NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
36.1Rasterization—
29.9Ray Tracing20
45.7Memory34.1
82.8Efficiency95.9
48.3Compute41.2
2 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti4 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti scores 45.1 against 45.7 for NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050. Pick by the categories that matter to you — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 edges ahead in efficiency, or by price.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 30 vs 20
- Stronger memory score: 46 vs 34
- Stronger compute score: 48 vs 41
- 100% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 128 bit
- 90% higher Shading units: 4,864 vs 2,560
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
- Stronger efficiency score: 96 vs 83
- 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 | — |
| Tensor / AI cores | 152 | — |
| Base clock | 1,410 MHz | — |
| 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 | — |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 11,300Top 74% | — |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 2,850Top 70% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 17,900Top 62% | — |
| 1080p Ultra | 105 fpsTop 66% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 75 fpsTop 68% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 40 fpsTop 64% | — |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 (no FG) | DLSS 4 |
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