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Radeon R5 230 vs GeForce RTX 3050

Radeon R5 230 vs GeForce RTX 3050: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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GeForce RTX 3050

8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Logo
ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 6G DUAL OC Gaming Graphics Card - 1537MHz Boost Clock, GDDR6, PCIe Gen 4, DLSS 2, 3 x DP v1.4a, 1 x HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K)

Buy for £169.98 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 509 minutes ago

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GeForce RTX 3050

8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Logo
ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 6G DUAL OC Gaming Graphics Card - 1537MHz Boost Clock, GDDR6, PCIe Gen 4, DLSS 2, 3 x DP v1.4a, 1 x HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K)

Buy for £169.98 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 509 minutes ago

Availability

No items available

Availability

MSRP $249

ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 6G DUAL OC Gaming Graphics Card - 1537MHz Boost Clock, GDDR6, PCIe Gen 4, DLSS 2, 3 x DP v1.4a, 1 x HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K)
ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 6G DUAL OC Gaming Graphics Card - 1537MHz Boost Clock, GDDR6, PCIe Gen 4, DLSS 2, 3 x DP v1.4a, 1 x HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K)

Buy on Amazon

£169.98

In Stock


1777 1822 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 509 minutes ago
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)
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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£159.99

In Stock


Same as Founder's Edition
Updated 509 minutes ago
Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE OC Graphics Card - 6GB GDDR6, 96-bit, PCI-E 4.0, 1470MHz Core Clock, 2x DP 1.4, 2x HDMI 2.1, NVIDIA Ampere - GV-N3050WF2OC-6GD
Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE OC Graphics Card - 6GB GDDR6, 96-bit, PCI-E 4.0, 1470MHz Core Clock, 2x DP 1.4, 2x HDMI 2.1, NVIDIA Ampere - GV-N3050WF2OC-6GD

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£228.35

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Same as Founder's Edition
Updated 509 minutes ago
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 OC (6GB GDDR6/PCI Express 4.0/MHz/MHz)
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 OC (6GB GDDR6/PCI Express 4.0/MHz/MHz)

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£161.96

In Stock


Same as Founder's Edition
Updated 509 minutes ago
ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 LP BRK OC Edition 6GB GDDR6 (IP5X dust resistance, dual ball bearings, stainless steel bracket, PCIe 4.0, DLSS 3, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a, DVI-D and more)
ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 LP BRK OC Edition 6GB GDDR6 (IP5X dust resistance, dual ball bearings, stainless steel bracket, PCIe 4.0, DLSS 3, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a, DVI-D and more)

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£191.34

In Stock


1777 1822 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 508 minutes ago
MSI GeForce RTX 3050 VENTUS 2X XS White 8G OC (8GB GDDR6/PCI Express 4.0/1807MHz/14000MHz)
MSI GeForce RTX 3050 VENTUS 2X XS White 8G OC (8GB GDDR6/PCI Express 4.0/1807MHz/14000MHz)

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£214.99

In Stock


1777 1807 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 509 minutes ago
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE OC 6G Graphics Card, 2X WINDFORCE Fans, 6GB GDDR6 96-bit GDDR6, GV-N3050WF2OC-6GD Video Card
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE OC 6G Graphics Card, 2X WINDFORCE Fans, 6GB GDDR6 96-bit GDDR6, GV-N3050WF2OC-6GD Video Card

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£169.33

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Same as Founder's Edition
Updated 509 minutes ago
MSI, GeForce RTX 3050 VENTUS 2X E 6G OC
MSI, GeForce RTX 3050 VENTUS 2X E 6G OC

Buy on Amazon

£179.99

In Stock


Same as Founder's Edition
Updated 508 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Radeon R5 230 outperforms GeForce RTX 3050 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R5 230 is 2833 days older than GeForce RTX 3050.

Advantages of Radeon R5 230

  • Performs up to 27% better in Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 than GeForce RTX 3050 - 108 vs 85 FPS
  • Consumes up to 85% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 - 19 vs 130 Watts

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3050

  • Up to 700% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R5 230 - 8 vs 1 GB
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This is a free version of Tom Clancy’s The Division 2.
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2

Tom Clancy’s The Division 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Radeon R5 230 Logo
Radeon R5 230

Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2014


FPS

108

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Logo
GeForce RTX 3050

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

85

79%

Value, £/FPS

£2/FPS

100%

Price, £

£169.98

100%

Value Winner

ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 6G DUAL OC Gaming Graphics Card - 1537MHz Boost Clock, GDDR6, PCIe Gen 4, DLSS 2, 3 x DP v1.4a, 1 x HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K)

Buy for £169.98 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 509 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Radeon R5 230 Logo
Radeon R5 230

Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2014

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Logo
GeForce RTX 3050

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Theoretical Performance

AMD Radeon R5 230 Logo
Radeon R5 230

Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2014


Pixel Fillrate

2.5 GPixel/s

4%

Texel Fillrate

5 GTexel/s

4%

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 R5 230 Logo

Radeon R5 230

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Logo

GeForce RTX 3050

Apr 3rd, 2014Release Date
Jan 4th, 2022
Volcanic IslandsGenerationGeForce 30
Not AvailableMSRP$249
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGAOutputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
NonePower Connectors1x 8-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
1 GBMemory
8 GB
DDR3TypeGDDR6
64-bitBus128-bit
10.67 GB/sBandwidth
224 GB/s
625 MHzBase Clock Speed
1552 MHz
Not AvailableBoost Clock Speed1777 MHz
667 MHzMemory Clock Speed
1750 MHz

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