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Specifications, performance and current prices compared in Canada · CAD · prices checked through Oct 17, 2026
NVIDIA
Current comparison price
CAD 600Value 38 · Balanced
from 1 offer · checked Oct 17
Capability highlights · price excluded
NVIDIA
Current comparison price
CAD 730Value 47 · Balanced
from 1 offer · checked Oct 17
Capability highlights · price excluded
Capabilityprice excluded
RTX 3050 8GB leads in 1 scenarios, RTX 3060 12GB in 3, 2 even. RTX 3060 12GB is ahead for 1080p Budget, 1440p Sweet Spot, AI / LLM. View grades →
Valueunder Balanced
RTX 3060 12GB has the higher Value under these priorities (47 vs 38).
Pricecurrent market snapshot
RTX 3050 8GB costs less right now (CAD 600 vs CAD 730, 18% apart).
| Priority | RTX 3050 8GB | RTX 3060 12GB | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 47 | ||
| 39 | 44 | ||
| 22 | 32 | ||
| 12 | 21 | ||
| 21 | 32 | ||
| 25 | 36 | ||
| 12 | 22 | ||
| 8 | 11 | ||
| 10 | 14 | ||
| 46 | 29 |
Pick a preset to compare under it: the whole page follows. Within 2 points counts as even.
Under Balanced, each product holds or loses the higher Value at one price, with the other held at its current price. Enter the prices you were actually offered to see the answer for your deal.
RTX 3050 8GB
Current comparison price
CAD 600 Value 38
RTX 3050 8GB matches the Value of RTX 3060 12GB (at CAD 730) at CAD 443 or less.
RTX 3060 12GB
Current comparison price
CAD 730 Value 47
RTX 3060 12GB keeps the higher Value up to CAD 988 (with RTX 3050 8GB at CAD 600).
A crossover is a calculation under the active priorities and today's market frame, not a price forecast.
New offers we track in Canada (CAD), cheapest first, with the date each was checked. Amazon appears as a link only: its price is not shown and never enters Value.
RTX 3050 8GB
RTX 3060 12GB
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What each product can do for a job, graded S to F with price left out, and the measured indexes behind it.
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| RTX 3050 8GB | RTX 3060 12GB | |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p Budget | C #37 | B #33 |
| 1440p Sweet Spot | D #37 | C #33 |
| 4K Ultra / VR | F #37 | F #33 |
| AI / LLM | C #28 | B #23 |
| 3D Rendering | D #30 | D #28 |
| Light Use & Efficiency | A #4 | B #13 |
| Gaming performance | 360 | 520 |
| Ray tracing | 360 | 571 |
| AI compute | 378 | 437 |
Facts true of every board a product groups; a range or "varies" marks a fact that differs between boards.
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| RTX 3050 8GB | RTX 3060 12GB | |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | ||
| Video memory | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 192 bit |
| Power & physical | ||
| Board power | 130 W | 170 W |
| Recommended PSU | 300 W | 450 W |
| Compatibility & features | ||
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Product & board | ||
| Release year | 2022 | 2021 |
Not tracked means the source data does not have this fact. It is not assumed to be absent.
Conditions drawn from the data above, not a universal recommendation. The better choice depends on which of these matter to you.
It depends on the question. For capability (price left out) see the grades by use case; for how good the current price is for what you get, see Value under your priorities; and for the cheapest option today, see current prices. This page keeps the three apart and does not name one overall winner.
Under Balanced, RTX 3060 12GB has the higher Value (47 vs 38) in the market snapshot of Oct 17, 2026. Value changes with your priorities and with prices.
Under Balanced, with RTX 3060 12GB at its current price, RTX 3050 8GB reaches equal Value at CAD 443. It is a calculation, not a price forecast.
RTX 3050 8GB leads in 1 scenarios, RTX 3060 12GB in 3, 2 even. RTX 3060 12GB is ahead for 1080p Budget, 1440p Sweet Spot, AI / LLM.
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