The RTX 3050 is newer, with 33% more memory and 17% more bandwidth. The GTX 1060 is cheaper right now.
At a glance
Memory
33% more on RTX 3050
- GTX 1060
- 6 GB
- RTX 3050
- 8 GB
Memory bandwidth
17% higher on RTX 3050
- GTX 1060
- 192 GB/s
- RTX 3050
- 224 GB/s
Cheapest on-demand
57% cheaper on GTX 1060
- GTX 1060
- $0.03 /GPU/hr
- RTX 3050
- $0.07 /GPU/hr
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | GTX 1060 | RTX 3050 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | -- /GPU/hr from $0.03 | -- /GPU/hr from $0.07 | |
| Spot | -- /GPU/hr from $0.02 | -- /GPU/hr from $0.03 |
Heads up: A provider's own page may quote a different figure, for example on tax, region or a promotion. A monthly-only plan shows a derived hourly rate. Medians are across providers, one vote each, so a large catalog does not outweigh a small one. No median for on-demand and spot on the GTX 1060 and on-demand and spot on the RTX 3050: we only show one when at least 3 providers list the GPU on that billing type. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
Price history
GTX 1060 vs RTX 3050 price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | GTX 1060 | RTX 3050 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 6 GB GDDR5 | 8 GB GDDR6 | 33% more on RTX 3050 |
| Bandwidth | 192 GB/s | 224 GB/s | 17% higher on RTX 3050 |
| Bus width | 192-bit | 128-bit | 50% wider on GTX 1060 |
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP16 / BF16 | 18.2 TFLOPS | ||
| INT8 | Not supported | 72.8 TOPS | RTX 3050 only |
| FP32 | 4.4 TFLOPS | 9.1 TFLOPS | 2.1x higher on RTX 3050 |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | PCIe only | PCIe only | |
| Board power | 120 W | 130 W | 8% higher on RTX 3050 |
| Released | Q3 2016 | Q1 2022 | 6 years newer on RTX 3050 |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP16FP32 | FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | |
Figures are for each model's headline configuration. Where a form factor carries a different number, it is named under the figure.
Compute: Vendor peak figures, dense and per GPU. Not measured throughput.
Source: GTX 1060 datasheet and RTX 3050 datasheet.
Where to rent them
Providers that rent these GPUs, with each one's cheapest rate.
| Provider | GTX 1060 | RTX 3050 |
|---|---|---|
Salad
Distributed
|
$0.0300 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.07 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Similar GPUs
Other comparisons in the same class.
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Nvidia RTX 3060
12 GB GDDR6 · 88% more bandwidth than the GTX 1060
From $0.06 /GPU/hr Compare -
Nvidia GTX 1070
8 GB GDDR5 · 33% more bandwidth than the GTX 1060
From $0.04 /GPU/hr Compare
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Nvidia RTX 2060
6 GB GDDR6 · 75% more bandwidth than the GTX 1060
From $0.05 /GPU/hr Compare
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Nvidia RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6 · 21% more bandwidth than the RTX 3050
From $0.08 /GPU/hr Compare
Our data for Nvidia GTX 1060 was last updated on Sept. 14, 2026, and for Nvidia RTX 3050 on Sept. 14, 2026.