GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE 3G vs INNO3D GeForce RTX 3050 Twin X2

GPU comparison with benchmarks In the gpu comparison between the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE 3G and the INNO3D GeForce RTX 3050 Twin X2, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

GPU The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE 3G is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB and has 1152 texture shaders and 9 execution units. INNO3D GeForce RTX 3050 Twin X2 is based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050, which has 2560 shaders and 20 execution units.
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE 3G	GPU	INNO3D GeForce RTX 3050 Twin X2
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB	Based on	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
GP106-300-A1	GPU Chip	GA106-150-A1
Pascal	Architecture	Ampere
9	Streaming Multiprocessors	20
1152	Shader	2560
48	Render Output Units	48
72	Texture Units	80
0	Raytracing Cores	20

Memory The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE 3G has 3 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 192 GB/s. The INNO3D GeForce RTX 3050 Twin X2 can access 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 224 GB/s.
3 GB	Memory Size	8 GB
GDDR5	Memory Type	GDDR6
2.002 GHz	Memory Clock	1.750 GHz
8.0 Gbps	Memory Speed	14.0 Gbps
192 GB/s	Memory bandwidth	224 GB/s
192 bit	Memory Interface	128 bit

Clock Speeds The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE 3G clocks in the base with up to 1.506 GHz. The base frequency of the INNO3D GeForce RTX 3050 Twin X2 is 1.552 GHz.
1.506 GHz	Base Clock	1.552 GHz
1.746 GHz	Boost Clock	1.777 GHz
1.71 GHz	Avg (Game) Clock
Yes	Overclocking	Yes

Thermal Design The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE 3G is 120 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 6-Pin connector. The INNO3D GeForce RTX 3050 Twin X2 has a TDP of 130 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.
120 W	TDP	130 W
--	TDP (up)	--
94 °C	Tjunction max	93 °C
1 x 6-Pin	PCIe-Power	1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE 3G has a total of 2 Axial fans. The INNO3D GeForce RTX 3050 Twin X2 has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.
Axial	Fan-Type	Axial
2 x 90 mm	Fan 1	2 x 90 mm
--	Fan 2	--
Air cooling	Cooler-Type	Air cooling
dB	Noise (Idle)	0 dB
--	Noise (Load)	--

Connectivity In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE 3G. The INNO3D GeForce RTX 3050 Twin X2 supports a maximum of 4 screens.
4	Max. Displays	4
2.2	HDCP-Version	2.3
1x HDMI v2.0b	HDMI Ports	1x HDMI v2.1
2x DP v1.4	DP Ports	3x DP v1.4a
1	DVI Ports	--
--	VGA Ports	--
--	USB-C Ports	--

Featureset The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE 3G supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum resolution of the INNO3D GeForce RTX 3050 Twin X2 is 7680x4320 pixels.
7680x4320	Max. resolution	7680x4320
12_1	DirectX	12_2 (Ultimate)
No	Raytracing	Yes
Yes	DLSS / FSR	Yes
No LED lighting	LED	No LED lighting

Supported Video Codecs The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.
Decode / Encode	h264	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	h265 / HEVC	Decode / Encode
No	AV1	Decode
No	VP8	Decode
Decode	VP9	Decode

Dimensions The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE 3G is 223 mm long, 121 mm high and 39 mm wide. The INNO3D GeForce RTX 3050 Twin X2 is 240 mm long, 120 mm high and -- wide.
223 mm	Length	240 mm
121 mm	Height	120 mm
39 mm	Width	--
2 PCIe-Slots	Width (Slots)	2 PCIe-Slots
--	Weight	--
PCIe 3.0 x 16	GPU Interface	PCIe 4.0 x 16

Additional data The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE 3G was released in Q3/2016 at a price of 199 $ (Reference). The INNO3D GeForce RTX 3050 Twin X2 was introduced in Q1/2022 at a price of 249 $ (Reference).
GV-N1060WF2-3GD	Part-no	N30502-08D6-1190VA42
Q3/2016	Release date	Q1/2022
199 $ (Reference)	Launch Price	249 $ (Reference)
16 nm	Structure size	8 nm
data sheet	Documents	data sheet

GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE 3G
1.506 GHz, 3 GB (120 W TDP)

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INNO3D GeForce RTX 3050 Twin X2
1.552 GHz, 8 GB (130 W TDP)

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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


	GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE 3G 3 GB GDDR5	1708
	INNO3D GeForce RTX 3050 Twin X2 8 GB GDDR6	2787

Port Royal (Raytracing)


	INNO3D GeForce RTX 3050 Twin X2 8 GB GDDR6	3529

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)


	INNO3D GeForce RTX 3050 Twin X2 8 GB GDDR6	1429

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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)


	INNO3D GeForce RTX 3050 Twin X2 8 GB GDDR6	25 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)


	INNO3D GeForce RTX 3050 Twin X2 8 GB GDDR6	38 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)


	INNO3D GeForce RTX 3050 Twin X2 8 GB GDDR6	41 fps (avg)

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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)


	INNO3D GeForce RTX 3050 Twin X2 8 GB GDDR6	5 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)


	INNO3D GeForce RTX 3050 Twin X2 8 GB GDDR6	18 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)


	INNO3D GeForce RTX 3050 Twin X2 8 GB GDDR6	44 fps (avg)

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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


	GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE 3G 3 GB GDDR5	32418
	INNO3D GeForce RTX 3050 Twin X2 8 GB GDDR6	66254

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan


	GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE 3G 3 GB GDDR5	33645
	INNO3D GeForce RTX 3050 Twin X2 8 GB GDDR6	64724

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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)


	GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE 3G 3 GB GDDR5	4.03
	INNO3D GeForce RTX 3050 Twin X2 8 GB GDDR6	9.1

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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE 3G
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INNO3D GeForce RTX 3050 Twin X2

GPU comparison with benchmarks

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