NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060

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GeForce RTX 3050 compared with GeForce RTX 4060

	NVIDIAGeForce RTX 3050	NVIDIAGeForce RTX 4060
Overview
Released
Released	January 2022	June 2023
Performance
Chip maker
Chip maker	NVIDIA	NVIDIA
Architecture
Architecture	Ampere	Ada Lovelace
Shader cores
Shader cores	2,560 or 2,304	3,072
Boost clock
Boost clock	1,780 MHz or 1,470 MHz	2,460 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.	–
Ray tracing
Ray tracing	Second-generation RT Cores	Third-generation RT Cores; 35 RT TFLOPS
AI cores
AI cores	Third-generation Tensor Cores	Fourth-generation Tensor Cores; 242 AI TOPS
Upscaling and frame generation
Upscaling and frame generation	NVIDIA DLSS upscaling	DLSS 3.5 with Super Resolution, DLAA, Ray Reconstruction and 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.	1.83 GHz
Cache
Cache	–	24 MB L2
Memory
Video memory
Video memory	8 GB GDDR6 or 6 GB GDDR6	8 GB GDDR6
Memory bus
Memory bus	128-bit or 96-bit	128-bit
Memory bandwidth
Memory bandwidth	224 GB/s or –	272 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.	NVIDIA quotes 453 GB/s effective bandwidth with the L2 cache
Connections and power
Board power
Board power	130 W or 70 W	115 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 2.1a; up to 4 displays; HDCP 2.3
Maximum resolution
Maximum resolution	7680 × 4320 on PNY's specifications; HDMI supports 4K 120 Hz HDR, 8K 60 Hz HDR and variable refresh rate	4K at 240 Hz or 8K at 60 Hz with DSC
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	1 × PCIe 8-pin cable, or a 300 W or greater PCIe Gen 5 cable (adapter in the box); some partner cards use 1 × 6-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
Slot width
Slot width	Partner designs vary; PNY's pictured 8 GB VERTO and its 6 GB VERTO are dual-slot cards	2-slot
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	1 × eighth-generation NVENC, 1 × fifth-generation NVDEC; AV1 encode and decode