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 61% better in Overwatch 2 than Radeon RX 480 - 124 vs 77 FPS
- Up to 40% cheaper than Radeon RX 480 - $179.99 vs $299.0
- Up to 63% better value when playing Overwatch 2 than Radeon RX 480 - $1.45 vs $3.88 per FPS
- Consumes up to 13% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 480 - 130 vs 150 Watts
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
124
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.45/FPS
100%
Price, $
$179.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
78%
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
40.51 GPixel/s
71%
Texel Fillrate
182.3 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 480 |
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Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jun 29th, 2016 |
GeForce 30 | Generation | Arctic Islands |
$249 | MSRP | $229 |
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
128-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
224 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
1552 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1120 MHz |
1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1266 MHz |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |