Radeon RX 6500 XT vs GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB

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

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

Buy on Amazon

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

In Stock

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)

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 Radeon RX 6500 XT

Up to 25% better value when playing Deathloop than GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB - CA$4.74 vs CA$6.28 per FPS

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

This is a free version of Deathloop.

Deathloop

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022

FPS

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$4.74/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$317.39

100%

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 352 minutes ago

GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB

Desktop • Feb 2nd, 2024

FPS

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$6.28/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 930 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022

GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB

Desktop • Feb 2nd, 2024

1920 x 1080

Very High

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

High

604

FPS

606

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Ultra

112

FPS

113

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Very High

342

FPS

342

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Best Looking

170

FPS

171

FPS

Dota 2

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 6 GB

Desktop • Feb 2nd, 2024

Pixel Fillrate

47.04 GPixel/s

52%

Texel Fillrate

105.8 GTexel/s

59%

Radeon RX 6500 XT	vs	GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB
Jan 19th, 2022	Release Date	Feb 2nd, 2024
Navi II	Generation	GeForce 30
$199	MSRP	$179
1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a	Outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x 6-pin	Power Connectors	None
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
4 GB	Memory	6 GB
GDDR6	Type	GDDR6
64-bit	Bus	96-bit
143.9 GB/s	Bandwidth	168 GB/s
2310 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1042 MHz
2815 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	1470 MHz
2248 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	1750 MHz