GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB vs Radeon RX 6500 XT

Prices and Stock
MSRP $179

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3050 OC Low Profile 6G Graphics Card, 2X WINDFORCE Fans, 6GB GDDR6 96-bit GDDR6, GV-N3050OC-6GL Video Card

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CA$421.01

In Stock

Same as Founder's Edition

MSI GeForce RTX 3050 LP 6G OC (6GB GDDR6/PCI Express 4.0/1492MHz/14000MHz/Low Profile)

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CA$272.99

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Same as Founder's Edition

MSI GeForce RTX 3050 Ventus 2X 6G OC Gaming Graphics Card - 6GB GDDR6, 1492 MHz, PCI Express Gen 4, 96-bit, 1x DP (v1.4a), 2X HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K)

Prices and Stock
MSRP $199

PowerColor Fighter AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6 Memory

MSI Gaming AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT 64-bit 4GB GDDR6 DP/HDMI PCIe 4 Torx Twin Fans FreeSync DirectX 12 VR Ready OC Graphics Card (RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC)

Sapphire 11314-01-20G Pulse AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Gaming OC Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 2

PowerColor AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT ITX Gaming Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6 Memory

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 6500 XT outperforms GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon RX 6500 XT is 744 days older than GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB.

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB

Consumes up to 35% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT - 70 vs 107 Watts
Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT - 6 vs 4 GB

Advantages of Radeon RX 6500 XT

Performs up to 1% better in DOOM Eternal than GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB - 187 vs 186 FPS
Up to 25% better value when playing DOOM Eternal than GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB - CA$1.70 vs CA$2.26 per FPS

This is a free version of DOOM Eternal.

DOOM Eternal

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Nightmare

GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB

Desktop • Feb 2nd, 2024

FPS

186

99%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$2.26/FPS

75%

Price, CA$

CA$421.01

75%

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3050 OC Low Profile 6G Graphics Card, 2X WINDFORCE Fans, 6GB GDDR6 96-bit GDDR6, GV-N3050OC-6GL Video Card

Buy for CA$421.01 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 1101 minutes ago

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022

FPS

187

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$1.70/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$317.39

100%

FPS and Value Winner

PowerColor Fighter AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6 Memory

Buy for CA$317.39 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 245 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Nightmare

GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB

Desktop • Feb 2nd, 2024

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022

1920 x 1080

Very High

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

Very High

342

FPS

342

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

112

FPS

113

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Best Looking

170

FPS

171

FPS

Dota 2

1920 x 1080

High

604

FPS

606

FPS

Valorant

Theoretical Performance

GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB

Desktop • Feb 2nd, 2024

Pixel Fillrate

47.04 GPixel/s

52%

Texel Fillrate

105.8 GTexel/s

59%

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 6 GB	vs	Radeon RX 6500 XT
Feb 2nd, 2024	Release Date	Jan 19th, 2022
GeForce 30	Generation	Navi II
$179	MSRP	$199
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	Outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a
None	Power Connectors	1x 6-pin
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
6 GB	Memory	4 GB
GDDR6	Type	GDDR6
96-bit	Bus	64-bit
168 GB/s	Bandwidth	143.9 GB/s
1042 MHz	Base Clock Speed	2310 MHz
1470 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	2815 MHz
1750 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	2248 MHz