NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 (OEM desktop)
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Key differences
- •NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 (OEM desktop) has higher Base clock (2505 MHz vs 1320 MHz)
- •NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 (OEM desktop) has lower TDP (100 W vs 170 W)
- •NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB has higher RT cores (28 vs 18)
- •NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB has higher Tensor / AI cores (112 vs 72)
- •NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 (OEM desktop) has higher Boost clock (2640 MHz vs 1777 MHz)
Full spec comparison
Spec
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 (OEM desktop)
Performance
VRAM8 GB▲6 GB
Memory typeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory bus width128 bit▲96 bit
Memory bandwidth240 GB/s▲216 GB/s
Shading cores3,584▲2,560
RT cores28▲18
Tensor / AI cores112▲72
Base clock1320 MHz2505 MHz▲
Boost clock1777 MHz2640 MHz▲
Ray tracingYesYes
Upscaling techDLSS 2DLSS 3
Power & Size
TDP170 W100 W▲
Recommended PSU550 W400 W▲
Power connector1× 8-pin1× 8-pin
Bus interfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Card length242 mm200 mm▲
Display outputs3× DP, 1× HDMI3× DP, 1× HDMI