GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB vs GTX 560 Ti

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 560 Ti and GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 560 Ti
2011
1 GB GDDR5, 170 Watt
7.90

RTX 3050 8 GB outperforms GTX 560 Ti by a whopping 314% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking514162
Place by popularitynot in top-10011
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.7269.02
Power efficiency3.2217.41
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGF114GA106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date25 January 2011 (13 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$249 $249

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3050 8 GB has 3913% better value for money than GTX 560 Ti.

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 cores3842560
Core clock speed823 MHz1552 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1777 MHz
Number of transistors1,950 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)170 Watt130 Watt
Texture fill rate52.67142.2
Floating-point processing power1.263 TFLOPS9.098 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs6480
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 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length229 mm242 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 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 amount1 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1002 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth128.3 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI++

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA2.18.6

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 560 Ti 7.90
RTX 3050 8 GB 32.68
+314%

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 560 Ti 3050
RTX 3050 8 GB 12612
+314%

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p63
−313%
260−270
+313%
Full HD60
−300%
240−250
+300%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.151.04

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−275%
45−50
+275%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20−22
−300%
80−85
+300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
−309%
45−50
+309%
Battlefield 5 24−27
−296%
95−100
+296%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
−306%
65−70
+306%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−275%
45−50
+275%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−289%
70−75
+289%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
−309%
90−95
+309%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−304%
210−220
+304%
Hitman 3 14−16
−300%
60−65
+300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−300%
180−190
+300%
Metro Exodus 21−24
−313%
95−100
+313%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−309%
90−95
+309%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
−285%
100−105
+285%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−311%
230−240
+311%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20−22
−300%
80−85
+300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
−309%
45−50
+309%
Battlefield 5 24−27
−296%
95−100
+296%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
−306%
65−70
+306%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−275%
45−50
+275%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−289%
70−75
+289%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
−309%
90−95
+309%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−304%
210−220
+304%
Hitman 3 14−16
−300%
60−65
+300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−300%
180−190
+300%
Metro Exodus 21−24
−313%
95−100
+313%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−309%
90−95
+309%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
−285%
100−105
+285%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
−313%
95−100
+313%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−311%
230−240
+311%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20−22
−300%
80−85
+300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
−309%
45−50
+309%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
−306%
65−70
+306%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−275%
45−50
+275%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−289%
70−75
+289%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−304%
210−220
+304%
Hitman 3 14−16
−300%
60−65
+300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−300%
180−190
+300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
−285%
100−105
+285%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
−313%
95−100
+313%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−311%
230−240
+311%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−309%
90−95
+309%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
−300%
60−65
+300%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−275%
45−50
+275%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
−275%
30−33
+275%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−300%
12−14
+300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−275%
30−33
+275%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−300%
16−18
+300%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−289%
35−40
+289%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
−300%
120−130
+300%
Hitman 3 10−12
−309%
45−50
+309%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−312%
70−75
+312%
Metro Exodus 10−11
−300%
40−45
+300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−286%
27−30
+286%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−286%
27−30
+286%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
−300%
200−210
+300%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−285%
50−55
+285%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8
−286%
27−30
+286%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−260%
18−20
+260%
Hitman 3 4−5
−300%
16−18
+300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−293%
110−120
+293%
Metro Exodus 5−6
−260%
18−20
+260%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−260%
18−20
+260%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−260%
18−20
+260%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−300%
12−14
+300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−300%
12−14
+300%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−300%
16−18
+300%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
−289%
35−40
+289%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 3−4
−300%
12−14
+300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
−300%
12−14
+300%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−275%
30−33
+275%

This is how GTX 560 Ti and RTX 3050 8 GB compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3050 8 GB is 313% faster in 900p
  • RTX 3050 8 GB is 300% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.90 32.68
Recency 25 January 2011 4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 170 Watt 130 Watt

RTX 3050 8 GB has a 313.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 400% more advanced lithography process, and 30.8% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 560 Ti in performance tests.


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