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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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
- Performs up to 11% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Radeon RX 6500 XT - 82 vs 74 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT - 8 vs 4 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Up to 10% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3050 - CA$269.99 vs CA$299.99
- Up to 0% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than GeForce RTX 3050 - CA$3.65 vs CA$3.66 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 - 107 vs 130 Watts
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
82
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$3.66/FPS
99%
Price, CA$
CA$299.99
89%
FPS Winner
MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 3050 8GB GDRR6 128-Bit HDMI/DP PCIe 4 Torx Twin Fans Ampere OC Graphics Card (RTX 3050 Ventus 2X XS 8G OC)
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Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
FPS
74
90%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$3.65/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
63%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
78%
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 19th, 2022 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | Navi II |
| $249 | MSRP | $199 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
224 GB/s | Bandwidth | 143.9 GB/s |
| 1552 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 2310 MHz |
| 1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2815 MHz |
| 1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2248 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3050 or Radeon RX 6500 XT
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
65 FPS
CA$17.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
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Core i5-12400F
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68 FPS
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GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-14400F
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GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
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48 FPS
CA$28.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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62 FPS
CA$31.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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68 FPS
CA$18.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-14400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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59 FPS
CA$32.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$52.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
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32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 20 TB HDD
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