GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB vs Radeon RX 6500 XT

GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
Memory: 8192Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
Release date: 4 Jan 2022
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Memory: 4096Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
Release date: 19 Jan 2022
Radeon RX 6500 XT

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
    199%
  • Radeon RX 6500 XT
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB

99% 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 6500 XT

Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
Supports FreeSync
Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
Infinity Cache allows to deliver up to 3.25x the effective memory bandwidth
Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)

GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB

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 (10 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

GeForce RTX 3050 8 GBRadeon RX 6500 XT
GPU NameGA106 (GA106-150-A1)vsNavi 24 (Navi 24 XT)
Fab Process8 nmvs6 nm
Die Size276 mm²vs107 mm²
Transistors13,250 millionvs5,400 million
Shaders2560vs1024
Compute Units20vs16
Core clock1552 MHzvs2200 MHz
ROPs48vs32
TMUs80vs64

Memory Configuration

GeForce RTX 3050 8 GBRadeon RX 6500 XT
Memory TypeGDDR6vsGDDR6
Bus Width128 bitvs64 bit
Memory Speed1750 MHz
14 Gbps effective
vs2250 MHz
18 Gbps effective
Memory Size8192 Mbvs4096 Mb

Additional details

GeForce RTX 3050 8 GBRadeon RX 6500 XT
TDP130 wattsvs107 watts
Release Date4 Jan 2022vs19 Jan 2022

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
    85.30 GP/s
  • Radeon RX 6500 XT
    90.08 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
    142.20 GT/s
  • Radeon RX 6500 XT
    180.20 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
    224.00 GB/s
  • Radeon RX 6500 XT
    144.00 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
    9098.00 GFLOPs
  • Radeon RX 6500 XT
    5765.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
    56
  • Radeon RX 6500 XT
    40

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

Ultra high Quality, TAA, bahrain,DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
    115
  • Radeon RX 6500 XT
    74

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra High Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
    71
  • Radeon RX 6500 XT
    17

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
    123
  • Radeon RX 6500 XT
    105

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
    90
  • Radeon RX 6500 XT
    64

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
    43
  • Radeon RX 6500 XT
    21

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

Ultra high Quality, TAA, bahrain,DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
    86
  • Radeon RX 6500 XT
    55

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
    51
  • Radeon RX 6500 XT
    13

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
    80
  • Radeon RX 6500 XT
    64

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
    60
  • Radeon RX 6500 XT
    40

FPS (higher is better)