Radeon RX 7800 XT vs GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB

Place in the ranking	166	30
Place by popularity	11	60
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	68.22	66.95
Power efficiency	17.37	16.50
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code name	GA106	Navi 32
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	4 January 2022 (3 years ago)	25 August 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$249	$499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3050 8 GB has 2% better value for money than RX 7800 XT.

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	2560	3840
Core clock speed	1552 MHz	1295 MHz
Boost clock speed	1777 MHz	2430 MHz
Number of transistors	12,000 million	28,100 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	263 Watt
Texture fill rate	142.2	583.2
Floating-point processing power	9.098 TFLOPS	37.32 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	96
TMUs	80	240
Tensor Cores	80	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	20	60

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 4.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	242 mm	267 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	2x 8-pin

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	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	2438 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	624.1 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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 HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1
HDMI	+	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.6	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	2.2
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	8.6	-

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.

RTX 3050 8 GB 32.81

RX 7800 XT 63.04
+92.1%

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.

RTX 3050 8 GB 12612

RX 7800 XT 24234
+92.2%

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	110−120 −95.5%	215 +95.5%
1440p	60−65 −103%	122 +103%
4K	35−40 −109%	73 +109%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.26 +2.5%	2.32 −2.5%
1440p	4.15 −1.5%	4.09 +1.5%
4K	7.11 −4.1%	6.84 +4.1%

RTX 3050 8 GB and RX 7800 XT have nearly equal cost per frame in 1080p
RTX 3050 8 GB and RX 7800 XT have nearly equal cost per frame in 1440p
RTX 3050 8 GB and RX 7800 XT have nearly equal cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	241 +0%	241 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	258 +0%	258 +0%
Elden Ring	225 +0%	225 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	200 +0%	200 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	96 +0%	96 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	488 +0%	488 +0%
Metro Exodus	171 +0%	171 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Valorant	290−300 +0%	290−300 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	163 +0%	163 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	80 +0%	80 +0%
Dota 2	178 +0%	178 +0%
Elden Ring	230−240 +0%	230−240 +0%
Far Cry 5	113 +0%	113 +0%
Fortnite	240−250 +0%	240−250 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	398 +0%	398 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	178 +0%	178 +0%
Metro Exodus	147 +0%	147 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Valorant	290−300 +0%	290−300 +0%
World of Tanks	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	149 +0%	149 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	74 +0%	74 +0%
Far Cry 5	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	340 +0%	340 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Valorant	290−300 +0%	290−300 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	140 +0%	140 +0%
Elden Ring	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	140 +0%	140 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
World of Tanks	400−450 +0%	400−450 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	97 +0%	97 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	48 +0%	48 +0%
Far Cry 5	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	243 +0%	243 +0%
Metro Exodus	148 +0%	148 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	147 +0%	147 +0%
Valorant	250−260 +0%	250−260 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	42 +0%	42 +0%
Dota 2	152 +0%	152 +0%
Elden Ring	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	152 +0%	152 +0%
Metro Exodus	63 +0%	63 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	152 +0%	152 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	22 +0%	22 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Fortnite	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	130 +0%	130 +0%
Valorant	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%

This is how RTX 3050 8 GB and RX 7800 XT compete in popular games:

RX 7800 XT is 95% faster in 1080p
RX 7800 XT is 103% faster in 1440p
RX 7800 XT is 109% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 61 test (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	32.81	63.04
Recency	4 January 2022	25 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	263 Watt

RTX 3050 8 GB has 102.3% lower power consumption.

RX 7800 XT, on the other hand, has a 92.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 60% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7800 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB in performance tests.

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