Graphics card comparison
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB vs GeForce RTX 2060
Nvidia
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
8192 Mb GDDR6
Released 4 Jan 2022
DESKTOP
VS
Nvidia
GeForce RTX 2060
6144 Mb GDDR6
Released 15 Jan 2019
DESKTOP
Summary
Gaming performance index
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB100%
- GeForce RTX 2060140%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
- This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
- Supports PhysX
- Supports G-Sync
- Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)
- Supports Deep Learning Super-Sampling (DLSS)
Reasons to consider the GeForce RTX 2060
- 40% higher gaming performance.
- Supports PhysX
- Supports G-Sync
- Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)
- Supports Deep Learning Super-Sampling (DLSS)
Our verdict
No clear winner declared
These graphics cards seems to have comparable performance based on the game benchmark suite used (12 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB | GeForce RTX 2060 |
|---|
| GPU Name | GA106 (GA106-150-A1) | TU106 (TU106-200A-KA-A1) |
| Fab Process | 8 nm | 12 nm |
| Die Size | 276 mm² | 445 mm² |
| Transistors | 13,250 million | 10,800 million |
| Shaders | 2560 | 1920 |
| Compute Units | 20 | 30 |
| Core clock | 1552 MHz | 1365 MHz |
| ROPs | 48 | 48 |
| TMUs | 80 | 120 |
Memory configuration
| GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB | GeForce RTX 2060 |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus Width | 128 bit | 192 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1750 MHz
14 Gbps effective | 1750 MHz
14000 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 8192 Mb | 6144 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB | GeForce RTX 2060 |
|---|
| TDP | 130 watts | 160 watts |
| Release Date | 4 Jan 2022 | 15 Jan 2019 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB85.30 GP/s
- GeForce RTX 206080.64 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB142.20 GT/s
- GeForce RTX 2060201.60 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB224.00 GB/s
- GeForce RTX 2060336.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB9098.00 GFLOPs
- GeForce RTX 20606451.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB56
- GeForce RTX 206050
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2021
Ultra high Quality, TAA, bahrain,DirectX12, Windows 10x64
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB115
- GeForce RTX 2060145
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB71
- GeForce RTX 206081
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB90
- GeForce RTX 206086
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB43
- GeForce RTX 206039
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2021
Ultra high Quality, TAA, bahrain,DirectX12, Windows 10x64
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB86
- GeForce RTX 206085
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB51
- GeForce RTX 206057
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB60
- GeForce RTX 206057
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB26
- GeForce RTX 206024
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB6
- GeForce RTX 206034
FPS (higher is better)
Forza Horizon 5
Extreme Quality, Raytracing, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB32
- GeForce RTX 206036
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB31
- GeForce RTX 206029
FPS (higher is better)