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$179.99
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Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $249
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MSRP in USD: $249
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$219.99
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Boost Clock
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$221.6
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Same as Founder's Edition
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$199
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Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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MSRP in USD: $329
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$322.15
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Boost Clock
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$299.99
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms the cheaper GeForce RTX 3050 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce RTX 3050 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 is 357 days older than the cheaper GeForce RTX 3050.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
- Up to 44% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 - $179.99 vs $322.15
- Up to 39% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than GeForce RTX 3060 - $2.47 vs $4.03 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 130 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 10% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than GeForce RTX 3050 - 80 vs 73 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 - 12 vs 8 GB
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
73
91.25%
Value, $/FPS
$2.47/FPS
100%
Price, $
$179.99
100%
Value Winner
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3050 Eagle OC 6G Graphics Card, 2X WINDFORCE Fans, 6GB GDDR6 96-bit GDDR6, GV-N3050EAGLE OC-6GD Video Card
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GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
80
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.03/FPS
61.29032258064516%
Price, $
$322.15
55%
FPS Winner
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD Video Card
Buy for $322.15 on Amazon
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Updated 314917 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
66.6588511137163%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
71.4572864321608%
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$249 | MSRP | $329 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 GB | Memory | 12 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
| 224 GB/s | Bandwidth | 360 GB/s |
1552 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1320 MHz |
| 1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
| 1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1875 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3050 or GeForce RTX 3060
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
55 FPS
$15.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$846.99
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68 FPS
$16.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,149.99
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68 FPS
$17.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,168.12
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73 FPS
$17.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-13700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,247.99
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47 FPS
$18.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$869.99
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66 FPS
$19.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-13700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,315.99
In Stock
57 FPS
$27.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,589.99
In Stock
66 FPS
$15.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-13700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,045.99
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58 FPS
$12.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$749.99
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65 FPS
$15.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$999.99
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