RTX 3050 Mobile vs RTX 3060 Mobile

Combined performance score

RTX 3060 Mobile
32.38
+37.6%

RTX 3060 Mobile outperforms RTX 3050 Mobile by 38% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking158214
Place by popularity7547
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2022)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code nameGN20-E3 GA106Ampere GA106
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date4 January 2021 (3 years old)4 January 2022 (2 years old)

Technical specs

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 cores38402560
Core clock speed817 MHz1552 MHz
Boost clock speed1702 MHz1777 MHz
Number of transistors13,250 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology8 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)115 Watt (60 - 115 Watt TGP)130 Watt
Texture fill rate171.0102.0

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile and GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile 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 sizelargelarge
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16

Memory

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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount6 GB4 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed14000 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth336.0 GB/s224.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API support

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.21.2
CUDA8.68.6

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 Mobile 32.38
+37.6%
RTX 3050 Mobile 23.54

RTX 3060 Mobile outperforms RTX 3050 Mobile by 38% in our combined 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 Mobile 12550
+37.6%
RTX 3050 Mobile 9122

RTX 3060 Mobile outperforms RTX 3050 Mobile by 38% in Passmark.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

RTX 3060 Mobile 57333
RTX 3050 Mobile 77234
+34.7%

RTX 3050 Mobile outperforms RTX 3060 Mobile by 35% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

RTX 3060 Mobile 27419
+28.4%
RTX 3050 Mobile 21358

RTX 3060 Mobile outperforms RTX 3050 Mobile by 28% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

RTX 3060 Mobile 20609
+31.4%
RTX 3050 Mobile 15685

RTX 3060 Mobile outperforms RTX 3050 Mobile by 31% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

RTX 3060 Mobile 104826
+16.2%
RTX 3050 Mobile 90224

RTX 3060 Mobile outperforms RTX 3050 Mobile by 16% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

RTX 3060 Mobile 466087
RTX 3050 Mobile 580370
+24.5%

RTX 3050 Mobile outperforms RTX 3060 Mobile by 25% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.

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 HD102
+9.7%
93
−9.7%
1440p69
+38%
50
−38%
4K41
+28.1%
32
−28.1%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 103
−2.9%
106
+2.9%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60−65
+27.7%
45−50
−27.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 76
+1.3%
75
−1.3%
Battlefield 5 95−100
+28.6%
75−80
−28.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
+40.3%
60−65
−40.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 86
+3.6%
83
−3.6%
Far Cry 5 112
−5.4%
118
+5.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 94
−17%
110
+17%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+30.4%
75−80
−30.4%
Hitman 3 120
+71.4%
70−75
−71.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 96
+0%
96
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+36.8%
35−40
−36.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 106
+0%
106
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 81
−4.9%
85
+4.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60−65
+27.7%
45−50
−27.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 64
+3.2%
62
−3.2%
Battlefield 5 141
+83.1%
75−80
−83.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
+40.3%
60−65
−40.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 69
+13.1%
61
−13.1%
Far Cry 5 106
−0.9%
107
+0.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 94
−9.6%
103
+9.6%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+30.4%
75−80
−30.4%
Hitman 3 114
+62.9%
70−75
−62.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 77
+5.5%
73
−5.5%
Metro Exodus 81
+30.6%
62
−30.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 56
+47.4%
35−40
−47.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 92
+5.7%
87
−5.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 142
−18.3%
168
+18.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 71
−2.8%
73
+2.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60−65
+27.7%
45−50
−27.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 56
+5.7%
53
−5.7%
Battlefield 5 131
+70.1%
75−80
−70.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 62
+1.6%
61
−1.6%
Far Cry 5 101
+2%
99
−2%
Far Cry New Dawn 86
−9.3%
94
+9.3%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+30.4%
75−80
−30.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 78
+20%
65
−20%
Watch Dogs: Legion 46
−54.3%
71
+54.3%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+44.4%
35−40
−44.4%
Hitman 3 79
+103%
35−40
−103%
Horizon Zero Dawn 61
+17.3%
52
−17.3%
Metro Exodus 50
+38.9%
36
−38.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40
+122%
18−20
−122%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 68
+17.2%
58
−17.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+40%
24−27
−40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 48
+20%
40
−20%
Battlefield 5 104
+96.2%
50−55
−96.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 39
+30%
30
−30%
Far Cry 5 84
+23.5%
68
−23.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 85
+23.2%
69
−23.2%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+41.7%
45−50
−41.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+53.6%
27−30
−53.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 34
+3%
33
−3%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+50%
18−20
−50%
Hitman 3 49
+123%
21−24
−123%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20
+42.9%
14
−42.9%
Metro Exodus 31
+34.8%
23
−34.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 22
+69.2%
12−14
−69.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 42
+40%
30
−40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55
+25%
44
−25%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+40%
14−16
−40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 11
−118%
24
+118%
Battlefield 5 63
+125%
27−30
−125%
Cyberpunk 2077 15
+25%
12
−25%
Far Cry 5 40
+14.3%
35
−14.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 50
+35.1%
37
−35.1%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+36.4%
30−35
−36.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 19
+0%
19
+0%

This is how RTX 3060 Mobile and RTX 3050 Mobile compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • RTX 3060 Mobile is 9.7% faster than RTX 3050 Mobile

1440p resolution:

  • RTX 3060 Mobile is 38% faster than RTX 3050 Mobile

4K resolution:

  • RTX 3060 Mobile is 28.1% faster than RTX 3050 Mobile

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Battlefield 5, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 3060 Mobile is 125% faster than the RTX 3050 Mobile.
  • in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 3050 Mobile is 118% faster than the RTX 3060 Mobile.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 3060 Mobile is ahead in 54 tests (79%)
  • RTX 3050 Mobile is ahead in 11 tests (16%)
  • there's a draw in 3 tests (4%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 32.38 23.54
Recency 4 January 2021 4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 4 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 130 Watt

The GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile in performance tests.


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