NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
36.1Rasterization—
29.9Ray Tracing27.6
45.7Memoryspec-based41.5
82.8Efficiencyspec-based95.9
48.3Compute41.2
6 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti5 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
- Stronger compute score: 48 vs 41
- 100% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 128 bit
- 90% higher Shading units: 4,864 vs 2,560
- 90% higher RT cores: 38 vs 20
- 90% higher Tensor / AI cores: 152 vs 80
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
- 64% higher Base clock: 2,310 MHz vs 1,410 MHz
- 54% higher Boost clock: 2,570 MHz vs 1,665 MHz
- 50% lower process: 4 nm vs 8 nm
- 35% lower TDP: 130 W vs 200 W
- Lower launch price: $249 vs $399
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2020 | 2025 |
| Architecture | Ampere | Blackwell |
| Process | 8 nm | 4 nm+50% |
| TDP | 200 W | 130 W+35% |
| Power connector | 1x 12-pin | — |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 4,864+90% | 2,560 |
| RT cores | 38+90% | 20 |
| Tensor / AI cores | 152+90% | 80 |
| Base clock | 1,410 MHz | 2,310 MHz+64% |
| Boost clock | 1,665 MHz | 2,570 MHz+54% |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 256 bit+100% | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 448 GB/s+40% | 320 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 11,300Bottom 47% | — |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 2,850+17%Bottom 34% | 2,430Bottom 23% |
| PassMark G3D | 17,900Top 50% | — |
| 1080p Ultra | 105 fpsBottom 36% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 75 fpsBottom 36% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 40 fpsBottom 38% | — |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 (no FG) | DLSS 4 |
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