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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3050 outperforms the more expensive Radeon RX 6500 XT on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3050 is 15 days older than the more expensive Radeon RX 6500 XT.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
- Performs up to 5% better in Far Cry 5 than Radeon RX 6500 XT - 122 vs 116 FPS
- Up to 15% cheaper than Radeon RX 6500 XT - $161.99 vs $189.99
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT - 8 vs 4 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 - 107 vs 130 Watts
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE OC 6G Graphics Card, 2X WINDFORCE Fans, 6GB GDDR6 96-bit GDDR6, GV-N3050WF2OC-6GD Video Card
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MSI Gaming AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT 64-bit 4GB GDDR6 DP/HDMI PCIe 4 Torx Twin Fans FreeSync DirectX 12 VR Ready OC Graphics Card (RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
63.12166962699822%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
78.91231964483907%
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 | 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 |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3050 or Radeon RX 6500 XT
Far Cry 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
101 FPS
$7.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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93 FPS
$8.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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93 FPS
$10.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 7 5700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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90 FPS
$18.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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117 FPS
$13.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-13700K
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$8.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-12700
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$10.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 3600
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91 FPS
$10.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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101 FPS
$9.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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98 FPS
$7.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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