GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB vs RTX 3060 Ti

Place in the ranking	49	387
Place by popularity	23	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	69.06	no data
Power efficiency	18.21	12.04
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	GA104	GP107
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	1 December 2020 (4 years ago)	21 May 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores	4864	768
Core clock speed	1410 MHz	1392 MHz
Boost clock speed	1665 MHz	1518 MHz
Number of transistors	17,400 million	3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	75 Watt
Texture fill rate	253.1	72.86
Floating-point processing power	16.2 TFLOPS	2.332 TFLOPS
ROPs	80	24
TMUs	152	48
Tensor Cores	152	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	38	no data

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).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	242 mm	145 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 12-pin	None

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 type	GDDR6	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	3 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	1752 MHz
Memory bandwidth	448.0 GB/s	84.1 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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 Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI	+	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.5	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	1.2
Vulkan	1.2	1.2.131
CUDA	8.6	6.1

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 3060 Ti 53.12
+303%

GTX 1050 3 GB 13.17

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 3060 Ti 20468
+303%

GTX 1050 3 GB 5075

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 HD	141 +370%	30−35 −370%
1440p	78 +333%	18−20 −333%
4K	48 +380%	10−12 −380%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.83	no data
1440p	5.12	no data
4K	8.31	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

83
+361%

18−20

−361%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	121 +348%	27−30 −348%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	95 +352%	21−24 −352%
Battlefield 5	160−170 +323%	40−45 −323%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110 +329%	24−27 −329%
Cyberpunk 2077	81 +350%	18−20 −350%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +338%	24−27 −338%
Far Cry New Dawn	120−130 +330%	30−33 −330%
Forza Horizon 4	210−220 +336%	50−55 −336%
Hitman 3	110−120 +315%	27−30 −315%
Horizon Zero Dawn	200−210 +312%	50−55 −312%
Metro Exodus	140−150 +326%	35−40 −326%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 +307%	27−30 −307%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	200−210 +318%	50−55 −318%
Watch Dogs: Legion	140−150 +311%	35−40 −311%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	196 +336%	45−50 −336%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	81 +350%	18−20 −350%
Battlefield 5	160−170 +323%	40−45 −323%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110 +329%	24−27 −329%
Cyberpunk 2077	78 +333%	18−20 −333%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +338%	24−27 −338%
Far Cry New Dawn	120−130 +330%	30−33 −330%
Forza Horizon 4	210−220 +336%	50−55 −336%
Hitman 3	110−120 +315%	27−30 −315%
Horizon Zero Dawn	200−210 +312%	50−55 −312%
Metro Exodus	140−150 +326%	35−40 −326%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 +307%	27−30 −307%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	192 +327%	45−50 −327%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	110−120 +307%	27−30 −307%
Watch Dogs: Legion	140−150 +311%	35−40 −311%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	75 +317%	18−20 −317%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	74 +311%	18−20 −311%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110 +329%	24−27 −329%
Cyberpunk 2077	77 +328%	18−20 −328%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +338%	24−27 −338%
Forza Horizon 4	173 +333%	40−45 −333%
Hitman 3	110−120 +315%	27−30 −315%
Horizon Zero Dawn	140 +367%	30−33 −367%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	174 +335%	40−45 −335%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	92 +338%	21−24 −338%
Watch Dogs: Legion	77 +328%	18−20 −328%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

110−120

+307%

27−30
−307%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +307%	27−30 −307%
Far Cry New Dawn	80−85 +356%	18−20 −356%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65 +306%	16−18 −306%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60 +329%	14−16 −329%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	60−65 +350%	14−16 −350%
Cyberpunk 2077	52 +333%	12−14 −333%
Far Cry 5	60−65 +343%	14−16 −343%
Forza Horizon 4	260−270 +308%	65−70 −308%
Hitman 3	70−75 +311%	18−20 −311%
Horizon Zero Dawn	114 +322%	27−30 −322%
Metro Exodus	93 +343%	21−24 −343%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	139 +363%	30−33 −363%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	85−90 +314%	21−24 −314%
Watch Dogs: Legion	247 +312%	60−65 −312%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

90−95
+333%

21−24

−333%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 +314%	14−16 −314%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 +308%	12−14 −308%
Hitman 3	57 +307%	14−16 −307%
Horizon Zero Dawn	210−220 +324%	50−55 −324%
Metro Exodus	75−80 +317%	18−20 −317%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	77 +328%	18−20 −328%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45 +350%	10−11 −350%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40 +344%	9−10 −344%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +311%	9−10 −311%
Cyberpunk 2077	25 +317%	6−7 −317%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +325%	8−9 −325%
Forza Horizon 4	103 +329%	24−27 −329%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	84 +367%	18−20 −367%
Watch Dogs: Legion	33 +313%	8−9 −313%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

50−55
+325%

12−14

−325%

This is how RTX 3060 Ti and GTX 1050 3 GB compete in popular games:

RTX 3060 Ti is 370% faster in 1080p
RTX 3060 Ti is 333% faster in 1440p
RTX 3060 Ti is 380% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	53.12	13.17
Recency	1 December 2020	21 May 2018
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	3 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	75 Watt

RTX 3060 Ti has a 303.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

GTX 1050 3 GB, on the other hand, has 166.7% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.