Radeon R9 280 vs GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB

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MSRP $279

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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

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€171.16

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Same as Founder's Edition

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MSI GeForce RTX 3050 LP 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)

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Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB 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 6 GB is 3622 days newer than Radeon R9 280.

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB

Performs up to 27% better in Valheim than Radeon R9 280 - 76 vs 60 FPS
Consumes up to 65% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 70 vs 200 Watts
Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 6 vs 3 GB

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Valheim

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

Radeon R9 280

Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014

FPS

79%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB

Desktop • Feb 2nd, 2024

FPS

100%

Value, €/FPS

€2.25/FPS

100%

Price, €

€171.16

100%

FPS and Value Winner

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3050 OC Low Profile 6G Graphics Card, 2X WINDFORCE Fans, 6GB GDDR6 96-bit GDDR6, GV-N3050OC-6GL Video Card

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My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

Radeon R9 280

Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014

GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB

Desktop • Feb 2nd, 2024

1920 x 1080

Very High

342

FPS

337

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

High

604

FPS

539

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Ultra

112

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Very High

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

Maximum

158

FPS

141

FPS

World of Warcraft

Theoretical Performance

Radeon R9 280

Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014

Pixel Fillrate

29.86 GPixel/s

63%

Texel Fillrate

104.5 GTexel/s

99%

GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB

Desktop • Feb 2nd, 2024

Pixel Fillrate

47.04 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

105.8 GTexel/s

100%

Radeon R9 280	vs	GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB
Mar 4th, 2014	Release Date	Feb 2nd, 2024
Volcanic Islands	Generation	GeForce 30
$279	MSRP	$179
1x DVI, 2x HDMI 1.4a, 1x DisplayPort 1.2	Outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	Power Connectors	None
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
3 GB	Memory	6 GB
GDDR5	Type	GDDR6
384-bit	Bus	96-bit
240 GB/s	Bandwidth	168 GB/s
827 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1042 MHz
933 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	1470 MHz
1250 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	1750 MHz