AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
27.2Rasterization25.4
20Ray Tracing22.6
44.6Memoryspec-based37.1
74.9Efficiencyspec-based91.5
39.1Compute36.5
5 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX Vega 565 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 scores 37.3 against 38.2 for NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050. Pick by the categories that matter to you — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 edges ahead in Ray Tracing, or by price.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
- 1500% higher Bus width: 2,048 bit vs 128 bit
- 83% higher bandwidth: 410 GB/s vs 224 GB/s
- 40% higher Shading units: 3,584 vs 2,560
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
- 43% lower process: 8 nm vs 14 nm
- 38% lower TDP: 130 W vs 210 W
- 34% higher Base clock: 1,552 MHz vs 1,156 MHz
- 21% higher Boost clock: 1,777 MHz vs 1,471 MHz
- Lower launch price: $249 vs $399
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2017 | 2022 |
| Architecture | Vega (GCN 5) | Ampere |
| Process | 14 nm | 8 nm+43% |
| TDP | 210 W | 130 W+38% |
| Power connector | 8-pin + 6-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 3,584+40% | 2,560 |
| RT cores | — | 20 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 80 |
| Base clock | 1,156 MHz | 1,552 MHz+34% |
| Boost clock | 1,471 MHz | 1,777 MHz+21% |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| VRAM type | HBM2 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 2,048 bit+1500% | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 410 GB/s+83% | 224 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 6,784+9%Bottom 29% | 6,236Bottom 27% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | — | 1,486Bottom 13% |
| PassMark G3D | 12,912+4%Bottom 28% | 12,460Bottom 23% |
| 1080p Ultra | — | 46 fpsBottom 3% |
| 1440p Ultra | — | 33 fpsBottom 3% |
| 4K Ultra | — | 18 fpsBottom 3% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | — | DLSS 4 (no FG) |
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