Graphics card comparison
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB vs Radeon RX 5500 XT
Nvidia
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
8192 Mb GDDR6
Released 4 Jan 2022
DESKTOP
VS
AMD
Radeon RX 5500 XT
4096 Mb GDDR6
Released 12 Dec 2019
DESKTOP
Summary
Gaming performance index
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB123%
- Radeon RX 5500 XT100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
- 23% higher gaming performance.
- This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
- Supports PhysX
- Supports G-Sync
- Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)
- Supports Deep Learning Super-Sampling (DLSS)
Reasons to consider the Radeon RX 5500 XT
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Supports FreeSync
- Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
Our verdict
HWSpot recommends the GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
The GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (8 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB | Radeon RX 5500 XT |
|---|
| GPU Name | GA106 (GA106-150-A1) | Navi 14 (Navi 14 XTX
(215-0932396)) |
| Fab Process | 8 nm | 7 nm |
| Die Size | 276 mm² | 158 mm² |
| Transistors | 13,250 million | 6,400 million |
| Shaders | 2560 | 1408 |
| Compute Units | 20 | 22 |
| Core clock | 1552 MHz | 1607 MHz |
| ROPs | 48 | 32 |
| TMUs | 80 | 88 |
Memory configuration
| GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB | Radeon RX 5500 XT |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus Width | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1750 MHz
14 Gbps effective | 1750 MHz
14000 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 8192 Mb | 4096 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB | Radeon RX 5500 XT |
|---|
| TDP | 130 watts | 130 watts |
| Release Date | 4 Jan 2022 | 12 Dec 2019 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB85.30 GP/s
- Radeon RX 5500 XT59.04 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB142.20 GT/s
- Radeon RX 5500 XT162.40 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB224.00 GB/s
- Radeon RX 5500 XT224.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB9098.00 GFLOPs
- Radeon RX 5500 XT5196.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB43
- Radeon RX 5500 XT31
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB51
- Radeon RX 5500 XT39
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB60
- Radeon RX 5500 XT43
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB26
- Radeon RX 5500 XT17
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB6
- Radeon RX 5500 XT18
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB31
- Radeon RX 5500 XT22
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB71
- Radeon RX 5500 XT60
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB90
- Radeon RX 5500 XT66
FPS (higher is better)