no data
Ansel	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.7
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	+	8.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

GTX 1060 Mobile 21.13

RTX 3050 6 GB 27.89
+32%

RTX 3050 6 GB outperforms GTX 1060 Mobile by 32% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 1060 Mobile 8160

RTX 3050 6 GB 10771
+32%

RTX 3050 6 GB outperforms GTX 1060 Mobile by 32% in Passmark.

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	68 −25%	85−90 +25%
1440p	42 −31%	55−60 +31%
4K	30 −16.7%	35−40 +16.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

27−30

−37%

37
+37%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 −37.8%	62 +37.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 −32.5%	53 +32.5%
Battlefield 5	55−60 −41.8%	78 +41.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 −35.6%	61 +35.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −42.9%	30 +42.9%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −36.4%	75 +36.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 −38.2%	76 +38.2%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 −36%	102 +36%
Hitman 3	40−45 −35%	54 +35%
Horizon Zero Dawn	95−100 −34.7%	128 +34.7%
Metro Exodus	60−65 −35%	81 +35%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 −34.5%	74 +34.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	80−85 −32.5%	106 +32.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −37.5%	55 +37.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 −35%	54 +35%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−33 −50%	45 +50%
Battlefield 5	50−55 −38%	69 +38%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 −37.5%	55 +37.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 −38.9%	25 +38.9%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −47.5%	59 +47.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 −45%	58 +45%
Forza Horizon 4	150−160 −40%	210 +40%
Hitman 3	30−33 −53.3%	46 +53.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−105 −34%	134 +34%
Metro Exodus	50−55 −36%	68 +36%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 −34%	67 +34%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	60−65 −33.3%	80 +33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 −38%	69 +38%
Watch Dogs: Legion	100−105 −33%	133 +33%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 −37%	37 +37%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 −40.7%	38 +40.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−33 −33.3%	40 +33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −43.8%	23 +43.8%
Far Cry 5	30−33 −43.3%	43 +43.3%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −42%	71 +42%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 −32%	66 +32%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 −36%	68 +36%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −44.4%	39 +44.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 −33.3%	28 +33.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

40−45

−47.5%

59
+47.5%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−33 −36.7%	41 +36.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−33 −50%	45 +50%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −50%	27 +50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 −50%	27 +50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 −44.4%	39 +44.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −44.4%	12−14 +44.4%
Far Cry 5	30−33 −43.3%	43 +43.3%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −42.5%	57 +42.5%
Hitman 3	18−20 −38.9%	24−27 +38.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −37.1%	48 +37.1%
Metro Exodus	30−33 −50%	45 +50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−33 −46.7%	40−45 +46.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −38.9%	24−27 +38.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 −35.7%	19 +35.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−33

−33.3%

40
+33.3%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −37.5%	22 +37.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 −50%	21 +50%
Hitman 3	12−14 −33.3%	16−18 +33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −33.3%	24−27 +33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −33.3%	16 +33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −44.4%	26 +44.4%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 −50%	18 +50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 −42.9%	10 +42.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 −44.4%	13 +44.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Far Cry 5	10−11 −40%	14 +40%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −45.8%	35 +45.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −44.4%	26 +44.4%
Metro Exodus	16−18 −43.8%	23 +43.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 −50%	9−10 +50%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16

−42.9%

20
+42.9%

This is how GTX 1060 Mobile and RTX 3050 6 GB compete in popular games:

RTX 3050 6 GB is 25% faster in 1080p
RTX 3050 6 GB is 31% faster in 1440p
RTX 3050 6 GB is 17% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	21.13	27.89
Recency	18 August 2016	2 February 2024
Cost	$237.11	$179
Chip lithography	16 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	70 Watt