Graphics card comparison
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB vs Radeon RX Vega 64
Nvidia
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
8192 Mb GDDR6
Released 4 Jan 2022
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VS
AMD
Radeon RX Vega 64
8192 Mb HBM2
Released 8 Aug 2017
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Summary
Gaming performance index
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB100%
- Radeon RX Vega 64150%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
- 165 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon RX Vega 64 .
- 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 Vega 64
- 50% higher gaming performance.
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Supports FreeSync
- Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Supports TrueAudio
- Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
Our verdict
HWSpot recommends the Radeon RX Vega 64
The Radeon RX Vega 64 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (12 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB | Radeon RX Vega 64 |
|---|
| GPU Name | GA106 (GA106-150-A1) | Vega 10 (Vega 10 XT) |
| Fab Process | 8 nm | 14 nm |
| Die Size | 276 mm² | 484 mm² |
| Transistors | 13,250 million | 12,500 million |
| Shaders | 2560 | 4096 |
| Compute Units | 20 | 64 |
| Core clock | 1552 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| ROPs | 48 | 64 |
| TMUs | 80 | 256 |
Memory configuration
| GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB | Radeon RX Vega 64 |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | HBM2 |
| Bus Width | 128 bit | 2048 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1750 MHz
14 Gbps effective | 945 MHz
1890 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 8192 Mb | 8192 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB | Radeon RX Vega 64 |
|---|
| TDP | 130 watts | 295 watts |
| Release Date | 4 Jan 2022 | 8 Aug 2017 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB85.30 GP/s
- Radeon RX Vega 6496.00 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB142.20 GT/s
- Radeon RX Vega 64384.00 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB224.00 GB/s
- Radeon RX Vega 64483.80 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB9098.00 GFLOPs
- Radeon RX Vega 6412288.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB56
- Radeon RX Vega 6460
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB71
- Radeon RX Vega 6482
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB123
- Radeon RX Vega 64142
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 Vega 6490
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB43
- Radeon RX Vega 6448
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB51
- Radeon RX Vega 6461
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB80
- Radeon RX Vega 6494
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 Vega 6461
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB26
- Radeon RX Vega 6429
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB6
- Radeon RX Vega 6435
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB41
- Radeon RX Vega 6451
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 Vega 6431
FPS (higher is better)