AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB
31.5Rasterization24.3
20Ray Tracing—
45.7Memoryspec-based31.2
80.8Efficiencyspec-based93.3
41.8Compute33.3
9 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT2 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT scores 40.3 against 40.2 for NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB. Pick by the categories that matter to you — AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT edges ahead in compute and rasterization, or by price.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
- Stronger rasterization score: 32 vs 24
- Stronger compute score: 42 vs 33
- 167% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 96 bit
- 167% higher bandwidth: 448 GB/s vs 168 GB/s
- 99% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 9,596 vs 4,831
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB
- 69% lower TDP: 70 W vs 225 W
- Lower launch price: $169 vs $399
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2019 | 2024 |
| Architecture | RDNA | Ampere |
| Process | 7 nm+12% | 8 nm |
| TDP | 225 W | 70 W+69% |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin + 1x 6-pin | None (slot-powered) |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 2,560+11% | 2,304 |
| RT cores | — | 18 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 72 |
| Base clock | 1,605 MHz+54% | 1,042 MHz |
| Boost clock | 1,905 MHz+30% | 1,470 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 8 GB+33% | 6 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 256 bit+167% | 96 bit |
| Bandwidth | 448 GB/s+167% | 168 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 9,596+99%Bottom 38% | 4,831Bottom 14% |
| PassMark G3D | 16,033+49%Bottom 44% | 10,740Bottom 18% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 1 | DLSS 4 (no FG) |
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