Left · Nvidia
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB
Spec score
Spec score 18
$348
typical price
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB against GeForce RTX 4060
GeForce RTX 4060 leads on the overall index. The price beside each button is the Amazon US reading where ScoutPrices has one; the comparison below is worked on typical prices.
Right · Nvidia
GeForce RTX 4060
Spec score
Spec score 28
$539
Amazon US, Oct 24
Which one for what
Office & everyday
GeForce RTX 4060right
22 vs 34 for snappy single-core speed, quiet running, and a card that drives two or three screens without fuss.
Coding & development
GeForce RTX 4060right
20 vs 30 for cores for builds and containers, plenty of memory, fast storage, and a card for several screens or a local model.
Light gaming
GeForce RTX 4060right
22 vs 35 for 1080p frame rates per dollar.
Gaming
GeForce RTX 4060right
18 vs 28 for 1440p frame rates, with a CPU that will not hold the card back.
Heavy gaming
GeForce RTX 4060right
11 vs 16 for the strongest graphics card the budget allows.
Content creation
GeForce RTX 4060right
20 vs 30 for export times: many cores, a card with good encoders, lots of memory.
3D & rendering
GeForce RTX 4060right
21 vs 31 for all-core throughput and render speed.
Gaming & streaming
GeForce RTX 4060right
19 vs 29 for frame rates with headroom for the encoder and the chat.
AI & local models
GeForce RTX 4060right
22 vs 29 for video memory first, then card speed, then system memory.
Head to head
Scores
Indices out of 100 on ScoutSpecs' own scale, one per kind of work. They are not frames per second and not a measurement of any one sample.
Spec score
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB: 18
GeForce RTX 4060: 28
10 ptsto the right
Games at 1080p
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB: 22
GeForce RTX 4060: 35
13 ptsto the right
Games at 1440p
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB: 18
GeForce RTX 4060: 28
10 ptsto the right
Games at 4K
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB: 11
GeForce RTX 4060: 16
5 ptsto the right
Rendering and video
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB: 22
GeForce RTX 4060: 32
10 ptsto the right
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB: 5.2
GeForce RTX 4060: 7.6
46%to the right
Typical price
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB: $348
GeForce RTX 4060: $370
$22to the left
From the spec sheets
Video memory
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB: 8 GB
GeForce RTX 4060: 8 GB
level
Board power
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB: 130 W
GeForce RTX 4060: 115 W
13%to the right
Length
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB: 200 mm
GeForce RTX 4060: 230 mm
15%to the left
The verdict
- The RTX 4060 is 56% faster at 1440p.
- At 4K the gap is 45% in the RTX 4060's favour.
- The RTX 3050 8GB typically costs $22 less.
- Per dollar, the RTX 4060 is the better buy: 7.6 points per $100 against 5.2.
Specifications
| Spec | GeForce RTX 3050 8GB | GeForce RTX 4060 |
|---|---|---|
| Video memory | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Board power | 130 W | 115 W (better) |
| Length | 200 mm (better) | 230 mm |
| Power connector | PCIe 8-pin | PCIe 8-pin |
| Brand | Nvidia | Nvidia |
| Released | 2022 | 2023 (better) |
| Typical price | $348 (better) | $370 |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.