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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
- Performs up to 19% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Radeon RX 6500 XT - 37 vs 31 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT - 8 vs 4 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Up to 23% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3050 - €169.99 vs €219.99
- Up to 8% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than GeForce RTX 3050 - €5.48 vs €5.95 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 - 107 vs 130 Watts
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
37
100%
Value, €/FPS
€5.95/FPS
92%
Price, €
€219.99
77%
FPS Winner
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In Stock
Updated 5553 minutes ago
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
FPS
31
83%
Value, €/FPS
€5.48/FPS
100%
Price, €
€169.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for €169.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 5553 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
63%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
78%
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT |
---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 19th, 2022 |
GeForce 30 | Generation | Navi II |
$249 | MSRP | $199 |
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a |
1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
GDDR6 | Type | GDDR6 |
128-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
224 GB/s | Bandwidth | 143.9 GB/s |
1552 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 2310 MHz |
1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2815 MHz |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2248 MHz |