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Radeon R9 270X vs GeForce RTX 3050

Radeon R9 270X vs GeForce RTX 3050: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

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)

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FPS Winner

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

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Updated 12 minutes ago

Availability

MSRP $199

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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)

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£169.98

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1777 1822 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 12 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

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Same as Founder's Edition
Updated 12 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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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

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Same as Founder's Edition
Updated 12 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

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1777 1822 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 12 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 12 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 12 minutes ago
MSI, GeForce RTX 3050 VENTUS 2X E 6G OC
MSI, GeForce RTX 3050 VENTUS 2X E 6G OC

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£179.99

In Stock


Same as Founder's Edition
Updated 12 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 3050 outperforms Radeon R9 270X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3050 is 3010 days newer than Radeon R9 270X.

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3050

  • Performs up to 19% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Radeon R9 270X - 75 vs 63 FPS
  • Consumes up to 28% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 270X - 130 vs 180 Watts
  • Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 270X - 8 vs 2 GB
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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Radeon R9 270X Logo
Radeon R9 270X

Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013


FPS

63

84%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Logo
GeForce RTX 3050

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

75

100%

Value, £/FPS

£2.27/FPS

100%

Price, £

£169.98

100%

FPS and 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 12 minutes ago

Trending Games

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Radeon R9 270X Logo
Radeon R9 270X

Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Logo
GeForce RTX 3050

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Theoretical Performance

AMD Radeon R9 270X Logo
Radeon R9 270X

Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013


Pixel Fillrate

33.6 GPixel/s

59%

Texel Fillrate

84 GTexel/s

59%

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 R9 270X Logo

Radeon R9 270X

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Logo

GeForce RTX 3050

Oct 8th, 2013Release Date
Volcanic IslandsGenerationGeForce 30
MSRP$249
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortOutputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
2x 6-pinPower Connectors1x 8-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2 GBMemory
GDDR5TypeGDDR6
256-bitBus128-bit
179.2 GB/sBandwidth
1000 MHzBase Clock Speed
1050 MHzBoost Clock Speed
1400 MHzMemory Clock Speed

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