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CA$120
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $179
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MSRP in USD: $179
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $249
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MSRP in USD: $249
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CA$299.99
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Boost Clock
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Boost Clock
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Boost Clock
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3050 outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 470 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon RX 470 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3050 is 1979 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 470.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 470
- Up to 60% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3050 - CA$120.0 vs CA$299.99
- Up to 54% better value when playing Ready or Not than GeForce RTX 3050 - CA$1.13 vs CA$2.48 per FPS
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 - 120 vs 130 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
- Performs up to 14% better in Ready or Not than Radeon RX 470 - 121 vs 106 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 470 - 8 vs 4 GB
Ready or Not
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Radeon RX 470
Desktop • Aug 4th, 2016
FPS
106
87%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.13/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$120
100%
Value Winner
Sapphire Radeon RX 470 8Gb GDDR5 MINING QUAD UEFI(US Version, Imported)
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GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
121
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.48/FPS
45%
Price, CA$
CA$299.99
40%
FPS Winner
MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 3050 8GB GDRR6 128-Bit HDMI/DP PCIe 4 Torx Twin Fans Ampere OC Graphics Card (RTX 3050 Ventus 2X XS 8G OC)
Buy for CA$299.99 on Amazon
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Radeon RX 470
Desktop • Aug 4th, 2016
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 470
Desktop • Aug 4th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
38.59 GPixel/s
67%
Texel Fillrate
154.4 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
92%
AMD Radeon RX 470 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 4th, 2016 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Arctic Islands | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$179 | MSRP | $249 |
| 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
| 211.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 926 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1552 MHz |
| 1206 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
| 1650 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon RX 470 or GeForce RTX 3050
Ready or Not, 1920 x 1080, Epic
106 FPS
CA$10.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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105 FPS
CA$11.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,212.59
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109 FPS
CA$11.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-14400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$1,255.47
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105 FPS
CA$16.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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85 FPS
CA$15.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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103 FPS
CA$18.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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CA$1,949.99
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109 FPS
CA$11.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-14400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$1,270.01
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99 FPS
CA$19.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$1,899.99
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121 FPS
CA$35.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-13900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 20 TB HDD
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