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Radeon R9 280 vs GeForce RTX 3050

Radeon R9 280 vs GeForce RTX 3050: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Radeon R9 280

3 GB GDDR5 | 384-bit

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FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3050

8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit

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)

Buy for €222.9 on Amazon

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Radeon R9 280

3 GB GDDR5 | 384-bit

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FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3050

8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit

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)

Buy for €222.9 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 2116 minutes ago

Prices and Stock
MSRP $279

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Prices and Stock
MSRP $249

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)

MSI GeForce RTX 3050 Ventus 2X XS 8G OC - 8GB GDDR6 Speicher, 128-bit, 14 Gbps

MSI GeForce RTX 3050 Ventus 2X E 6G OC - 6GB GDDR6, 14 Gbps, 96-bit

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

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)

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

Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Solo GDDR6 96bit 1470/14000 HDCP Three DP HDMI Lite Pack

ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 OC Edition 6GB GDDR6 Gaming Grafikkarte (Nvidia GeForce RTX3050 DLSS, PCIe 4.0, 1x HDMI 2.1a, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a, DUAL-RTX3050-O6G)

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)

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 3050 outperforms Radeon R9 280 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3050 is 2863 days newer than Radeon R9 280.

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3050

Performs up to 291% better in Overwatch 2 than Radeon R9 280 - 129 vs 33 FPS
Consumes up to 35% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 130 vs 200 Watts
Up to 167% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 8 vs 3 GB

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Overwatch 2

Overwatch 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014

FPS

33

26%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

GeForce RTX 3050

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

FPS

129

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.73/FPS

100%

Price, €

€222.9

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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)

Buy for €222.9 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 2116 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014

GeForce RTX 3050

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

392

FPS

357

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

83

FPS

47

FPS

Fortnite

Fortnite

652

FPS

557

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

389

FPS

386

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

105

FPS

83

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Theoretical Performance

Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014

Pixel Fillrate

29.86 GPixel/s

53%

Texel Fillrate

104.5 GTexel/s

73%

GeForce RTX 3050

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Pixel Fillrate

56.86 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

142.2 GTexel/s

100%

Radeon R9 280	vs	GeForce RTX 3050
Mar 4th, 2014	Release Date	Jan 4th, 2022
Volcanic Islands	Generation	GeForce 30
$279	MSRP	$249
1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	Outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	Power Connectors	1x 8-pin
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
3 GB	Memory	8 GB
GDDR5	Type	GDDR6
384-bit	Bus	128-bit
240 GB/s	Bandwidth	224 GB/s
827 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1552 MHz
933 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	1777 MHz
1250 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	1750 MHz

PCs Using Radeon R9 280 or GeForce RTX 3050

With selected game settings

HP Pavilion All in One PC Image

HP Pavilion All in One PC

109 FPS

€25.97/FPS

GeForce RTX 3050

Core i7-13700

32 GB, 2 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

€2,830.53

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Komplett PC Image

37 FPS

€21/FPS

GeForce RTX 3050

Core i7-3770

8 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

€777

In Stock

Lenovo IdeaCentre 5i All in One | 27" QHD Display | Intel Core i5-11400T | 16GB RAM | 512GB SSD | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 | Win11 Home | grau | QWERTZ | inkl. Tastatur & Maus | 3 Jahre Premium Care PC Image

Lenovo IdeaCentre 5i All in One | 27" QHD Display | Intel Core i5-11400T | 16GB RAM | 512GB SSD | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 | Win11 Home | grau | QWERTZ | inkl. Tastatur & Maus | 3 Jahre Premium Care PC

68 FPS

€17.63/FPS

GeForce RTX 3050

Core i5-11400T

16 GB, 512 GB SSD

Buy on Amazon

€1,199

In Stock

Lenovo IdeaCentre 5i All in One | 27" QHD Display | Intel Core i5-11400T | 16GB RAM | 512GB SSD | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 | Win11 Home | grau | QWERTZ | inkl. Tastatur & Maus | 3 Jahre Premium Care PC Image

Lenovo IdeaCentre 5i All in One | 27" QHD Display | Intel Core i5-11400T | 16GB RAM | 512GB SSD | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 | Win11 Home | grau | QWERTZ | inkl. Tastatur & Maus | 3 Jahre Premium Care PC

80 FPS

€15.74/FPS

GeForce RTX 3050

Core i5-11400

16 GB, 512 GB SSD

Buy on Amazon

€1,259.1

In Stock

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Greed® MK2 Lite - Entry Gaming PC

62 FPS

€12.9/FPS

GeForce RTX 3050

Core i5-10400F

16 GB, 512 GB SSD

Buy on Amazon

€799.9

In Stock

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SYSTEMTREFF Basic Gaming Komplett PC

78 FPS

€11.28/FPS

GeForce RTX 3050

Ryzen 5 5500

32 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

€879.9

In Stock

Vibox V-159 Gaming PC Image

Vibox V-159 Gaming PC

66 FPS

€10.98/FPS

GeForce RTX 3050

Ryzen 5 4500

16 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

€724.95

In Stock

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Megaport Gaming PC

86 FPS

€8.71/FPS

GeForce RTX 3050

Ryzen 5 5600

16 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

€749

In Stock

Lenovo IdeaCentre All-in-One 5 Desktop PC Image

Lenovo IdeaCentre All-in-One 5 Desktop PC

72 FPS

€18.48/FPS

GeForce RTX 3050

Core i7-11700T

16 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

€1,330.44

In Stock

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ERAZER Recon E30 Gaming Desktop PC

90 FPS

€10/FPS

GeForce RTX 3050

Core i5-12400F

16 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

€899.99

In Stock

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€103

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€222.9

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€629.9

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€222.9

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€1,199

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€1,269

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€222.9

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€1,269

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€561.8

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€3,289.99

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€222.9

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€561.8

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€222.9

GeForce RTX 4090

€3,289.99

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€222.9

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€542

€43.9

GeForce RTX 3050

€222.9

€43.9

€794.41

GeForce RTX 3050

€222.9

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€514.86

GeForce RTX 3050

€222.9

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€514.86

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€489

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€454

GeForce RTX 3050

€222.9

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€489

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€222.9

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€454

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€747.81

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€222.9

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€747.81

€71.9

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€222.9

€71.9

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€535.68

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€222.9

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€535.68

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€528.75

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€1,879.99

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€222.9

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€528.75

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€222.9

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€1,879.99

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€927.84

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€222.9

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€927.84