AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
52.7Rasterization26.5
39.2Ray Tracing22.4
58.2Memoryspec-based37.1
78.7Efficiencyspec-based91.5
60.2Compute32.8
16 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE1 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE wins this graphics card face-off, 55.9 to 38, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+27) and rasterization (+26). 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 7900 GRE
- Stronger rasterization score: 53 vs 27
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 39 vs 22
- Stronger compute score: 60 vs 33
- 300% higher RT cores: 80 vs 20
- 272% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 22,700 vs 6,100
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
- 50% lower TDP: 130 W vs 260 W
- Lower launch price: $249 vs $549
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2023 | 2022 |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | Ampere |
| Process | 5 nm+37% | 8 nm |
| TDP | 260 W | 130 W+50% |
| Power connector | 2x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 5,120+100% | 2,560 |
| RT cores | 80+300% | 20 |
| Tensor / AI cores | 160+100% | 80 |
| Base clock | 1,880 MHz+21% | 1,552 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,245 MHz+26% | 1,777 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 16 GB+100% | 8 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 256 bit+100% | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 576 GB/s+157% | 224 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 22,700+272%Top 15% | 6,100Bottom 21% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 4,600+217%Top 38% | 1,450Bottom 2% |
| PassMark G3D | 25,600+156%Top 19% | 10,000Bottom 14% |
| 1080p Ultra | 165 fps+195%Top 28% | 56 fpsBottom 8% |
| 1440p Ultra | 124 fps+210%Top 26% | 40 fpsBottom 8% |
| 4K Ultra | 70 fps+233%Top 23% | 21 fpsBottom 8% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | DLSS 4 (no FG) |
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