GeForce RTX 3050 vs Radeon RX 6800 XT

Prices and Stock
MSRP $249

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE OC 6G Graphics Card, 2X WINDFORCE Fans, 6GB GDDR6 96-bit GDDR6, GV-N3050WF2OC-6GD Video Card

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)

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$233.99

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$408.05

In Stock

Same as Founder's Edition

MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 3050 8GB GDRR6 128-Bit HDMI/DP PCIe 4 Torx Twin Fans Ampere Graphics Card (RTX 3050 Gaming X 8G)

Prices and Stock
MSRP $649

MSI Gaming Radeon RX 6800 XT 16GB GDRR6 256-Bit HDMI/DP 2285 MHz RDNA 2 Architecture OC Graphics Card (RX 6800 XT Gaming X Trio 16G)

Key Differences

In short — Radeon RX 6800 XT outperforms GeForce RTX 3050 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce RTX 3050 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon RX 6800 XT is 433 days older than GeForce RTX 3050.

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3050

Up to 58% better value when playing Overwatch 2 than Radeon RX 6800 XT - CA$1.94 vs CA$4.67 per FPS
Consumes up to 57% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT - 130 vs 300 Watts

Advantages of Radeon RX 6800 XT

Performs up to 167% better in Overwatch 2 than GeForce RTX 3050 - 345 vs 129 FPS
Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 - 16 vs 8 GB

This is a free version of Overwatch 2.

Overwatch 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

GeForce RTX 3050

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

FPS

129

37%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$1.94/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$249.99

100%

Value Winner

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE OC 6G Graphics Card, 2X WINDFORCE Fans, 6GB GDDR6 96-bit GDDR6, GV-N3050WF2OC-6GD Video Card

Buy for CA$249.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 443 minutes ago

Radeon RX 6800 XT

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020

FPS

345

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$4.67/FPS

42%

Price, CA$

CA$1612.61

15%

FPS Winner

MSI Gaming Radeon RX 6800 XT 16GB GDRR6 256-Bit HDMI/DP 2285 MHz RDNA 2 Architecture OC Graphics Card (RX 6800 XT Gaming X Trio 16G)

Buy for CA$1,612.61 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 443 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

GeForce RTX 3050

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Radeon RX 6800 XT

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020

1920 x 1080

Ultra

105

FPS

153

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Epic

FPS

177

FPS

Fortnite

1920 x 1080

Very High

389

FPS

399

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

High

652

FPS

878

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Maximum

168

FPS

223

FPS

World of Warcraft

Theoretical Performance

GeForce RTX 3050

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Pixel Fillrate

56.86 GPixel/s

20%

Texel Fillrate

142.2 GTexel/s

22%

Radeon RX 6800 XT

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020

Pixel Fillrate

288 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

648 GTexel/s

100%

GeForce RTX 3050	vs	Radeon RX 6800 XT
Jan 4th, 2022	Release Date	Oct 28th, 2020
GeForce 30	Generation	Navi II
$249	MSRP	$649
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	Outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C
1x 8-pin	Power Connectors	2x 8-pin
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
8 GB	Memory	16 GB
GDDR6	Type	GDDR6
128-bit	Bus	256-bit
224 GB/s	Bandwidth	512 GB/s
1552 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1825 MHz
1777 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	2250 MHz
1750 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	2000 MHz