Component comparison
GeForce RTX 3060 vs GeForce RTX 2050
GeForce RTX 3060 vs GeForce RTX 2050 — detailed GPU comparison: performance, gaming FPS, specifications.
Advantages
A
GeForce RTX 3060
- + VRAM (GB) (+8 GB)
- + Bandwidth (GB/s) (+248 GB/s)
- + Memory bus (bit) (+128 bit)
- + TGP / TDP (W) (+35 W)
- + Transistors (M) (+3,300M)
- + CUDA cores (+1792)
- + TMUs (+56)
- + ROPs (+16)
- + Tensor cores (+56)
- + FP32 performance (TFLOPS) (+6.21 TFLOPS)
- + Pixel fill rate (GPixel/s) (+45.46 GPixel/s)
- + Texture fill rate (GTexel/s) (+119.32 GTexel/s)
- + 3DMark Time Spy (+5001)
- + 3DMark Fire Strike (+12724)
- + Geekbench OpenCL (+43972)
- + Geekbench Vulkan (+46888)
- + Normalized score (+17.3)
B
GeForce RTX 2050
- + Die size (mm²) (+76 mm²)
- + RT cores (+2)
- + Energy efficiency (+11.2)
Detailed spec comparison
| Spec |
Component A
GeForce RTX 3060
|
Component B
GeForce RTX 2050
|
|---|---|---|
| Release year | 2021 | 2021 |
| VRAM (GB) | 12 GB (+8 GB) | 4 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory clock (MHz) | — | 1750 MHz |
| Bandwidth (GB/s) | 360 GB/s (+248 GB/s) | 112 GB/s |
| Memory bus (bit) | 192 bit (+128 bit) | 64 bit |
| TGP / TDP (W) | 80 W (+35 W) | 45 W |
| Lithography (nm) | 8 nm | 8 nm |
| Transistors (M) | 12,000M (+3,300M) | 8,700M |
| Die size (mm²) | 276 mm² | 200 mm² (+76 mm²) |
| Base clock (MHz) | — | 735 MHz |
| Boost clock (MHz) | — | 1245 MHz |
| CUDA cores | 3,840 (+1792) | 2,048 |
| TMUs | 120 (+56) | 64 |
| ROPs | 48 (+16) | 32 |
| RT cores | 30 | 32 (+2) |
| Tensor cores | 120 (+56) | 64 |
| FP32 performance (TFLOPS) | 10.94 TFLOPS (+6.21 TFLOPS) | 4.73 TFLOPS |
| Pixel fill rate (GPixel/s) | 85.30 GPixel/s (+45.46 GPixel/s) | 39.84 GPixel/s |
| Texture fill rate (GTexel/s) | 199.00 GTexel/s (+119.32 GTexel/s) | 79.68 GTexel/s |
| Energy efficiency | 18.5 | 29.6 (+11.2) |
| PassMark (overall) | 16,944 | — |
| 3DMark Time Spy | 8,222 (+5001) | 3,221 |
| 3DMark Fire Strike | 21,689 (+12724) | 8,965 |
| Geekbench OpenCL | 88,251 (+43972) | 44,279 |
| Geekbench Vulkan | 89,918 (+46888) | 43,030 |
| Normalized score | 72.5 (+17.3) | 55.2 |
In both
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FPS in games (1080p)
| Game | GeForce RTX 3060 | GeForce RTX 2050 | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Plague Tale Requiem | 44 FPS | 21 FPS | +109.5% (A) |
| Alan Wake Remastered | 82 FPS | 50 FPS | +64% (A) |
| Assassin´s Creed Valhalla | 57 FPS | 21 FPS | +171.4% (A) |
| Atomic Heart | 75 FPS | 30 FPS | +150% (A) |
| Back 4 Blood | 157 FPS | 66 FPS | +137.9% (A) |
| Battlefield 5 | 110 FPS | ≈ 70 FPS | +57.1% (A) |
| CS:GO | 240 FPS | ≈ 240 FPS | ≈ |
| Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 2022 | 77 FPS | 18 FPS | +327.8% (A) |
| Company of Heroes 3 | 123 FPS | 27 FPS | +355.6% (A) |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 170 FPS | ≈ 74 FPS | +129.7% (A) |
| Crysis Remastered | 61 FPS | 25 FPS | +144% (A) |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 103 FPS | 18 FPS | +472.2% (A) |
| Cyberpunk 2077 1.6 | 42 FPS | 19 FPS | +121.1% (A) |
| Days Gone | 95 FPS | 45 FPS | +111.1% (A) |
| Dead Space Remake | 59 FPS | 20 FPS | +195% (A) |
| Death Stranding | 99 FPS | 50 FPS | +98% (A) |
| Deathloop | 72 FPS | 30 FPS | +140% (A) |
| Dota 2 | 131 FPS | 71 FPS | +84.5% (A) |
| Dying Light 2 | 64 FPS | 24 FPS | +166.7% (A) |
| Elden Ring | 59 FPS | 39 FPS | +51.3% (A) |
| Elex 2 | 73 FPS | 32 FPS | +128.1% (A) |
| F1 2021 | 119 FPS | 66 FPS | +80.3% (A) |
| F1 22 | 113 FPS | 55 FPS | +105.5% (A) |
| F1 24 | 66 FPS | 49 FPS | +34.7% (A) |
| FIFA 23 | 72 FPS | 40 FPS | +80% (A) |
| Far Cry 5 | 112 FPS | 35 FPS | +220% (A) |
| Far Cry 6 | 75 FPS | 43 FPS | +74.4% (A) |
| Farming Simulator 22 | 120 FPS | 63 FPS | +90.5% (A) |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark | 55 FPS | 25 FPS | +120% (A) |
| Final Fantasy XVI | 44 FPS | 15 FPS | +193.3% (A) |
| Flight Simulator 2020 | 63 FPS | 19 FPS | +231.6% (A) |
| Fortnite | 140 FPS | ≈ 95 FPS | +47.4% (A) |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 110 FPS | ≈ 70 FPS | +57.1% (A) |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 120 FPS | 53 FPS | +126.4% (A) |
| GRID Legends | 131 FPS | 61 FPS | +114.8% (A) |
| GTA V | 140 FPS | ≈ 140 FPS | ≈ |
| GTA V | 120 FPS | 74 FPS | +62.2% (A) |
| Ghostwire Tokyo | 122 FPS | 51 FPS | +139.2% (A) |
| God of War | 73 FPS | 29 FPS | +151.7% (A) |
| Guardians of the Galaxy | 89 FPS | 47 FPS | +89.4% (A) |
| Halo Infinite | 92 FPS | 41 FPS | +124.4% (A) |
| High On Life | 99 FPS | 35 FPS | +182.9% (A) |
| Hitman 3 | 111 FPS | 59 FPS | +88.1% (A) |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 70 FPS | 26 FPS | +169.2% (A) |
| Hunt Showdown | 93 FPS | 54 FPS | +72.2% (A) |
| Mafia Definitive Edition | 86 FPS | 39 FPS | +120.5% (A) |
| Metro Exodus | 81 FPS | ≈ 35 FPS | +131.4% (A) |
| Monster Hunter Stories 2 | 143 FPS | 90 FPS | +58.9% (A) |
| Need for Speed Unbound | 73 FPS | 28 FPS | +160.7% (A) |
| Outriders | 86 FPS | 34 FPS | +152.9% (A) |
| Overwatch | 240 FPS | ≈ 240 FPS | ≈ |
| PUBG | 140 FPS | ≈ 140 FPS | ≈ |
| Rainbow Six Extraction | 155 FPS | 66 FPS | +134.8% (A) |
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 124 FPS | 17 FPS | +629.4% (A) |
| Resident Evil Village | 129 FPS | 58 FPS | +122.4% (A) |
| Returnal | 85 FPS | 21 FPS | +304.8% (A) |
| Riders Republic | 86 FPS | 38 FPS | +126.3% (A) |
| Senua's Saga Hellblade 2 | 18 FPS | 2 FPS | +800% (A) |
| Serious Sam 4 | 75 FPS | 32 FPS | +134.4% (A) |
| Sons of the Forest | 66 FPS | 34 FPS | +94.1% (A) |
| Spider-Man Miles Morales | 80 FPS | 32 FPS | +150% (A) |
| Star Wars Outlaws | 24 FPS | 16 FPS | +50% (A) |
| Star Wars Squadrons | 178 FPS | 111 FPS | +60.4% (A) |
| Starfield | 40 FPS | 16 FPS | +150% (A) |
| The Last of Us | 55 FPS | 18 FPS | +205.6% (A) |
| The Quarry | 76 FPS | 31 FPS | +145.2% (A) |
| The Witcher 3 | 142 FPS | ≈ 58 FPS | +144.8% (A) |
| The Witcher 3 | 81 FPS | 47 FPS | +72.3% (A) |
| The Witcher 3 v4 | 108 FPS | 19 FPS | +468.4% (A) |
| Tiny Tina's Wonderlands | 95 FPS | 38 FPS | +150% (A) |
| Uncharted Legacy of Thieves Collection | 65 FPS | 13 FPS | +400% (A) |
| Valorant | 190 FPS | ≈ 130 FPS | +46.2% (A) |
| Vampire Bloodhunt | 157 FPS | 73 FPS | +115.1% (A) |
| Watch Dogs Legion | 62 FPS | 39 FPS | +59% (A) |
| X-Plane 11.11 | 62 FPS | 59 FPS | +5.1% (A) |
| Yakuza Like a Dragon | 105 FPS | 43 FPS | +144.2% (A) |
Specs from public sources (PassMark, Geekbench). FPS measured at 1080p medium settings. Values for GeForce RTX 2050 are model predictions (≈); GeForce RTX 3060 are direct measurements.
Based on the comparison:
GeForce RTX 3060 wins 17 of the comparable criteria.
The choice depends on your use case.
🤔 How to choose
Universal advice for any use case.
- Reliability vs price: reliability (median 50) ↔ price (median 385.1).
- Weight vs CPU: mobility (median 48) ↔ overall performance (median 49.8).
- Upgradeability vs battery: upgradability (median 50) ↔ battery life (median 2.8).