AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB
28.6Rasterization24.3
20Ray Tracing—
39.8Memoryspec-based31.2
88.9Efficiencyspec-based93.3
37.3Compute33.3
7 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT2 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT scores 38.9 against 40.2 for NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
- Stronger rasterization score: 29 vs 24
- Stronger compute score: 37 vs 33
- 100% higher Bus width: 192 bit vs 96 bit
- 100% higher bandwidth: 336 GB/s vs 168 GB/s
- 59% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 7,698 vs 4,831
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB
- 56% lower TDP: 70 W vs 160 W
- Lower launch price: $169 vs $279
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2020 | 2024 |
| Architecture | RDNA | Ampere |
| Process | 7 nm+12% | 8 nm |
| TDP | 160 W | 70 W+56% |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin | None (slot-powered) |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 2,304 | 2,304 |
| RT cores | — | 18 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 72 |
| Base clock | 1,130 MHz+8% | 1,042 MHz |
| Boost clock | 1,750 MHz+19% | 1,470 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 192 bit+100% | 96 bit |
| Bandwidth | 336 GB/s+100% | 168 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 7,698+59%Bottom 28% | 4,831Bottom 14% |
| PassMark G3D | 13,384+25%Bottom 26% | 10,740Bottom 18% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 1 | DLSS 4 (no FG) |
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