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Radeon HD 8970M vs GeForce RTX 3050

Radeon HD 8970M vs GeForce RTX 3050: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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MSRP $249

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE OC 6G NVIDIA 6 GB GDDR6 - GV-N3050WF2OC-6GD
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE OC 6G NVIDIA 6 GB GDDR6 - GV-N3050WF2OC-6GD

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197.9

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Updated 279 minutes ago
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 V2 OC Edition 8GB GDDR6 Gaming Grafikkarte (Nvidia RTX3050 V2, PCIe 4.0, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a, DUAL-RTX3050-O8G-V2)
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 V2 OC Edition 8GB GDDR6 Gaming Grafikkarte (Nvidia RTX3050 V2, PCIe 4.0, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a, DUAL-RTX3050-O8G-V2)

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Boost Clock
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MSI GeForce RTX 3050 Ventus 2X XS White 8G OC - 8GB GDDR6 Speicher, 128-bit, 14 Gbps
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MSI GeForce RTX 3050 Ventus 2X E 6G OC - 6GB GDDR6, 14 Gbps, 96-bit
MSI GeForce RTX 3050 Ventus 2X E 6G OC - 6GB GDDR6, 14 Gbps, 96-bit

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MSI GeForce RTX 3050 LP 6G OC - 6GB GDDR6 Speicher, 96-bit, 14 Gbps
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Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Solo GDDR6 96bit 1470/14000 HDCP Three DP HDMI Lite Pack
Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Solo GDDR6 96bit 1470/14000 HDCP Three DP HDMI Lite Pack

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198.1

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ASUS Phoenix GeForce RTX 3050 8GB Gaming Grafikkarte (NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050, PCIe 4.0, 1x HDMI 2.1, 3X DisplayPort 1.4a, PH-RTX3050-8G-V2)
ASUS Phoenix GeForce RTX 3050 8GB Gaming Grafikkarte (NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050, PCIe 4.0, 1x HDMI 2.1, 3X DisplayPort 1.4a, PH-RTX3050-8G-V2)

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MSI GeForce RTX 3050 AERO ITX 8G OC Gaming Grafikkarte - NVIDIA RTX 3050, 8 GB DDR6 Speicher
MSI GeForce RTX 3050 AERO ITX 8G OC Gaming Grafikkarte - NVIDIA RTX 3050, 8 GB DDR6 Speicher

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1777 1807 MHz
Boost Clock
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ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 LP BRK OC Edition 6GB GDDR6 (IP5X Staubdicht, Dual Kugellager, Edelstahlhalterung, PCIe 4.0, DLSS 3, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a, DVI-D und mehr)
ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 LP BRK OC Edition 6GB GDDR6 (IP5X Staubdicht, Dual Kugellager, Edelstahlhalterung, PCIe 4.0, DLSS 3, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a, DVI-D und mehr)

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Boost Clock
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Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 3050 outperforms Radeon HD 8970M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3050 is 3157 days newer than Radeon HD 8970M.

Advantages of Radeon HD 8970M

  • Consumes up to 23% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 - 100 vs 130 Watts

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3050

  • Performs up to 79% better in Sons Of The Forest than Radeon HD 8970M - 52 vs 29 FPS
  • Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 8970M - 8 vs 4 GB
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Sons Of The Forest

Sons Of The Forest

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Radeon HD 8970M Logo
Radeon HD 8970M

Mobile • May 14th, 2013


FPS

29

56%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Logo
GeForce RTX 3050

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

52

100%

Value, €/FPS

€3.81/FPS

100%

Price, €

€197.9

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE OC 6G NVIDIA 6 GB GDDR6 - GV-N3050WF2OC-6GD

Buy for 197.9 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 279 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Radeon HD 8970M Logo
Radeon HD 8970M

Mobile • May 14th, 2013

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Logo
GeForce RTX 3050

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Theoretical Performance

AMD Radeon HD 8970M Logo
Radeon HD 8970M

Mobile • May 14th, 2013


Pixel Fillrate

28.8 GPixel/s

51%

Texel Fillrate

72 GTexel/s

51%

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Logo
GeForce RTX 3050

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Pixel Fillrate

56.86 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

142.2 GTexel/s

100%

AMD Radeon HD 8970M Logo

Radeon HD 8970M

vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Logo

GeForce RTX 3050

May 14th, 2013Release Date
Solar SystemGenerationGeForce 30
Not AvailableMSRP$249
NoneOutputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
NonePower Connectors1x 8-pin
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
4 GBMemory
GDDR5TypeGDDR6
256-bitBus128-bit
153.6 GB/sBandwidth
850 MHzBase Clock Speed
900 MHzBoost Clock Speed
1200 MHzMemory Clock Speed

PCs Using Radeon HD 8970M or GeForce RTX 3050

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