AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
24.4Rasterization26.5
—Ray Tracing22.4
26.9Memoryspec-based37.1
95.6Efficiencyspec-based91.5
26.9Compute32.8
4 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT7 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT scores 38.7 against 38 for NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
- 71% higher Base clock: 2,650 MHz vs 1,552 MHz
- 58% higher Boost clock: 2,815 MHz vs 1,777 MHz
- 25% lower process: 6 nm vs 8 nm
- 18% lower TDP: 107 W vs 130 W
- Lower launch price: $199 vs $249
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
- Stronger compute score: 33 vs 27
- 150% higher Shading units: 2,560 vs 1,024
- 100% higher VRAM: 8 GB vs 4 GB
- 100% higher Bus width: 128 bit vs 64 bit
- 56% higher bandwidth: 224 GB/s vs 144 GB/s
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2022 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Ampere |
| Process | 6 nm+25% | 8 nm |
| TDP | 107 W+18% | 130 W |
| Power connector | 1x 6-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 1,024 | 2,560+150% |
| RT cores | 16 | 20+25% |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 80 |
| Base clock | 2,650 MHz+71% | 1,552 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,815 MHz+58% | 1,777 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 4 GB | 8 GB+100% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 64 bit | 128 bit+100% |
| Bandwidth | 144 GB/s | 224 GB/s+56% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 4,918Bottom 17% | 6,100+24%Bottom 22% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | — | 1,450Bottom 2% |
| PassMark G3D | 9,617Bottom 12% | 10,000+4%Bottom 14% |
| 1080p Ultra | — | 56 fpsBottom 8% |
| 1440p Ultra | — | 40 fpsBottom 8% |
| 4K Ultra | — | 21 fpsBottom 8% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | DLSS 4 (no FG) |
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