ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060
vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060 has 3584 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.81 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 12.93 TFLOPS.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 has 2560 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.78 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 9.10 TFLOPS.

GPU

The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060 is equipped with a graphics chip of the Ampere architecture, which has 28 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 is based on the Ampere architecture and is equipped with 20 execution units.
ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060 GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
GA106-300-A1 GPU Chip GA106-150-A1
Ampere Architecture Ampere
28 Streaming Multiprocessors 20
3584 Shader 2560
48 Render Output Units 48
112 Texture Units 80
28 Raytracing Cores 20

Memory

The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060 is equipped with a 12 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.875 GHz clocks.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 has a 8 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.750GHz.

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

Clock Speeds

The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060 has a turbo clock of 1.807 GHz. The turbo frequency of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 is 1.777 GHz.

1.320 GHz Base Clock 1.552 GHz
1.807 GHz Boost Clock 1.777 GHz
1.78 GHz Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060 has 1 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 93 °C.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 is equipped with a 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 93 °C.

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

Cooler & Fans

The graphics processor and graphics memory of the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060 are cooled with a Air cooling.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 is cooled by a Air cooling.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
3 x 95 mm Fan 1 --
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
0 dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
32-34 dB Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060 supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 supports HDCP in version 2.3 and all previous versions.

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 2x DP v1.4a
-- DVI Ports --
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060 supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate).

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate).

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

This area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load.

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 3060 is 54 mm wide and therefore needs the space of -- in the case.

The width of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 is 54 mm and thus requires the space of -- in the PC case.

300 mm Length --
134 mm Height --
54 mm Width --
3 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) --
1123 g Weight --
PCIe 4.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 4.0 x 16
No SFF-Ready No

Additional data

Manufactured using the 8 nanometer process, ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060 was released in Q1/2021.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 published in Q1/2022 is manufactured with a structure width of 8 nanometers.

ROG-STRIX-RTX3060-12G-GAMING Part-no --
Q1/2021 Release date Q1/2022
559 $ Launch Price 249 $ (Reference)
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 3060 ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060
12 GB GDDR6
29 fps (avg)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
8 GB GDDR6
25 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

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

1920x1080 (1080p)

ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060 ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060
12 GB GDDR6
56 fps (avg)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
8 GB GDDR6
41 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 3060 ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060
12 GB GDDR6
9 fps (avg)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
8 GB GDDR6
5 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

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

1920x1080 (1080p)

ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060 ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060
12 GB GDDR6
59 fps (avg)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
8 GB GDDR6
44 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 3060 ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060
12 GB GDDR6
52 fps (avg)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
8 GB GDDR6
38 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

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

1920x1080 (1080p)

ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060 ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060
12 GB GDDR6
132 fps (avg)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
8 GB GDDR6
99 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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