AMD Radeon RX 5700 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
29.8Rasterization26.5
20Ray Tracing22.4
45.7Memoryspec-based37.1
86.4Efficiencyspec-based91.5
38.5Compute32.8
5 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 57005 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Radeon RX 5700 wins this graphics card face-off, 40 to 38, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+6) and rasterization (+3). NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 5700
- Stronger rasterization score: 30 vs 27
- Stronger compute score: 39 vs 33
- 100% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 128 bit
- 100% higher bandwidth: 448 GB/s vs 224 GB/s
- 42% higher PassMark G3D: 14,204 vs 10,000
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
- 28% lower TDP: 130 W vs 180 W
- 11% higher Shading units: 2,560 vs 2,304
- Lower launch price: $249 vs $349
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5700 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2019 | 2022 |
| Architecture | RDNA | Ampere |
| Process | 7 nm+12% | 8 nm |
| TDP | 180 W | 130 W+28% |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin + 1x 6-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5700 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 2,304 | 2,560+11% |
| RT cores | — | 20 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 80 |
| Base clock | 1,465 MHz | 1,552 MHz+6% |
| Boost clock | 1,725 MHz | 1,777 MHz+3% |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5700 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 256 bit+100% | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 448 GB/s+100% | 224 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5700 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 8,500+39%Bottom 30% | 6,100Bottom 22% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | — | 1,450Bottom 2% |
| PassMark G3D | 14,204+42%Bottom 33% | 10,000Bottom 14% |
| 1080p Ultra | — | 56 fpsBottom 8% |
| 1440p Ultra | — | 40 fpsBottom 8% |
| 4K Ultra | — | 21 fpsBottom 8% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5700 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 1 | DLSS 4 (no FG) |
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