GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB vs Radeon RX 6500 XT
Summary
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) |
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).
Core Configuration
| GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB | | Radeon RX 6500 XT | |
|---|
| GPU Name | GA106 (GA106-150-A1) | vs | Navi 24 (Navi 24 XT) |
| Fab Process | 8 nm | vs | 6 nm |
| Die Size | 276 mm² | vs | 107 mm² |
| Transistors | 13,250 million | vs | 5,400 million |
| Shaders | 2560 | vs | 1024 |
| Compute Units | 20 | vs | 16 |
| Core clock | 1552 MHz | vs | 2200 MHz |
| ROPs | 48 | vs | 32 |
| TMUs | 80 | vs | 64 |
Memory Configuration
| GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB | | Radeon RX 6500 XT | |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | vs | GDDR6 |
| Bus Width | 128 bit | vs | 64 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1750 MHz
14 Gbps effective | vs | 2250 MHz
18 Gbps effective |
| Memory Size | 8192 Mb | vs | 4096 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB | | Radeon RX 6500 XT | |
|---|
| TDP | 130 watts | vs | 107 watts |
| Release Date | 4 Jan 2022 | vs | 19 Jan 2022 |
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
85.30 GP/s
Radeon RX 6500 XT
90.08 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
142.20 GT/s
Radeon RX 6500 XT
180.20 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
224.00 GB/s
Radeon RX 6500 XT
144.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
9098.00 GFLOPs
Radeon RX 6500 XT
5765.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
56
Radeon RX 6500 XT
40
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra high Quality, TAA, bahrain,DirectX12, Windows 10x64
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
115
Radeon RX 6500 XT
74
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
71
Radeon RX 6500 XT
17
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
123
Radeon RX 6500 XT
105
FPS (higher is better)
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)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
43
Radeon RX 6500 XT
21
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra high Quality, TAA, bahrain,DirectX12, Windows 10x64
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
86
Radeon RX 6500 XT
55
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
51
Radeon RX 6500 XT
13
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
80
Radeon RX 6500 XT
64
FPS (higher is better)
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)