GeForce RTX 5060 vs RTX 3050 6GB Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile with GeForce RTX 5060, including specs and performance data.

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile
2023
6 GB GDDR6, 60 Watt
21.66
+19.1%

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile outperforms RTX 5060 by a moderate 19% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking230275
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency28.648.48
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameGN20-P0-R 6 GBGB206
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date6 January 2023 (2 years ago)March 2025 (recently)

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 cores25604608
Core clock speed1237 MHz2235 MHz
Boost clock speed1492 MHz2520 MHz
Manufacturing process technology8 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)170 Watt
Texture fill rateno data362.9
Floating-point processing powerno data23.22 TFLOPS
ROPsno data48
TMUsno data144
Tensor Coresno data144
Ray Tracing Coresno data36

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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 5.0 x16
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 16-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 typeGDDR6GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount6 GB8 GB
Memory bus width96 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed12000 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data448.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR++

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 Connectorsno data1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12_212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.8
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.4
CUDA-10.1
DLSS-+

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:

Full HD71
+29.1%
55−60
−29.1%
1440p34
+25.9%
27−30
−25.9%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 65−70
+22.6%
50−55
−22.6%
Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+19.3%
110−120
−19.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 81
+92.9%
40−45
−92.9%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 65−70
+22.6%
50−55
−22.6%
Battlefield 5 90−95
+14.6%
80−85
−14.6%
Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+19.3%
110−120
−19.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 64
+52.4%
40−45
−52.4%
Far Cry 5 83
+23.9%
65−70
−23.9%
Fortnite 110−120
+12.5%
100−110
−12.5%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+17.5%
80−85
−17.5%
Forza Horizon 5 75−80
+19%
60−65
−19%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
+22.7%
75−80
−22.7%
Valorant 160−170
+11.6%
140−150
−11.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 65−70
+22.6%
50−55
−22.6%
Battlefield 5 90−95
+14.6%
80−85
−14.6%
Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+19.3%
110−120
−19.3%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 250−260
+8.5%
230−240
−8.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 46
+9.5%
40−45
−9.5%
Dota 2 120−130
+21%
100−105
−21%
Far Cry 5 76
+13.4%
65−70
−13.4%
Fortnite 110−120
+12.5%
100−110
−12.5%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+17.5%
80−85
−17.5%
Forza Horizon 5 75−80
+19%
60−65
−19%
Grand Theft Auto V 91
+23%
70−75
−23%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+20.9%
40−45
−20.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
+22.7%
75−80
−22.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 91
+59.6%
55−60
−59.6%
Valorant 160−170
+11.6%
140−150
−11.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
+14.6%
80−85
−14.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 39
−7.7%
40−45
+7.7%
Dota 2 120−130
+21%
100−105
−21%
Far Cry 5 71
+6%
65−70
−6%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+17.5%
80−85
−17.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
+22.7%
75−80
−22.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50
−14%
55−60
+14%
Valorant 160−170
+11.6%
140−150
−11.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 110−120
+12.5%
100−110
−12.5%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 50−55
+23.8%
40−45
−23.8%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 160−170
+17.6%
140−150
−17.6%
Grand Theft Auto V 40
+17.6%
30−35
−17.6%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+23.1%
24−27
−23.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+1.8%
170−180
−1.8%
Valorant 200−210
+9.8%
180−190
−9.8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+17.9%
55−60
−17.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+21.1%
18−20
−21.1%
Far Cry 5 52
+15.6%
45−50
−15.6%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+22%
50−55
−22%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 37
+15.6%
30−35
−15.6%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 55−60
+21.7%
45−50
−21.7%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 18−20
+18.8%
16−18
−18.8%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+27.8%
18−20
−27.8%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
+22.2%
35−40
−22.2%
Metro Exodus 20−22
+25%
16−18
−25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+20.7%
27−30
−20.7%
Valorant 130−140
+21.2%
110−120
−21.2%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+20%
30−33
−20%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+27.8%
18−20
−27.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Dota 2 75−80
+20%
65−70
−20%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+22.7%
21−24
−22.7%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+20%
35−40
−20%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
+25%
20−22
−25%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 24−27
+30%
20−22
−30%

This is how RTX 3050 6GB Mobile and RTX 5060 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 29% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 26% faster in 1440p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 93% faster.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 5060 is 14% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is ahead in 58 tests (97%)
  • RTX 5060 is ahead in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 21.66 18.18
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 8 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 170 Watt

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile has a 19.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 183.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 5060, on the other hand, has a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 60% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 5060 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 5060 is a desktop one.

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