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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 6 GB GDDR5 · 1.71 GHz · 120 W Speed index 4/100

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 has 1280 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.71 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 4.38 TFLOPS.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB GDDR6 · 1.78 GHz · 130 W Speed index 8/100

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.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 is 108 % faster than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
Speed index
4/100
8/100
FP32
4.38 TFLOPS
9.10 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.71 GHz
1.78 GHz
Memory Size
6 GB GDDR5
8 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
192 GB/s
224 GB/s
TDP
120 W
130 W
Launch Price
249 $
249 $
118 pts
171 pts

GPU

GPUNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GBNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
GPU ChipGP106-400-A1GA106-150-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors1020
Shader12802560
Render Output Units4848
Texture Units8080
Raytracing Cores--20
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 is equipped with a graphics chip of the Pascal architecture, which has 10 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 is based on the Ampere architecture and is equipped with 20 execution units.

Memory

MemoryNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
Memory Size6 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR6
Memory Clock2.002 GHz1.750 GHz
Memory Speed8.0 Gbps14.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth192 GB/s224 GB/s
Memory Interface192 bit128 bit
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 is equipped with a 6 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.002 GHz clocks.

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

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
Base Clock1.506 GHz1.552 GHz
Boost Clock1.708 GHz1.777 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 has a turbo clock of 1.708 GHz. The turbo frequency of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 is 1.777 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
TDP120 W130 W
Tjunction max94 °C93 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 6-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 has 1 x 6-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 94 °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.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
Fan-TypeRadialAxial
Fan 11 x 65 mm--
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)--0 dB
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 are cooled with a Air cooling.

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

Connectivity

ConnectivityNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort3x DP 1.42x DP 1.4a
DVI1--
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2.

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

Featureset

FeaturesetNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_112_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingNoYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_1.

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

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8NoDecode
VP9DecodeDecode
AV1NoDecode
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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.

Dimensions

DimensionsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
Length250 mm--
Height111 mm--
Width (Slots)2 Slots--
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 is -- wide and therefore needs the space of -- in the case.

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

Additional data

Additional dataNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ3/2016Q1/2022
Launch Price249 $249 $
Structure size16 nm8 nm
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 16 nanometer process, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 was released in Q3/2016.

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

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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 +51.7 %

  1. 1,837
  2. 2,787

Port Royal (Raytracing) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 +333.5 %

  1. 814
  2. 3,529

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 1,429

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)

  1. no data
  2. 25 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 38 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 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)

  1. no data
  2. 5 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 18 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 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) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 +26.7 %

  1. 30 fps (avg)
  2. 38 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 +33.3 %

  1. 54 fps (avg)
  2. 72 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 +35.6 %

  1. 73 fps (avg)
  2. 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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 +97.2 %

  1. 33,605
  2. 66,254

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 +88.8 %

  1. 34,284
  2. 64,724

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