Graphics card comparison
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB vs Radeon RX 6500 XT
Nvidia
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
8192 Mb GDDR6
Released 4 Jan 2022
DESKTOP
VS
AMD
Radeon RX 6500 XT
4096 Mb GDDR6
Released 19 Jan 2022
DESKTOP
Summary
Gaming performance index
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB199%
- Radeon RX 6500 XT100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
- 99% higher gaming performance.
- 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 6500 XT
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Supports FreeSync
- Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Infinity Cache allows to deliver up to 3.25x the effective memory bandwidth
- Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)
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 (10 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB | Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|
| GPU Name | GA106 (GA106-150-A1) | Navi 24 (Navi 24 XT) |
| Fab Process | 8 nm | 6 nm |
| Die Size | 276 mm² | 107 mm² |
| Transistors | 13,250 million | 5,400 million |
| Shaders | 2560 | 1024 |
| Compute Units | 20 | 16 |
| Core clock | 1552 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| ROPs | 48 | 32 |
| TMUs | 80 | 64 |
Memory configuration
| GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB | Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus Width | 128 bit | 64 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1750 MHz
14 Gbps effective | 2250 MHz
18 Gbps effective |
| Memory Size | 8192 Mb | 4096 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB | Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|
| TDP | 130 watts | 107 watts |
| Release Date | 4 Jan 2022 | 19 Jan 2022 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB85.30 GP/s
- Radeon RX 6500 XT90.08 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB142.20 GT/s
- Radeon RX 6500 XT180.20 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB224.00 GB/s
- Radeon RX 6500 XT144.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB9098.00 GFLOPs
- Radeon RX 6500 XT5765.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB56
- Radeon RX 6500 XT40
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2021
Ultra high Quality, TAA, bahrain,DirectX12, Windows 10x64
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB115
- Radeon RX 6500 XT74
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra High Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB71
- Radeon RX 6500 XT17
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB123
- Radeon RX 6500 XT105
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 6500 XT64
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB43
- Radeon RX 6500 XT21
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2021
Ultra high Quality, TAA, bahrain,DirectX12, Windows 10x64
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB86
- Radeon RX 6500 XT55
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB51
- Radeon RX 6500 XT13
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB80
- Radeon RX 6500 XT64
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 6500 XT40
FPS (higher is better)