GeForce RTX 3050 OEM vs GTX 1060 5 GB

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB and GeForce RTX 3050 OEM, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 1060 5 GB
2017
5 GB GDDR5, 120 Watt
23.56

RTX 3050 OEM outperforms GTX 1060 5 GB by a substantial 31% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking239178
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency13.4516.33
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGP106GA106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date26 December 2017 (6 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores12802560
Core clock speed1506 MHz1515 MHz
Boost clock speed1709 MHz1755 MHz
Number of transistors4,400 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt130 Watt
Texture fill rate136.7140.4
Floating-point processing power4.375 TFLOPS8.986 TFLOPS
ROPs4032
TMUs8080
Tensor Coresno data80
Ray Tracing Coresno data20

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length250 mm242 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 8-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount5 GB8 GB
Memory bus width160 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed2002 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth160.2 GB/s224.0 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI++

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA6.18.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 1060 5 GB 23.56
RTX 3050 OEM 30.98
+31.5%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 1060 5 GB 9075
RTX 3050 OEM 11934
+31.5%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 23.56 30.98
Recency 26 December 2017 4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 5 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 130 Watt

GTX 1060 5 GB has 8.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 3050 OEM, on the other hand, has a 31.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 60% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3050 OEM is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in performance tests.


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