Graphics card comparison
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB vs Radeon RX 5600 XT
Nvidia
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
8192 Mb GDDR6
Released 4 Jan 2022
DESKTOP
VS
AMD
Radeon RX 5600 XT
6144 Mb GDDR6
Released UNRELEASED
DESKTOP
Summary
Gaming performance index
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB100%
- Radeon RX 5600 XT138%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
- 50 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon RX 5600 XT .
- 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 5600 XT
- 38% higher gaming performance.
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Supports FreeSync
- Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
Our verdict
HWSpot recommends the Radeon RX 5600 XT
The Radeon RX 5600 XT is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (14 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB | Radeon RX 5600 XT |
|---|
| GPU Name | GA106 (GA106-150-A1) | Navi 12 (Navi 12 XT) |
| Fab Process | 8 nm | 7 nm |
| Die Size | 276 mm² | 0 mm² |
| Transistors | 13,250 million | unknown |
| Shaders | 2560 | 2048 |
| Compute Units | 20 | 32 |
| Core clock | 1552 MHz | 1605 MHz |
| ROPs | 48 | 64 |
| TMUs | 80 | 128 |
Memory configuration
| GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB | Radeon RX 5600 XT |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus Width | 128 bit | 192 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1750 MHz
14 Gbps effective | 1500 MHz
12000 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 8192 Mb | 6144 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB | Radeon RX 5600 XT |
|---|
| TDP | 130 watts | 180 watts |
| Release Date | 4 Jan 2022 | UNRELEASED |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB85.30 GP/s
- Radeon RX 5600 XT121.90 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB142.20 GT/s
- Radeon RX 5600 XT243.80 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB224.00 GB/s
- Radeon RX 5600 XT288.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB9098.00 GFLOPs
- Radeon RX 5600 XT7803.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB56
- Radeon RX 5600 XT64
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2021
Ultra high Quality, TAA, bahrain,DirectX12, Windows 10x64
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB115
- Radeon RX 5600 XT127
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB71
- Radeon RX 5600 XT76
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB123
- Radeon RX 5600 XT147
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 5600 XT89
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB43
- Radeon RX 5600 XT49
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2021
Ultra high Quality, TAA, bahrain,DirectX12, Windows 10x64
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB86
- Radeon RX 5600 XT102
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB51
- Radeon RX 5600 XT61
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB80
- Radeon RX 5600 XT101
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 5600 XT59
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB26
- Radeon RX 5600 XT19
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB6
- Radeon RX 5600 XT31
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB41
- Radeon RX 5600 XT54
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 5600 XT29
FPS (higher is better)