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Base Clock
Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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MSRP in USD: $199
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CA$297.89
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Same as Founder's Edition
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CA$239.74
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Base Clock
Boost Clock
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $249
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MSRP in USD: $249
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Boost Clock
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3050 outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 6500 XT on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon RX 6500 XT is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3050 is 15 days older than the cheaper Radeon RX 6500 XT.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Up to 10% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3050 - CA$269.99 vs CA$299.99
- Up to 4% better value when playing Dirt 5 than GeForce RTX 3050 - CA$2.33 vs CA$2.42 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 - 107 vs 130 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
- Performs up to 7% better in Dirt 5 than Radeon RX 6500 XT - 124 vs 116 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT - 8 vs 4 GB
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
FPS
116
93%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.33/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$269.99
100%
Value Winner
Sapphire 11314-01-20G Pulse AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Gaming OC Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 2
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GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
124
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.42/FPS
96%
Price, CA$
CA$299.99
89%
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)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
63%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
78%
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 19th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Navi II | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$199 | MSRP | $249 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a | 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 |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 64-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
| 143.9 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
2310 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1552 MHz |
2815 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
2248 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon RX 6500 XT or GeForce RTX 3050
Dirt 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
83 FPS
CA$13.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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81 FPS
CA$14.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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89 FPS
CA$14.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-14400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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81 FPS
CA$21.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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44 FPS
CA$30.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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76 FPS
CA$25.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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89 FPS
CA$14.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-14400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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69 FPS
CA$27.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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124 FPS
CA$34.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-13900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 20 TB HDD
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