GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB vs RTX 3060 Ti

Place in performance ranking	43	184
Place by popularity	18	45
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	44.64	37.78
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2022)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Ampere GA104	GA107
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	1 December 2020 (3 years ago)	2 February 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	$179
Current price	$361 (0.9x MSRP)	$204 (1.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3060 Ti has 18% better value for money than RTX 3050 6 GB.

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	4864	2304
Core clock speed	1410 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1665 MHz	1470 MHz
Number of transistors	17,400 million	8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	220 Watt	70 Watt
Texture fill rate	253.1	105.8

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 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	242 mm	242 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 12-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	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	14 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	448.0 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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	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 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2	1.3
CUDA	8.6	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.

RTX 3060 Ti 53.18
+90.7%

RTX 3050 6 GB 27.88

RTX 3060 Ti outperforms RTX 3050 6 GB by 91% 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%

RTX 3060 Ti 20534
+90.7%

RTX 3050 6 GB 10767

RTX 3060 Ti outperforms RTX 3050 6 GB by 91% 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	138 +97.1%	70−75 −97.1%
1440p	81 +103%	40−45 −103%
4K	51 +113%	24−27 −113%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

150−160

+80.7%

83
−80.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	230−240 +90.1%	121 −90.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	180−190 +89.5%	95 −89.5%
Battlefield 5	300−310 +77.5%	160−170 −77.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	190−200 +84.5%	100−110 −84.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	150−160 +85.2%	81 −85.2%
Far Cry 5	200−210 +90.5%	100−110 −90.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	240−250 +86%	120−130 −86%
Forza Horizon 4	350−400 +75%	200 −75%
Hitman 3	200−210 +88.7%	100−110 −88.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	280−290 +84.2%	152 −84.2%
Metro Exodus	240−250 +83.2%	130−140 −83.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	210−220 +85.8%	110−120 −85.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	400−450 +81.8%	220 −81.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	230−240 +88.5%	122 −88.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	190−200 +82.7%	104 −82.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	150−160 +85.2%	81 −85.2%
Battlefield 5	300−310 +77.5%	160−170 −77.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	190−200 +84.5%	100−110 −84.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	140−150 +79.5%	78 −79.5%
Far Cry 5	200−210 +90.5%	100−110 −90.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	240−250 +86%	120−130 −86%
Forza Horizon 4	300−310 +65.7%	180−190 −65.7%
Hitman 3	95−100 +86.3%	51 −86.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	400−450 +81%	220−230 −81%
Metro Exodus	100−105 +81.8%	55 −81.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	210−220 +85.8%	110−120 −85.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	350−400 +82.3%	192 −82.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	350−400 +89.2%	185 −89.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	220−230 +89.7%	110−120 −89.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	140−150 +86.7%	75 −86.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	140−150 +89.2%	74 −89.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	190−200 +84.5%	100−110 −84.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	140−150 +81.8%	77 −81.8%
Far Cry 5	200−210 +90.5%	100−110 −90.5%
Forza Horizon 4	300−310 +73.4%	173 −73.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	260−270 +85.7%	140 −85.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	300−310 +72.4%	174 −72.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +84.8%	92 −84.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	140−150 +81.8%	77 −81.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

210−220
+85.8%

110−120

−85.8%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	200−210 +81.8%	110−120 −81.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	230−240 +85.5%	120−130 −85.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	120−130 +84.6%	65 −84.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	110−120 +83.3%	60 −83.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	160−170 +90.5%	80−85 −90.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	95−100 +82.7%	52 −82.7%
Far Cry 5	200−210 +90.5%	105 −90.5%
Forza Horizon 4	280−290 +86.7%	150 −86.7%
Hitman 3	140−150 +89.2%	70−75 −89.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	210−220 +84.2%	114 −84.2%
Metro Exodus	170−180 +82.8%	93 −82.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	260−270 +87.1%	139 −87.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	160−170 +83.9%	85−90 −83.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110−120 +86.4%	59 −86.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

170−180

+86.8%

90−95
−86.8%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +89.7%	55−60 −89.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	90−95 +83.7%	45−50 −83.7%
Hitman 3	100−105 +75.4%	57 −75.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	140−150 +89.2%	70−75 −89.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	100−105 +78.6%	56 −78.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	140−150 +81.8%	77 −81.8%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	85−90 +88.9%	45 −88.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	75−80 +87.5%	40 −87.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	70−75 +89.2%	35−40 −89.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50 +80%	25 −80%
Far Cry 5	60−65 +76.5%	30−35 −76.5%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +84.5%	103 −84.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	130−140 +83.1%	71 −83.1%
Metro Exodus	120−130 +90.5%	63 −90.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +81.8%	33 −81.8%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

95−100
+86.3%

50−55

−86.3%

This is how RTX 3060 Ti and RTX 3050 6 GB compete in popular games:

RTX 3060 Ti is 97% faster in 1080p
RTX 3060 Ti is 103% faster in 1440p
RTX 3060 Ti is 113% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	53.18	27.88
Recency	1 December 2020	2 February 2024
Cost	$399	$179
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	6 GB
Power consumption (TDP)	220 Watt	70 Watt