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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3050 outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 550 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon RX 550 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3050 is 1720 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 550.
Advantages of GeForce RTX 3050
- Performs up to 39% better in The Callisto Protocol than Radeon RX 550 - 86 vs 62 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 550 - 8 vs 2 GB
Advantages of Radeon RX 550
- Up to 44% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3050 - £89.99 vs £159.99
- Up to 22% better value when playing The Callisto Protocol than GeForce RTX 3050 - £1.45 vs £1.86 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 - 50 vs 130 Watts
The Callisto Protocol
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
86
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.86/FPS
78%
Price, £
£159.99
56%
FPS Winner
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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Updated 751 minutes ago
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
FPS
62
72%
Value, £/FPS
£1.45/FPS
100%
Price, £
£89.99
100%
Value Winner
maxsun AMD Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 ITX Computer PC Gaming Video Graphics Card GPU HDPC Low Profile 128-Bit DirectX 12 PCI Express X16 3.0, HDMI, DisplayPort
Buy for £89.99 on Amazon
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Updated 752 minutes ago
Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
33%
Texel Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
27%
GeForce RTX 3050 | vs | Radeon RX 550 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 2017 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | Polaris |
| $249 | MSRP | $79 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
224 GB/s | Bandwidth | 112 GB/s |
1552 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1100 MHz |
1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1183 MHz |
| 1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
PC Builds Using GeForce RTX 3050 or Radeon RX 550
With selected game settings
42 FPS
£16.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£679.99
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37 FPS
£17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£629
In Stock
37 FPS
£18.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£695
In Stock
39 FPS
£23.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£934.99
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