GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB vs Radeon RX 590
Summary
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
122%
Radeon RX 590
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB |
| 22% higher gaming performance. |
| Supports PhysX |
| Supports G-Sync |
| Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty) |
| Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute |
| Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR) |
| Supports Deep Learning Super-Sampling (DLSS) |
Reasons to consider Radeon RX 590 |
| Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute |
| Supports FreeSync |
| Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty) |
| Supports TrueAudio |
| Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |
HWBench recommends GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
The GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (14 combinations of games and resolutions).
Core Configuration
| GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB | | Radeon RX 590 | |
|---|
| GPU Name | GA106 (GA106-150-A1) | vs | Polaris 30 (Polaris 30 XTX) |
| Fab Process | 8 nm | vs | 12 nm |
| Die Size | 276 mm² | vs | 244 mm² |
| Transistors | 13,250 million | vs | 5,700 million |
| Shaders | 2560 | vs | 2304 |
| Compute Units | 20 | vs | 36 |
| Core clock | 1552 MHz | vs | 1257 MHz |
| ROPs | 48 | vs | 32 |
| TMUs | 80 | vs | 144 |
Memory Configuration
| GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB | | Radeon RX 590 | |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | vs | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 128 bit | vs | 256 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1750 MHz
14 Gbps effective | vs | 2000 MHz
8000 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 8192 Mb | vs | 8192 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB | | Radeon RX 590 | |
|---|
| TDP | 130 watts | vs | 0 watts |
| Release Date | 4 Jan 2022 | vs | UNRELEASED |
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
85.30 GP/s
Radeon RX 590
49.44 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
142.20 GT/s
Radeon RX 590
222.50 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
224.00 GB/s
Radeon RX 590
256.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
9098.00 GFLOPs
Radeon RX 590
7119.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
56
Radeon RX 590
46
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra high Quality, TAA, bahrain,DirectX12, Windows 10x64
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
115
Radeon RX 590
96
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
71
Radeon RX 590
58
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
123
Radeon RX 590
93
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
90
Radeon RX 590
63
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
43
Radeon RX 590
34
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra high Quality, TAA, bahrain,DirectX12, Windows 10x64
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
86
Radeon RX 590
72
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
51
Radeon RX 590
41
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
80
Radeon RX 590
62
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
60
Radeon RX 590
43
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
26
Radeon RX 590
19
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
6
Radeon RX 590
19
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
41
Radeon RX 590
34
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
31
Radeon RX 590
21
FPS (higher is better)