GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB vs RTX 6000 Ada Generation

Place in performance ranking	15	183
Place by popularity	not in top-100	45
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	37.64
Architecture	Ada Lovelace	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Ada Lovelace	GA107
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	3 December 2022 (1 year ago)	2 February 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$6,799	$179
Current price	$9290 (1.4x MSRP)	$204 (1.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 6000 Ada Generation and RTX 3050 6 GB have a nearly equal value for money.

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	18176	2304
Core clock speed	915 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2505 MHz	1470 MHz
Number of transistors	76,300 million	8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	300 Watt	70 Watt
Texture fill rate	1,423	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	267 mm	242 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 16-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	8.9	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	48 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	384 bit Bit	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	20000 MHz	14 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	960.0 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	4x DisplayPort 1.4a	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	no data	+

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	6.7	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	8.9	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 6000 Ada Generation 72.97
+160%

RTX 3050 6 GB 28.07

RTX 6000 Ada Generation outperforms GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB by 160% based on our aggregated 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 6000 Ada Generation 28212
+160%

RTX 3050 6 GB 10854

RTX 6000 Ada Generation outperforms GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB by 160% 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	192 +174%	70−75 −174%
1440p	149 +171%	55−60 −171%
4K	114 +185%	40−45 −185%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	110−120 +178%	40−45 −178%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	120−130 +187%	45−50 −187%
Battlefield 5	230−240 +161%	90−95 −161%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	140−150 +169%	55−60 −169%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +178%	40−45 −178%
Far Cry New Dawn	140−150 +164%	55−60 −164%
Forza Horizon 4	210−220 +170%	80−85 −170%
Hitman 3	150−160 +173%	55−60 −173%
Horizon Zero Dawn	300−350 +163%	120−130 −163%
Metro Exodus	130−140 +168%	50−55 −168%
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130 +176%	45−50 −176%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	300−350 +175%	110−120 −175%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 +176%	45−50 −176%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	110−120 +178%	40−45 −178%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	120−130 +187%	45−50 −187%
Battlefield 5	230−240 +161%	90−95 −161%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	140−150 +169%	55−60 −169%
Far Cry 5	123 +173%	45−50 −173%
Far Cry New Dawn	55 +162%	21−24 −162%
Forza Horizon 4	210−220 +170%	80−85 −170%
Hitman 3	150−160 +173%	55−60 −173%
Horizon Zero Dawn	300−350 +163%	120−130 −163%
Metro Exodus	109 +173%	40−45 −173%
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130 +176%	45−50 −176%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	117 +160%	45−50 −160%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	489 +172%	180−190 −172%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 +176%	45−50 −176%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	110−120 +178%	40−45 −178%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	120−130 +187%	45−50 −187%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	140−150 +169%	55−60 −169%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +178%	40−45 −178%
Forza Horizon 4	210−220 +170%	80−85 −170%
Horizon Zero Dawn	300−350 +163%	120−130 −163%
Metro Exodus	100 +186%	35−40 −186%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	260 +160%	100−105 −160%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 +176%	45−50 −176%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

120−130

+176%

45−50
−176%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	160−170 +177%	60−65 −177%
Far Cry New Dawn	140−150 +162%	55−60 −162%
Hitman 3	90−95 +160%	35−40 −160%
Red Dead Redemption 2	70−75 +167%	27−30 −167%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	80−85 +173%	30−33 −173%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	90−95 +163%	35−40 −163%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110 +173%	40−45 −173%
Far Cry 5	118 +162%	45−50 −162%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 +175%	65−70 −175%
Horizon Zero Dawn	180−190 +170%	70−75 −170%
Metro Exodus	99 +183%	35−40 −183%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	210−220 +165%	80−85 −165%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	219 +174%	80−85 −174%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 +173%	30−33 −173%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	101 +189%	35−40 −189%
Far Cry New Dawn	110−120 +162%	45−50 −162%
Hitman 3	65−70 +171%	24−27 −171%
Horizon Zero Dawn	173 +166%	65−70 −166%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	128 +184%	45−50 −184%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	184 +163%	70−75 −163%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 +181%	21−24 −181%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60 +176%	21−24 −176%
Battlefield 5	95−100 +177%	35−40 −177%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80−85 +167%	30−33 −167%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 +162%	50−55 −162%
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120 +188%	40−45 −188%
Metro Exodus	98 +180%	35−40 −180%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +167%	18−20 −167%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

80−85
+170%

30−33

−170%

This is how RTX 6000 Ada Generation and RTX 3050 6 GB compete in popular games:

RTX 6000 Ada Generation is 174% faster in 1080p
RTX 6000 Ada Generation is 171% faster in 1440p
RTX 6000 Ada Generation is 185% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	72.97	28.07
Recency	3 December 2022	2 February 2024
Cost	$6799	$179
Maximum RAM amount	48 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	5 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	300 Watt	70 Watt