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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050

WINNER
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
38.1Inno Score
VS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
38Inno Score
28.4Rasterization26.5
23.2Ray Tracing22.4
39.8Memoryspec-based37.1
83.3Efficiencyspec-based91.5
33.8Compute32.8
10 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 20607 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 scores 38.1 against 38 for NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050. Pick by the categories that matter to you — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 edges ahead in rasterization and compute, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060

  • 200% higher Tensor / AI cores: 240 vs 80
  • 50% higher RT cores: 30 vs 20
  • 50% higher Bus width: 192 bit vs 128 bit
  • 50% higher bandwidth: 336 GB/s vs 224 GB/s
  • 24% higher 4K Ultra: 26 fps vs 21 fps

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050

  • 33% lower process: 8 nm vs 12 nm
  • 33% higher Shading units: 2,560 vs 1,920
  • 33% higher VRAM: 8 GB vs 6 GB
  • 19% lower TDP: 130 W vs 160 W
  • 14% higher Base clock: 1,552 MHz vs 1,365 MHz
  • Lower launch price: $249 vs $349

General

General comparison: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
SpecNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
Announced20192022
ArchitectureTuringAmpere
Process12 nm8 nm+33%
TDP160 W130 W+19%
Power connector1x 8-pin1x 8-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
SpecNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
Shading units1,9202,560+33%
RT cores30+50%20
Tensor / AI cores240+200%80
Base clock1,365 MHz1,552 MHz+14%
Boost clock1,680 MHz1,777 MHz+6%

Memory

Memory comparison: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
SpecNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
VRAM6 GB8 GB+33%
VRAM typeGDDR6GDDR6
Bus width192 bit+50%128 bit
Bandwidth336 GB/s+50%224 GB/s

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
SpecNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
3DMark Time Spy6,500+7%Bottom 24%6,100Bottom 21%
3DMark Speed Way1,600+10%Bottom 6%1,450Bottom 2%
PassMark G3D11,800+18%Bottom 20%10,000Bottom 14%
1080p Ultra69 fps+23%Bottom 10%56 fpsBottom 8%
1440p Ultra49 fps+23%Bottom 10%40 fpsBottom 8%
4K Ultra26 fps+24%Bottom 10%21 fpsBottom 8%

Features

Features comparison: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
SpecNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
UpscalingDLSS 4 (no FG)DLSS 4 (no FG)

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