After NVIDIA launched the more affordable RTX 3050 Ti entry-level gaming laptop a few months ago, people with a lower budget will definitely consider this laptop. However, you may want to think more about it because a foreign YouTuber recently tested the RTX 3050 Ti vs RTX 3060 laptop. The results showed that the performance of the RTX 3050 Ti is 50% slower than the RTX 3060. The price is not much cheaper, only lower. It’s only 10%, which means that for those who have a choice between these two models, it is more worthwhile to go directly to the RTX 3060.
RTX 3050 Ti laptop performance is 50% lower than RTX 3060, but the price is only 10% cheaper
Recently, Jarrod’s Tech channel shared his actual test results of RTX 3050 Ti vs RTX 3060 laptops. Both laptops are the same brand and have almost the same hardware. They are equipped with Intel i7-11800H and 16GB DDR-3200 CL22 dual-channel memory. Therefore, the measured data can fully demonstrate the performance difference between RTX 3050 Ti and RTX 3060, which is about 15 Games:
If you are not aware of the specification differences between these two graphics cards, I will provide them to you first. The CUDA core of the 3050 Ti is 2,560, while the CUDA core of the 3060 reaches 3,840 CUDA. In addition, in terms of VRAM, the 3050 Ti only has 4GB DDR6, which is 2GB less than the 3060’s 6GB DDR6:
Of course, there is also a difference in power consumption. The 3050 Ti is only 80~95W, which can provide a longer battery life for gaming laptops without plugging in, while the 3060 is 115~130W:
In addition, there are a bit too many games, so I only provide a few here. For a more complete version, you can watch the YouTube video at the end of the article:
“Cyberpunk 2077” is set to 1920×1080 resolution. With light tracing turned on, the RTX 3060 outperforms the RTX 3050Ti by a lot. Without it turned on, the difference is even greater. In some cases, the RTX 3060 even wins by 50%:
“Assassin’s Creed: Viking Age” is set at high image quality and above, the RTX 3050 Ti is terrible, and the RTX 3060 wins:
Although the gap in “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare” is a little closer than the above two, even at medium quality settings, the average FPS of the RTX 3060 is still about 31 more than that of the RTX 3050 Ti:
Jarrod’s Tech also made a comprehensive table of 15 games. At the highest image quality setting, the average FPS of RTX 3060 is 90.67% higher than that of RTX 3050 Ti:
At the lowest quality setting, the average FPS of the RTX 3060 is also about 24.06% higher than that of the RTX 3050 Ti:
If the price difference is much different, it would be acceptable, but the RTX 3060 is only about $170 more expensive than the RTX 3050 Ti, and the overall price is about 10% more. In terms of CP value, paying 10% more to get 50% higher performance is worth it no matter how you think about it:
Of course, the pricing of each brand may be different, so we still have to wait until it goes on sale in Taiwan to know whether the CP value is better. In any case, those who are planning to buy the RTX 3050Ti gaming laptop can also take a look at the RTX 3060 gaming laptop first and compare it immediately when the price comes out.
Full video:
Source: KOCPC Chinese