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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 3050 outperforms the more expensive Radeon RX 480 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce RTX 3050 is 2015 days newer than the more expensive Radeon RX 480.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
- Performs up to 14% better in The Callisto Protocol than Radeon RX 480 - 79 vs 69 FPS
- Up to 40% cheaper than Radeon RX 480 - $179.99 vs $299.0
- Up to 47% better value when playing The Callisto Protocol than Radeon RX 480 - $2.28 vs $4.33 per FPS
- Consumes up to 13% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 480 - 130 vs 150 Watts
The Callisto Protocol
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Sapphire Radeon Nitro Rx 480 8GB GDDR5 Dual HDMI/DVI-D/Dual DP OC w/Back Plate (UEFI) PCI-E Graphics Card Graphic Cards 11260-20-20G
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GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
79
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.28/FPS
100%
Price, $
$179.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3050 Eagle OC 6G Graphics Card, 2X WINDFORCE Fans, 6GB GDDR6 96-bit GDDR6, GV-N3050EAGLE OC-6GD Video Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
40.51 GPixel/s
71%
Texel Fillrate
182.3 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
78%
AMD Radeon RX 480 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 29th, 2016 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Arctic Islands | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$229 | MSRP | $249 |
| 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
256 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 1120 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1552 MHz |
| 1266 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon RX 480 or GeForce RTX 3050
The Callisto Protocol, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
28 FPS
$26.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 7 5700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$115.84/FPS
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Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$24.32/FPS
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Core i5-12400F
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$22.14/FPS
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32 GB, N/A Storage
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$19.53/FPS
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Core i7-13700
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$20.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-13400F
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$27.08/FPS
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Core i9-14900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$22.51/FPS
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$22.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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