NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB GP106

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB $179
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB GP106
2304 Shaders
6GB GDDR6
1470MHz
1152 Shaders
3GB GDDR5
1708MHz
FP32
6.77 TFLOPS
FP32
3.94 TFLOPS
FP16
6.77 TFLOPS
FP16
0.06 TFLOPS
Form Factor
PCIe Card
1.9-Slots
Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
TDP
70W
TDP
120W
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Power Connectors
1x 6-Pin
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GB5 OpenCL - N/A
0%
GB5 OpenCL - N/A
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GB5 CUDA - N/A
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GB5 CUDA - N/A
0%
GB5 Metal - N/A
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GB5 Metal - N/A
0%
GB5 Vulkan - N/A
0%
GB5 Vulkan - N/A
0%
OCT 2020.1 - N/A
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OCT 2020.1 - N/A
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OCT Metal - N/A
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OCT Metal - N/A
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Manufacturer
NVIDIA
Manufacturer
NVIDIA
Chip Designer
NVIDIA
Chip Designer
NVIDIA
Architecture
Ampere
Architecture
Pascal
Family
GeForce 30
Family
GeForce 10
Codename
NV177
GA107
Variant
GA107-325-K2-A1
Codename
NV136
GP106
Variant
GP106-300-A1
Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
2/2/2024
Release Date
8/18/2016
Foundry
Samsung
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Foundry
TSMC
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Fabrication Node
8N
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Fabrication Node
16FF
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Die Size
200 mm²
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Die Size
200 mm²
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Transistor Count
8.7 Billion
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Transistor Count
4.4 Billion
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Transistor Density
43.50M/mm²
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Transistor Density
22.00M/mm²
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Form
PCIe Card
Form
PCIe Card
Shading Units
2304 Shaders
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Shading Units
1152 Shaders
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Texture Mapping Units
72 TMUs
Texture Mapping Units
72 TMUs
Render Output Units
32 ROPs
Render Output Units
48 ROPs
Tensor Cores
72 T-Cores
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Ray-Tracing Cores
18 RT-Cores
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Streaming Multiprocessors
18 SMs
Streaming Multiprocessors
9 SMs
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Graphics Processing Clusters
2 GPCs
Graphics Processing Clusters
2 GPCs
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1042MHz Base
1470MHz
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1506MHz Base
1708MHz
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FP16
6.77 TFLOPS
27.1 TFLOPS Tensor
FP16
0.06 TFLOPS
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FP32
6.77 TFLOPS
FP32
3.94 TFLOPS
TF32
13.55 TFLOPS
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FP64
0.11 TFLOPS
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FP64
0.12 TFLOPS
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Ray Tracing
13.2 TOPS
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Pixel Fillrate
47.04 GPixel/s
Pixel Fillrate
81.984 GPixel/s
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Texture Fillrate
105.84 GTexel/s
Texture Fillrate
122.976 GTexel/s
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L1
64KB/SM Tex
128KB/SM
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L1
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48KB/SM
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L2
2MB Shared
L2
1.5MB Shared
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6GB
GDDR6
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3GB
GDDR5
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Bus Width
96Bit
Bus Width
192Bit
Clock
1750MHz
Transfer Rate
14GT/s
Bandwidth
168GB/s
Clock
2000MHz
Transfer Rate
8GT/s
Bandwidth
192GB/s
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TDP
70W
TDP
120W
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3x DisplayPort 1.4
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1x HDMI 2.1
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1x DVI-D Dual-Link
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3x DisplayPort 1.4
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1x HDMI 2.0
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Max Resolution
7680x4320
Max Resolution
7680x4320
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
30Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
G-Sync
FreeSync
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Variable Refresh Rate
G-Sync
FreeSync
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Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Supported
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Multi Monitor Support
3
Multi Monitor Support
3
Content Protection
HDCP 2.3
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Model
NVENC 7
Model
NVENC 4
Codec
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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Codec
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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Model
NVDEC 5
Model
NVDEC 3
Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
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VC-1
VP8
VP9
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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AV1
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Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
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VC-1
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VP9
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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Direct X
12
Direct 3D
12_2
Direct X
12
Direct 3D
12_1
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
3.0
Vulkan
1.2
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
3.0
Vulkan
1.3
Shader Model
6.6
CUDA
8.6
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PureVideo HD
VP11
VDPAU
Feature Set K
Shader Model
6.7
CUDA
6.1
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PureVideo HD
VP8
VDPAU
Feature Set H
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2x Fans
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1x Fan
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Power Connectors
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1x 6-Pin
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Slots Required
1.9
PCIe Version
4.0
PCIe Lanes
8
Slots Required
2.0
PCIe Version
3.0
PCIe Lanes
16
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Height
112 mm (4.41 in)
Width
242 mm (9.53 in)
Depth
38 mm (1.5 in)
Height
112 mm (4.41 in)
Width
250 mm (9.84 in)
Depth
40 mm (1.57 in)
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