ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3050 8GB
vs
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3050 8GB is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 (Ampere) and has 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 224 GB/s.

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (Ampere) and has 12 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 360 GB/s.

GPU

The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3050 8GB has the GA106-150-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Ampere architecture.

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 is based on the graphics chip GA106-300-A1, which comes from the Ampere architecture.
ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3050 8GB GPU ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
GA106-150-A1 GPU Chip GA106-300-A1
Ampere Architecture Ampere
20 Streaming Multiprocessors 28
2560 Shader 3584
48 Render Output Units 48
80 Texture Units 112
20 Raytracing Cores 28

Memory

The graphics memory of the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3050 8GB clocks at 1.750 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 14.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 is 15.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.875 GHz.

8 GB Memory Size 12 GB
GDDR6 Memory Type GDDR6
1.750 GHz Memory Clock 1.875 GHz
14.0 Gbps Memory Speed 15.0 Gbps
224 GB/s Memory bandwidth 360 GB/s
128 bit Memory Interface 192 bit

Clock Speeds

The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

1.552 GHz Base Clock 1.320 GHz
1.807 GHz Boost Clock 1.807 GHz
1.78 GHz Avg (Game) Clock 1.78 GHz
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3050 8GB is powered by 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 130 W.

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 170 W.

130 W TDP 170 W
-- TDP (up) --
93 °C Tjunction max 93 °C
1 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3050 8GB is equipped with a total of 3 Axial main fans.

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
3 x 90 mm Fan 1 2 x 100 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
0 dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
-- Noise (Load) 35 dB

Connectivity

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3050 8GB.

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

4 Max. Displays 4
2.3 HDCP-Version 2.3
2x HDMI v2.1 HDMI Ports 1x HDMI v2.1
3x DP v1.4a DP Ports 3x DP v1.4a
-- DVI Ports --
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

With the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3050 8GB it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 is 7680x4320 pixels.

7680x4320 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_2 (Ultimate) DirectX 12_2 (Ultimate)
Yes Raytracing Yes
Yes DLSS / FSR Yes
ASUS Aura Sync LED No LED lighting

Supported Video Codecs

The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.

Decode / Encode h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC Decode / Encode
Decode AV1 Decode
Decode VP8 Decode
Decode VP9 Decode

Dimensions

The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3050 8GB is connected to the system via PCIe 4.0 x 16 lanes and requires 3 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 4.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

300 mm Length 200 mm
134 mm Height 123 mm
54 mm Width 38 mm
3 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight --
PCIe 4.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 4.0 x 16

Additional data

The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3050 8GB has been manufactured with a structure width of 8 nanometers since Q1/2022.

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 came on the market in Q1/2021 and will have a structure width of 8 nanometers manufactured.

-- Part-no DUAL-RTX3060-12G
Q1/2022 Release date Q1/2021
249 $ (Reference) Launch Price 329 $
8 nm Structure size 8 nm
data sheet Documents data sheet

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Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score

Port Royal (Raytracing)

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.

3840x2160 (2160p)

ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3050 8GB ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3050 8GB
8 GB GDDR6
25 fps (avg)
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060
12 GB GDDR6
29 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3050 8GB ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3050 8GB
8 GB GDDR6
39 fps (avg)
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060
12 GB GDDR6
36 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3050 8GB ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3050 8GB
8 GB GDDR6
42 fps (avg)
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060
12 GB GDDR6
56 fps (avg)

The Last of Us Part 1

The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.

3840x2160 (2160p)

ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3050 8GB ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3050 8GB
8 GB GDDR6
5 fps (avg)
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060
12 GB GDDR6
9 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3050 8GB ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3050 8GB
8 GB GDDR6
18 fps (avg)
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060
12 GB GDDR6
24 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3050 8GB ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3050 8GB
8 GB GDDR6
45 fps (avg)
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060
12 GB GDDR6
59 fps (avg)

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p)

ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3050 8GB ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3050 8GB
8 GB GDDR6
39 fps (avg)
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060
12 GB GDDR6
52 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3050 8GB ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3050 8GB
8 GB GDDR6
73 fps (avg)
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060
12 GB GDDR6
95 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3050 8GB ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3050 8GB
8 GB GDDR6
101 fps (avg)
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060
12 GB GDDR6
132 fps (avg)

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)

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)

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