GeForce RTX 2060 vs GeForce RTX 3050

Intro

Compare those specs to the GeForce RTX 3050, which uses a 8 nm design. nVidia has set the core frequency at 1552 MHz. The GDDR6 memory runs at a frequency of 1750 MHz on this specific card. It features 2560 SPUs along with 80 Texture Address Units and 32 Rasterization Operator Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce RTX 3050		130 Watts
GeForce RTX 2060		160 Watts
	Difference: 30 Watts (23%)

Memory Bandwidth

The GeForce RTX 2060 should in theory perform much faster than the GeForce RTX 3050 overall. (explain)

GeForce RTX 2060		344064 MB/sec
GeForce RTX 3050		229376 MB/sec
	Difference: 114688 (50%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce RTX 2060 is a lot (approximately 32%) faster with regards to texture filtering than the GeForce RTX 3050. (explain)

GeForce RTX 2060		163800 Mtexels/sec
GeForce RTX 3050		124160 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 39640 (32%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce RTX 2060 should be much (approximately 32%) faster with regards to anti-aliasing than the GeForce RTX 3050, and also capable of handling higher resolutions without slowing down too much. (explain)

GeForce RTX 2060		65520 Mpixels/sec
GeForce RTX 3050		49664 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 15856 (32%)

Please note that the above 'benchmarks' are all just theoretical - the results were calculated based on the card's specifications, and real-world performance may (and probably will) vary at least a bit.

Price Comparison

Specifications

Memory Bandwidth: Memory bandwidth is the max amount of data (in units of megabytes per second) that can be moved past the external memory interface within a second. The number is calculated by multiplying the interface width by its memory speed. In the case of DDR memory, it must be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The higher the card's memory bandwidth, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, HDR and high resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum number of texture map elements (texels) that can be processed in one second. This number is calculated by multiplying the total amount of texture units of the card by the core speed of the chip. The higher the texel rate, the better the card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels processed per second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels the video card can possibly record to the local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is calculated by multiplying the amount of Render Output Units by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - aka Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel rate is also dependant on quite a few other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the potential to reach the maximum fill rate.