GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 3 GB vs RTX 3050 4GB Mobile
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in performance ranking | 199 | not rated |
Place by popularity | 60 | not in top-100 |
Architecture | Ampere (2020−2022) | Pascal (2016−2021) |
GPU code name | GN20-P0 | GP106 |
Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Release date | 11 May 2021 (3 years ago) | 27 June 2017 (6 years ago) |
Current price | no data | $979 |
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 | 2048 | 1280 |
Core clock speed | 1238 MHz | 1265 MHz |
Boost clock speed | 1500 MHz | 1480 MHz |
Number of transistors | no data | 4,400 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 8 nm | 16 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP) | 80 Watt |
Texture fill rate | no data | 118.4 |
Floating-point performance | no data | 3,789 gflops |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile and GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 3 GB compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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 |
Interface | no data | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
Supplementary power connectors | no data | 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 | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 3 GB |
Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 192 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 12000 MHz | 8008 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | no data | 192.2 GB/s |
Shared memory | - | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | 12_2 | 12.0 |
Shader Model | no data | 5.0 |
OpenGL | no data | 4.5 |
OpenCL | no data | 1.2 |
CUDA | no data | 6.1 |
Pros & cons summary
Recency | 11 May 2021 | 27 June 2017 |
Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 3 GB |
Chip lithography | 8 nm | 16 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 60 Watt | 80 Watt |
We couldn't decide between GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile and GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 3 GB. We've got no test results to judge.
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