In the gpu comparison between the MSI GeForce RTX 5050 INSPIRE ITX and the Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
Quick comparison
In FP32 performance, the MSI GeForce RTX 5050 INSPIRE ITX is 4.2 % faster than the Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus.
The MSI GeForce RTX 5050 INSPIRE ITX is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 and has 2560 texture shaders and 20 execution units.
Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus is based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, which has 3584 shaders and 28 execution units.
Memory
Memory
MSI GeForce RTX 5050 INSPIRE ITX
Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus
Memory Size
8 GB
12 GB
Memory Type
GDDR6
GDDR6
Memory Clock
2.500 GHz
1.875 GHz
Memory Speed
20.0 Gbps
15.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
320 GB/s
360 GB/s
Memory Interface
128 bit
192 bit
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The MSI GeForce RTX 5050 INSPIRE ITX has 8 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 320 GB/s.
The Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus can access 12 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 360 GB/s.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
MSI GeForce RTX 5050 INSPIRE ITX
Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus
Base Clock
2.280 GHz
1.320 GHz
Boost Clock
2.587 GHz
1.777 GHz
Overclocking
Yes
Yes
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The MSI GeForce RTX 5050 INSPIRE ITX clocks in the base with up to 2.280 GHz. The base frequency of the Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus is 1.320 GHz.
Thermal Design
Thermal Design
MSI GeForce RTX 5050 INSPIRE ITX
Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus
TDP
130 W
170 W
Tjunction max
85 °C
93 °C
PCIe-Power
1 x 8-Pin
1 x 8-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the MSI GeForce RTX 5050 INSPIRE ITX is 130 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 8-Pin connector.
The Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus has a TDP of 170 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
MSI GeForce RTX 5050 INSPIRE ITX
Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus
Fan-Type
Axial
Axial
Fan 1
1 x 90 mm
1 x 100 mm
Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
0 dB
0 dB
Noise (Load)
--
39 dB
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The MSI GeForce RTX 5050 INSPIRE ITX has a total of 1 Axial fans.
The Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus has 1 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.
Connectivity
Connectivity
MSI GeForce RTX 5050 INSPIRE ITX
Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus
Max. Displays
4
4
HDCP
2.3
2.3
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.1b
1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort
3x DP 2.1b
3x 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 MSI GeForce RTX 5050 INSPIRE ITX.
The Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus supports a maximum of 4 screens.
Featureset
Featureset
MSI GeForce RTX 5050 INSPIRE ITX
Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus
Max. resolution
7680x4320
7680x4320
DirectX
12_2 (Ultimate)
12_2 (Ultimate)
Raytracing
Yes
Yes
DLSS / FSR
Yes
Yes
LED
No LED lighting
Addressable LED
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The MSI GeForce RTX 5050 INSPIRE ITX supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.
The maximum resolution of the Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus is 7680x4320 pixels.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
MSI GeForce RTX 5050 INSPIRE ITX
Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus
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
MSI GeForce RTX 5050 INSPIRE ITX
Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus
Length
147 mm
170 mm
Height
120 mm
125 mm
Width
45 mm
--
Width (Slots)
3 Slots
2 Slots
Weight
497 g
--
SFF-Ready
No
No
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The MSI GeForce RTX 5050 INSPIRE ITX is 147 mm long, 120 mm high and 45 mm wide.
The Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus is 170 mm long, 125 mm high and -- wide.
3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.
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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.
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.
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