AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
—Rasterization31.2
—Ray Tracing26.4
26.9Memoryspec-based47.7
97.8Efficiencyspec-based86.5
20Compute40.4
4 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB6 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB
- 50% lower process: 4 nm vs 8 nm
- 46% lower TDP: 92 W vs 170 W
- 46% higher Boost clock: 2,600 MHz vs 1,777 MHz
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Stronger compute score: 40 vs 20
- 250% higher Shading units: 3,584 vs 1,024
- 250% higher Tensor / AI cores: 112 vs 32
- 200% higher VRAM: 12 GB vs 4 GB
- 200% higher Bus width: 192 bit vs 64 bit
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026 | 2021 |
| Architecture | RDNA 4 | Ampere |
| Process | 4 nm+50% | 8 nm |
| TDP | 92 W+46% | 170 W |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 1,024 | 3,584+250% |
| RT cores | 16 | 28+75% |
| Tensor / AI cores | 32 | 112+250% |
| Base clock | — | 1,320 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,600 MHz+46% | 1,777 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 4 GB | 12 GB+200% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 64 bit | 192 bit+200% |
| Bandwidth | 144 GB/s | 360 GB/s+150% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | — | 8,700Bottom 31% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | — | 2,200Bottom 16% |
| PassMark G3D | — | 13,800Bottom 30% |
| 1080p Ultra | — | 80 fpsBottom 15% |
| 1440p Ultra | — | 57 fpsBottom 15% |
| 4K Ultra | — | 30 fpsBottom 15% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 4 | DLSS 4 (no FG) |
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