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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3050 outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 590 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon RX 590 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3050 is 1146 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 590.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
- Performs up to 14% better in The Last of Us Part I than Radeon RX 590 - 41 vs 36 FPS
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 590 - 130 vs 175 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 590
- Up to 33% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3050 - $119.99 vs $179.99
- Up to 24% better value when playing The Last of Us Part I than GeForce RTX 3050 - $3.33 vs $4.39 per FPS
The Last of Us Part I
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
41
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.39/FPS
75%
Price, $
$179.99
66%
FPS 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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Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
FPS
36
87%
Value, $/FPS
$3.33/FPS
100%
Price, $
$119.99
100%
Value Winner
51RISC Radeon RX 590 GME Graphics Card, 2304SP 8GB GDDR5 256bit PCIe 3.0 ×16 1340MHz Base Clock Gaming Video Card (Radeon RX 590 GME)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
63%
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
86%
Texel Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 590 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Nov 15th, 2018 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | Polaris |
$249 | MSRP | $279 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-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 | 1469 MHz |
1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1545 MHz |
| 1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3050 or Radeon RX 590
The Last of Us Part I, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
28 FPS
$28.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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33 FPS
$19.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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38 FPS
$51.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-13900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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34 FPS
$32.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-13400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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38 FPS
$35.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-13700
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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38 FPS
$35.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-13700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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32 FPS
$25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 7 5700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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34 FPS
$25.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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33 FPS
$22.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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35 FPS
$26.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-14400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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