Radeon RX 6300 vs GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB

Place in the ranking	384	368
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	12.27	30.73
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GP107	Navi 24
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	21 May 2018 (6 years ago)	no data (2024 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	768	768
Core clock speed	1392 MHz	1000 MHz
Boost clock speed	1518 MHz	2040 MHz
Number of transistors	3,300 million	5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	32 Watt
Texture fill rate	72.86	97.92
Floating-point processing power	2.332 TFLOPS	3.133 TFLOPS
ROPs	24	32
TMUs	48	48
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	12

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x4
Length	145 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	IGP
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	96 Bit	32 Bit
Memory clock speed	1752 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	84.1 GB/s	64 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	2x HDMI 2.1
HDMI	+	+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	6.1	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 1050 3 GB 13.20

RX 6300 14.10
+6.8%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 1050 3 GB 5091

RX 6300 5440
+6.9%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	13.20	14.10
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	32 Watt

GTX 1050 3 GB has a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RX 6300, on the other hand, has a 6.8% higher aggregate performance score, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 134.4% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB and Radeon RX 6300.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.