In the gpu comparison between the ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5060 and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
Quick comparison
In FP32 performance, the ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5060 is 113 % faster than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050.
ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5060NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
The ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5060 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 and has 3840 texture shaders and 30 execution units.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 is based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050, which has 2560 shaders and 20 execution units.
Memory
Memory
ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
Memory Size
8 GB
8 GB
Memory Type
GDDR7
GDDR6
Memory Clock
1.750 GHz
1.750 GHz
Memory Speed
28.0 Gbps
14.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
448 GB/s
224 GB/s
Memory Interface
128 bit
128 bit
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The ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5060 has 8 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR7 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 448 GB/s.
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 can access 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 224 GB/s.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
Base Clock
2.280 GHz
1.552 GHz
Boost Clock
2.527 GHz
1.777 GHz
Overclocking
Yes
Yes
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The ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5060 clocks in the base with up to 2.280 GHz. The base frequency of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 is 1.552 GHz.
Thermal Design
Thermal Design
ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
TDP
145 W
130 W
Tjunction max
89 °C
93 °C
PCIe-Power
1 x 8-Pin
1 x 8-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5060 is 145 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 8-Pin connector.
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 has a TDP of 130 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
Fan-Type
Axial
Axial
Fan 1
3 x 80 mm
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Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
0 dB
0 dB
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The ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5060 has a total of 3 Axial fans.
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 has 0 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.
Connectivity
Connectivity
ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
Max. Displays
4
4
HDCP
2.3
2.3
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.1b
1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort
3x DP 2.1b
2x DP 1.4a
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In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5060.
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 supports a maximum of 4 screens.
Featureset
Featureset
ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
Max. resolution
7680x4320
7680x4320
DirectX
12_2 (Ultimate)
12_2 (Ultimate)
Raytracing
Yes
Yes
DLSS / FSR
Yes
Yes
LED
No LED lighting
No LED lighting
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The ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5060 supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.
The maximum resolution of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 is 7680x4320 pixels.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
VP8
Decode / Encode
Decode
VP9
Decode / Encode
Decode
AV1
Decode / Encode
Decode
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.
Dimensions
Dimensions
ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
Length
268 mm
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Height
120 mm
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Width
50 mm
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Width (Slots)
3 Slots
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SFF-Ready
No
No
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The ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5060 is 268 mm long, 120 mm high and 50 mm wide.
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 is -- long, -- high and -- wide.
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The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.
FP32 (TFLOPS) ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5060 +113.3 %
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