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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 on all 7 shared benchmarks on file, by 7% to 121%, including 31% in 3DMark Time Spy (8,747 vs 6,657). On llama3.1:8b, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 generates 64.5 tokens/s (per tyolab.com) against 37.8 for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 (per LocalScore.ai), best community run on file for each.

Side-by-side GPU comparison of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060. Released 2022 (NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050), 2021 (NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060). MSRP range: $249 · $329. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.

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Where to buy

A listing for each part; the current price and stock are on the retailer's page.

Specs side-by-side

SpecNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
vram gb 812
vram type GDDR6GDDR6
tdp w 130170
cuda cores 25603584

Synthetic benchmarks

Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from Club386, Notebookcheck, 3DMark, GPU-Monkey, WCCFTech, Legit Reviews, TopCPU.net, UL Benchmarks, CpuTronic and Trusted Reviews; each row links its sources, and where they differ the cell shows their median. Empty cells mean we don't yet have that benchmark on file for the SKU.

BenchmarkNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
3DMark Fire Strike (higher is better)
Source: Club386, Notebookcheck, 3DMark		 14,754 points21,653 points
3DMark Fire Strike Extreme (Graphics score) (higher is better)
Source: GPU-Monkey		 7,355 points—
3DMark Port Royal (higher is better)
Source: WCCFTech, Legit Reviews, GPU-Monkey, 3DMark		 3,569 points5,074 points
3DMark Speed Way (higher is better)
Source: TopCPU.net, 3DMark, Notebookcheck		 980 points2,170 points
3DMark Speed Way (Graphics score) (higher is better)
Source: GPU-Monkey		 1,429 points—
3DMark Steel Nomad (higher is better)
Source: UL Benchmarks, CpuTronic		 1,337 points1,984 points
3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 Graphics Score (higher is better)
Source: 3DMark		 —1,978 points
3DMark Time Spy (higher is better)
Source: 3DMark, TopCPU.net, Notebookcheck		 6,657 points8,747 points
3DMark Time Spy (Graphics score) (higher is better)
Source: GPU-Monkey		 6,077 points—
3DMark Time Spy (overall score) (higher is better)
Source: Legit Reviews		 —9,755 points
3DMark Time Spy Extreme (higher is better)
Source: Trusted Reviews		 2,991 points—
3DMark Time Spy Extreme (Graphics score) (higher is better)
Source: GPU-Monkey		 2,787 points—

AI inference (tokens/sec)

Top community-reported tokens-per-second results for popular LLMs whose weights fit the card's memory, each linked to its source. See the per-SKU benchmark page for the full set including quantization and prompt length.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

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Quick answers

Which is faster, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 or the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060?

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 on all 7 shared benchmarks on file, by 7% to 121%, including 31% in 3DMark Time Spy (8,747 vs 6,657).

Which is better for running local LLMs?

On llama3.1:8b, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 generates 64.5 tokens/s (per tyolab.com) against 37.8 for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 (per LocalScore.ai), best community run on file for each.

What did the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 cost at launch?

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 launched at a $249 MSRP and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 at $329. Street prices drift from launch pricing; the Where to buy section links current listings.

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