On the Benchmark channel on YouTube we found out which graphics accelerator will be faster in modern games: RTX 2060 or RTX 3050.
Discuss
The authors of the YouTube channel Benchmark tested ineight modern projects in 1080p with RTX 2060 and RTX 3050 graphics cards. These games included Stray, Far Cry 6, Cyberpunk 2077, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Borderlands 3, Hitman 3, Resident Evil Village, Watch Dogs Legion.
INStraywith high graphics settings, average performance was equal to the RTX 3050 – 66.5 fps, with RTX 2060 – 80 fps.
Far cry 6launched with an ultra preset. On average, the frame rate was 73 fps (RTX 3050) and 87.5 fps (RTX 2060).
GameCyberpunk 2077I was running on ultra settings. The average FPS here was 43.5 fps with the RTX 3050 and 50 fps with the RTX 2060.
INShadow of the tomb raiderwith the highest graphics we managed to get an average of 81.5 fps (RTX 3050) and 93.5 fps (RTX 2060).

Borderlands 3ran on ultra graphics settings. The average frame rate here was 55 fps and 65 fps (RTX 3050 and RTX 2060, respectively).
INHitman 3with the ultra preset, average performance was 78 fps (RTX 3050) and 90.5 fps (RTX 2060).
Resident evil villagecame with high graphics settings. The average FPS in this case was 88 fps with the RTX 3050 and 97 fps with the RTX 2060.
Watch dogs legionran on ultra settings. Its average performance was 44.5 fps and 49.5 fps.
Conclusion
The leader in average performance inIn modern games, the RTX 2060 graphics accelerator turned out to be. In all projects in general, its average frame rate was 17% higher than that of the RTX 3050 (66 fps versus 77 fps).
PC specifications:
- graphics cardZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 3050 Twin Edge 8GB GDDR6/GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2060 Windforce 6GB GDDR6;
- CPUAMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D;
- motherboardASUS ROG X570 Crosshair VIII Hero;
- RAM32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 3600 MHz;
- storage deviceSamsung 970 EVO Plus SSD 1TB;
- cooling systemCorsair iCue H150i RGB PRO;
- power unitCorsair RM850x White 80PLUS Gold 850W.