GeForce RTX 4060 Ti vs RTX 3050 OEM

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 3050 OEM and GeForce RTX 4060 Ti, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 3050 OEM
2022
8 GB GDDR6, 130 Watt
31.02

RTX 4060 Ti outperforms RTX 3050 OEM by an impressive 91% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking17434
Place by popularitynot in top-10014
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data83.07
Power efficiency16.5225.70
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGA106AD106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date4 January 2022 (2 years ago)18 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores25604352
Core clock speed1515 MHz2310 MHz
Boost clock speed1755 MHz2535 MHz
Number of transistors12,000 million22,900 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt160 Watt
Texture fill rate140.4344.8
Floating-point processing power8.986 TFLOPS22.06 TFLOPS
ROPs3248
TMUs80136
Tensor Cores80136
Ray Tracing Cores2034

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 4.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x8
Length242 mm240 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pin1x 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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/s288.0 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 HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI++

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.66.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA8.68.9

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.

RTX 3050 OEM 31.02
RTX 4060 Ti 59.38
+91.4%

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.

RTX 3050 OEM 11970
RTX 4060 Ti 22913
+91.4%

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 31.02 59.38
Recency 4 January 2022 18 May 2023
Chip lithography 8 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 160 Watt

RTX 3050 OEM has 23.1% lower power consumption.

RTX 4060 Ti, on the other hand, has a 91.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 60% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4060 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 3050 OEM in performance tests.


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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 OEM
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