GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB vs GTX 560 Ti

Place in performance ranking	490	184
Place by popularity	not in top-100	45
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.82	37.75
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	GF114	GA107
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	25 January 2011 (13 years ago)	2 February 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$249	$179
Current price	$130 (0.5x MSRP)	$204 (1.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3050 6 GB has 1974% better value for money than GTX 560 Ti.

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	384	2304
Core clock speed	822 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	1470 MHz
Number of transistors	1,950 million	8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	170 Watt	70 Watt
Texture fill rate	52.67	105.8
Floating-point performance	1,263.4 gflops	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).

Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	229 mm	242 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	None

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	1 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	2004 MHz	14 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	128.3 GB/s	168.0 GB/s

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	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	+	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	2.1	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 560 Ti 7.88

RTX 3050 6 GB 27.89
+254%

RTX 3050 6 GB outperforms GTX 560 Ti by 254% 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 560 Ti 3042

RTX 3050 6 GB 10771
+254%

RTX 3050 6 GB outperforms GTX 560 Ti by 254% 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:

900p	63 −249%	220−230 +249%
Full HD	59 −239%	200−210 +239%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

12−14

−233%

40−45
+233%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 −244%	55−60 +244%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 −250%	35−40 +250%
Battlefield 5	21−24 −248%	80−85 +248%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 −244%	55−60 +244%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −233%	40−45 +233%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −233%	60−65 +233%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 −241%	75−80 +241%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −242%	130−140 +242%
Hitman 3	14−16 −233%	50−55 +233%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −243%	120−130 +243%
Metro Exodus	21−24 −241%	75−80 +241%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −241%	75−80 +241%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 −240%	85−90 +240%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −233%	100−105 +233%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 −244%	55−60 +244%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 −250%	35−40 +250%
Battlefield 5	21−24 −248%	80−85 +248%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 −244%	55−60 +244%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −233%	40−45 +233%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −233%	60−65 +233%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 −241%	75−80 +241%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −242%	130−140 +242%
Hitman 3	14−16 −233%	50−55 +233%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −243%	120−130 +243%
Metro Exodus	21−24 −241%	75−80 +241%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −241%	75−80 +241%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 −240%	85−90 +240%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −244%	55−60 +244%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −233%	100−105 +233%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 −244%	55−60 +244%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 −250%	35−40 +250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 −244%	55−60 +244%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −233%	40−45 +233%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −233%	60−65 +233%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −242%	130−140 +242%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −243%	120−130 +243%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 −240%	85−90 +240%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −244%	55−60 +244%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −233%	100−105 +233%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24

−241%

75−80
+241%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 −233%	50−55 +233%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 −233%	40−45 +233%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −243%	24−27 +243%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −233%	10−11 +233%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 −250%	35−40 +250%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −250%	14−16 +250%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −233%	40−45 +233%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −221%	45−50 +221%
Hitman 3	10−12 −218%	35−40 +218%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −253%	60−65 +253%
Metro Exodus	10−11 −250%	35−40 +250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −243%	24−27 +243%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 −243%	24−27 +243%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 −250%	14−16 +250%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12−14

−246%

45−50
+246%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 −243%	24−27 +243%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −220%	16−18 +220%
Hitman 3	4−5 −250%	14−16 +250%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −238%	27−30 +238%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	3−4 −233%	10−11 +233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −220%	16−18 +220%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −220%	16−18 +220%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −233%	10−11 +233%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −233%	10−11 +233%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −250%	14−16 +250%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 −233%	30−33 +233%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −238%	27−30 +238%
Metro Exodus	8−9 −238%	27−30 +238%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 −233%	10−11 +233%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9
−238%

27−30

+238%

This is how GTX 560 Ti and RTX 3050 6 GB compete in popular games:

RTX 3050 6 GB is 249% faster in 900p
RTX 3050 6 GB is 239% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	7.88	27.89
Recency	25 January 2011	2 February 2024
Cost	$249	$179
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	170 Watt	70 Watt