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Same as Founder's Edition
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $279
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3050 outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 590 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon RX 590 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3050 is 1146 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 590.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
- Performs up to 5% better in Escape From Tarkov than Radeon RX 590 - 140 vs 133 FPS
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 590 - 130 vs 175 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 590
- Up to 50% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3050 - CA$150.29 vs CA$299.99
- Up to 47% better value when playing Escape From Tarkov than GeForce RTX 3050 - CA$1.13 vs CA$2.14 per FPS
Escape From Tarkov
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
140
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.14/FPS
52%
Price, CA$
CA$299.99
50%
FPS Winner
MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 3050 8GB GDRR6 128-Bit HDMI/DP PCIe 4 Torx Twin Fans Ampere OC Graphics Card (RTX 3050 Ventus 2X XS 8G OC)
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Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
FPS
133
95%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.13/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$150.29
100%
Value Winner
SRhonyra Radeon RX 590 8GB GDDR5 Graphics Card White PCB Gaming Video Card 2304SP 256-Bit PCIe 3.0 x16 6-Pin Connector Desktop Computer Gaming GPU with HDMI, DisplayPort & DVI Ports
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
63%
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
86%
Texel Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 590 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Nov 15th, 2018 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | Polaris |
$249 | MSRP | $279 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 224 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
1552 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1469 MHz |
1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1545 MHz |
| 1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3050 or Radeon RX 590
Escape From Tarkov, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
127 FPS
CA$9.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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127 FPS
CA$9.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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129 FPS
CA$9.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-14400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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127 FPS
CA$13.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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112 FPS
CA$12.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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125 FPS
CA$15.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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129 FPS
CA$9.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-14400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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122 FPS
CA$15.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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140 FPS
CA$30.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-13900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 20 TB HDD
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