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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3050 outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 580 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon RX 580 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3050 is 1722 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 580.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
- Performs up to 6% better in Minecraft than Radeon RX 580 - 618 vs 582 FPS
- Consumes up to 30% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 580 - 130 vs 185 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 580
- Up to 35% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3050 - £132.48 vs £203.47
- Up to 30% better value when playing Minecraft than GeForce RTX 3050 - £0.23 vs £0.33 per FPS
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
618
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.33/FPS
69%
Price, £
£203.47
65%
FPS Winner
MSI GeForce RTX 3050 VENTUS 2X XS 8G OC Gaming Graphics Card - 8GB GDDR6, 1807 MHz, PCI Express Gen 4 x 8, 128-bit, 1x DP v 1.4a, HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K)
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Radeon RX 580
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
FPS
582
94%
Value, £/FPS
£0.23/FPS
100%
Price, £
£132.48
100%
Value Winner
XFX Radeon RX 580 GTS XXX Edition OC 8 GB GDDR5 3xDP/HDMI/DVI-D Graphics Card - Black
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Radeon RX 580
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
73%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 580 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 18th, 2017 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | Polaris |
| $249 | MSRP | $229 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 224 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
1552 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1257 MHz |
1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1340 MHz |
| 1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3050 or Radeon RX 580
Minecraft, 1920 x 1080, High
520 FPS
£1.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£1.35/FPS
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16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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