compare/rtx-3060-8gb vs rtx-3050-8gb

RTX 3060 8GBvsRTX 3050 8GB

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If you already own a RTX 3060 8GB → wait. Buying new → RTX 3050 8GB.RTX 3050 8GB has +0 GB VRAM, -7% more bandwidth.

▸Side by side

Contender

RTX 3060 8GB

NVIDIA · Ampere · sm_86

Street$249

vram: 8 GB
bandwidth: 240 GB/s
tdp: 170 W
released: 2021-10-26

Contender · winner

RTX 3050 8GB

NVIDIA · Ampere · sm_86

Street$219

vram: 8 GB
bandwidth: 224 GB/s
tdp: 130 W
released: 2022-01-27

▸Spec diff

spec	rtx-3060-8gb	rtx-3050-8gb	delta
vram	8 GB	8 GB	+0 GB · 0%
bandwidth	240 GB/s	224 GB/s	-16 · -7%
tdp	170 W	130 W	+-40 W
street price	$249	$219	$30 · -12%
arch maturity	2021-10-26	2022-01-27	newer = less stable

▸What changes with the upgrade

▸ Unlocked by RTX 3050 8GB0 models

No additional models unlocked.

▸ Speed deltas on shared modelstop 5

Gemma 3 4B51 → 48 t/s -6%

Gemma 2 2b51 → 48 t/s -6%

Gemma 2 9B32 → 30 t/s -6%

Gemma 3 12B35 → 33 t/s -6%

Meta Llama 3.1 8B35 → 33 t/s -6%

▸Value verdict

▸ Should you buy/upgrade?

RTX 3050 8GB adds 0 GB VRAM for the same price. The real question is whether your workflow needs models that RTX 3060 8GBcan't run.

$ recommend → If you own a RTX 3060 8GB: wait. Prices drop, refresh cycles continue. If buying new: get the RTX 3050 8GB IF your budget allows AND you need the extra headroom.