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GeForce RTX 3050 vs Radeon RX 6500 XT

GeForce RTX 3050 vs Radeon RX 6500 XT: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3050

8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Logo
MSI GeForce RTX 3050 VENTUS 2X XS 8G OC Scheda grafica gaming - 8GB GDDR6, 1807 MHz, PCI Express Gen 4 x 8, 128-bit, 1x DP v 1.4a, HDMI 2.1 (Supporta 4K)

Buy for 231.59 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 247 minutes ago

vs

Radeon RX 6500 XT

4 GB GDDR6 | 64-bit

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
Sapphire PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Graphic card 4GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 ATX (11314-01-20G)

Buy for 204.74 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 246 minutes ago

FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3050

8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Logo
MSI GeForce RTX 3050 VENTUS 2X XS 8G OC Scheda grafica gaming - 8GB GDDR6, 1807 MHz, PCI Express Gen 4 x 8, 128-bit, 1x DP v 1.4a, HDMI 2.1 (Supporta 4K)

Buy for 231.59 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 247 minutes ago

vs

Radeon RX 6500 XT

4 GB GDDR6 | 64-bit

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
Sapphire PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Graphic card 4GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 ATX (11314-01-20G)

Buy for 204.74 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 246 minutes ago

Availability

MSRP $249

Availability

MSRP $199

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 3050 outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 6500 XT on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon RX 6500 XT is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3050 is 15 days older than the cheaper Radeon RX 6500 XT.

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3050

  • Performs up to 6% better in Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Radeon RX 6500 XT - 133 vs 126 FPS
  • Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT - 8 vs 4 GB

Advantages of Radeon RX 6500 XT

  • Up to 12% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3050 - €204.74 vs €231.59
  • Up to 7% better value when playing Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than GeForce RTX 3050 - €1.62 vs €1.74 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 18% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 - 107 vs 130 Watts
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Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition

Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Logo
GeForce RTX 3050

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

133

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.74/FPS

93%

Price, €

€231.59

88%

FPS Winner

MSI GeForce RTX 3050 VENTUS 2X XS 8G OC Scheda grafica gaming - 8GB GDDR6, 1807 MHz, PCI Express Gen 4 x 8, 128-bit, 1x DP v 1.4a, HDMI 2.1 (Supporta 4K)

Buy for 231.59 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 247 minutes ago

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022


FPS

126

95%

Value, €/FPS

€1.62/FPS

100%

Price, €

€204.74

100%

Value Winner

Sapphire PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Graphic card 4GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 ATX (11314-01-20G)

Buy for 204.74 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 246 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Logo
GeForce RTX 3050

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022

Theoretical Performance

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Logo
GeForce RTX 3050

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Pixel Fillrate

56.86 GPixel/s

63%

Texel Fillrate

142.2 GTexel/s

79%

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022


Pixel Fillrate

90.08 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

180.2 GTexel/s

100%

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Logo

GeForce RTX 3050

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AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Jan 4th, 2022Release Date
Jan 19th, 2022
GeForce 30GenerationNavi II
$249MSRP
$199
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4aOutputs1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x 8-pinPower Connectors1x 6-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8 GB
Memory4 GB
GDDR6TypeGDDR6
128-bitBus64-bit
224 GB/s
Bandwidth143.9 GB/s
1552 MHzBase Clock Speed
2310 MHz
1777 MHzBoost Clock Speed
2815 MHz
1750 MHzMemory Clock Speed
2248 MHz

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