NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

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GeForce RTX 3050 compared with GeForce RTX 3060

	NVIDIAGeForce RTX 3050	NVIDIAGeForce RTX 3060
Overview
Released
Released	January 2022	February 2021
Performance
Chip maker
Chip maker	NVIDIA	NVIDIA
Architecture
Architecture	Ampere	Ampere
Shader cores
Shader cores	2,560 or 2,304	3,584
Boost clock
Boost clock	1,780 MHz or 1,470 MHz	1,780 MHz
Architecture
Architecture	NVIDIA reference GPU figures; photo shows PNY's stock-clock 8 GB VERTO Dual Fan partner card. The 6 GB revision went on sale on 2 February 2024. NVIDIA also lists different OEM clocks and core counts; a complete independent OEM specification is not published here.	NVIDIA reference GPU specifications; photo shows Gainward's stock-clock 12 GB Ghost partner card. NVIDIA announced worldwide partner availability of the 8 GB revision from November 2022.
Manufacturing process
Manufacturing process	–	8 nm (Gainward Ghost datasheet)
Ray tracing
Ray tracing	Second-generation RT Cores	Second-generation RT Cores
AI cores
AI cores	Third-generation Tensor Cores	Third-generation Tensor Cores
Upscaling and frame generation
Upscaling and frame generation	NVIDIA DLSS upscaling	NVIDIA DLSS upscaling; no DLSS Frame Generation
Base clock
Base clock	Original 8 GB is 1.55 GHz and 6 GB is 1.04 GHz on NVIDIA's rounded table; PNY specifies 1,552 MHz and 1,042 MHz respectively. NVIDIA rounds the original boost to 1.78 GHz; PNY gives 1,777 MHz.	1.32 GHz; NVIDIA rounds boost to 1.78 GHz, while Gainward's stock-clock 12 GB Ghost and 8 GB Pegasus both specify 1,777 MHz
Memory
Video memory
Video memory	8 GB GDDR6 or 6 GB GDDR6	12 GB GDDR6 or 8 GB GDDR6
Memory bus
Memory bus	128-bit or 96-bit	192-bit or 128-bit
Memory bandwidth
Memory bandwidth	224 GB/s or –	360 GB/s or 240 GB/s
Memory detail
Memory detail	PNY specifies 14 Gbps GDDR6 for both capacities. Its original 8 GB page publishes 224 GB/sec bandwidth; the 6 GB PDF labels its bandwidth figure as Gbps, so an unambiguous numeric bandwidth is omitted for that revision.	15 Gbps GDDR6. Original 12 GB is 192-bit with 360 GB/s bandwidth (Gainward Ghost); later 8 GB is 128-bit with 240 GB/s (Gainward Pegasus).
Connections and power
Board power
Board power	130 W or 70 W	170 W
Interface
Interface	PCIe 4.0	PCIe 4.0
Display outputs
Display outputs	PNY 8 GB VERTO has 3 × DisplayPort 1.4a and 1 × HDMI 2.1; PNY 6 GB VERTO lists DisplayPort 1.4a, HDMI 2.1 and DVI-DL, for 3 displays. Check the chosen partner card.	3 × DisplayPort 1.4a, 1 × HDMI 2.1; up to 4 displays; HDCP 2.3; check the chosen partner card
Maximum resolution
Maximum resolution	7680 × 4320 on PNY's specifications; HDMI supports 4K 120 Hz HDR, 8K 60 Hz HDR and variable refresh rate	7680 × 4320; HDMI supports 4K 120 Hz HDR or 8K 60 Hz HDR
Power connector
Power connector	Original reference specification and PNY 8 GB VERTO require 1 × 8-pin; NVIDIA and PNY specify no auxiliary connector for the 6 GB version	Varies by partner card; Gainward's 12 GB Ghost and 8 GB Pegasus each specify 1 × PCIe 8-pin
Recommended power supply
Recommended power supply	NVIDIA specifies 550 W for the original 8 GB card and 300 W for 6 GB; requirements depend on the rest of the system	550 W on NVIDIA's reference specification, based on an Intel Core i9-10900K system
Slot width
Slot width	Partner designs vary; PNY's pictured 8 GB VERTO and its 6 GB VERTO are dual-slot cards	Varies by partner card; no Founders Edition model
Size (reference card)
Size (reference card)	No Founders Edition card; pictured PNY 8 GB VERTO is 8.99 × 4.49 × 1.71 inches. PNY 6 GB VERTO is 186.2 × 113 × 38.50 mm.	–
Video encode and decode
Video encode and decode	PNY specifies seventh-generation NVIDIA Encoder and fifth-generation Decoder; its 8 GB board is PCIe 4.0 x8 and 6 GB is PCIe 4.0 x16 with x8 active	Seventh-generation NVENC, fifth-generation NVDEC; hardware AV1 decode, no AV1 encode