GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB vs RTX 3060 Ti

Place in performance ranking	43	153
Place by popularity	18	12
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	44.63	24.90
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2022)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Ampere GA104	GA106
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	1 December 2020 (3 years ago)	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	$249
Current price	$361 (0.9x MSRP)	$385 (1.5x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3060 Ti has 79% better value for money than RTX 3050 8 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	2560
Core clock speed	1410 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1665 MHz	1777 MHz
Number of transistors	17,400 million	12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	220 Watt	130 Watt
Texture fill rate	253.1	142.2

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	1x 8-pin

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	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	14 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	448.0 GB/s	224.0 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	6.6
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
+62.8%

RTX 3050 8 GB 32.66

RTX 3060 Ti outperforms RTX 3050 8 GB by 63% 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 20536
+62.8%

RTX 3050 8 GB 12612

RTX 3060 Ti outperforms RTX 3050 8 GB by 63% 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 +72.5%	80−85 −72.5%
1440p	81 +80%	45−50 −80%
4K	51 +70%	30−35 −70%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

130−140

+56.6%

83
−56.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	190−200 +57%	121 −57%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	150−160 +57.9%	95 −57.9%
Battlefield 5	270−280 +59.8%	160−170 −59.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	160−170 +55.3%	100−110 −55.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	130−140 +60.5%	81 −60.5%
Far Cry 5	170−180 +61.9%	100−110 −61.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	210−220 +62.8%	120−130 −62.8%
Forza Horizon 4	300−310 +50%	200 −50%
Hitman 3	170−180 +60.4%	100−110 −60.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	240−250 +57.9%	152 −57.9%
Metro Exodus	210−220 +60.3%	130−140 −60.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	180−190 +59.3%	110−120 −59.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	350−400 +59.1%	220 −59.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	190−200 +55.7%	122 −55.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	160−170 +53.8%	104 −53.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	130−140 +60.5%	81 −60.5%
Battlefield 5	270−280 +59.8%	160−170 −59.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	160−170 +55.3%	100−110 −55.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	120−130 +53.8%	78 −53.8%
Far Cry 5	170−180 +61.9%	100−110 −61.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	210−220 +62.8%	120−130 −62.8%
Forza Horizon 4	290−300 +60.2%	180−190 −60.2%
Hitman 3	80−85 +56.9%	51 −56.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	350−400 +58.4%	220−230 −58.4%
Metro Exodus	85−90 +54.5%	55 −54.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	180−190 +59.3%	110−120 −59.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	300−310 +56.3%	192 −56.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	300−310 +62.2%	185 −62.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	180−190 +55.2%	110−120 −55.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	120−130 +60%	75 −60%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	120−130 +62.2%	74 −62.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	160−170 +55.3%	100−110 −55.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	120−130 +55.8%	77 −55.8%
Far Cry 5	170−180 +61.9%	100−110 −61.9%
Forza Horizon 4	280−290 +61.8%	173 −61.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	220−230 +57.1%	140 −57.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	280−290 +60.9%	174 −60.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	140−150 +52.2%	92 −52.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 +55.8%	77 −55.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

180−190
+59.3%

110−120

−59.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	170−180 +54.5%	110−120 −54.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	200−210 +61.3%	120−130 −61.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	100−105 +53.8%	65 −53.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	95−100 +58.3%	60 −58.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	130−140 +54.8%	80−85 −54.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	80−85 +53.8%	52 −53.8%
Far Cry 5	170−180 +61.9%	105 −61.9%
Forza Horizon 4	240−250 +60%	150 −60%
Hitman 3	120−130 +62.2%	70−75 −62.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	180−190 +57.9%	114 −57.9%
Metro Exodus	150−160 +61.3%	93 −61.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	220−230 +58.3%	139 −58.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	140−150 +60.9%	85−90 −60.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100 +61%	59 −61%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

140−150

+53.8%

90−95
−53.8%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95 +55.2%	55−60 −55.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	75−80 +53.1%	45−50 −53.1%
Hitman 3	90−95 +57.9%	57 −57.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	120−130 +62.2%	70−75 −62.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	90−95 +60.7%	56 −60.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	120−130 +55.8%	77 −55.8%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70−75 +55.6%	45 −55.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70 +62.5%	40 −62.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	60−65 +62.2%	35−40 −62.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 +60%	25 −60%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +61.8%	30−35 −61.8%
Forza Horizon 4	160−170 +55.3%	103 −55.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120 +54.9%	71 −54.9%
Metro Exodus	100−105 +58.7%	63 −58.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +51.5%	33 −51.5%