GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB vs Radeon 680M

Place in the ranking	369	204
Place by popularity	not in top-100	21
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	75.11
Power efficiency	19.51	27.29
Architecture	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Rembrandt+	GA107
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	3 January 2023 (2 years ago)	2 February 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$179

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	2304
Core clock speed	2000 MHz	1042 MHz
Boost clock speed	2200 MHz	1470 MHz
Number of transistors	13,100 million	8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	70 Watt
Texture fill rate	105.6	105.8
Floating-point processing power	3.379 TFLOPS	6.774 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	32
TMUs	48	72
Tensor Cores	no data	72
Ray Tracing Cores	12	18

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 x8
Length	no data	242 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
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	System Shared	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	6 GB
Memory bus width	System Shared	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	168.0 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	Portable Device Dependent	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
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	6.7	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
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.

Radeon 680M 14.17

RTX 3050 6 GB 27.75
+95.8%

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.

Radeon 680M 5448

RTX 3050 6 GB 10669
+95.8%

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	37 −89.2%	70−75 +89.2%
1440p	18 −94.4%	35−40 +94.4%
4K	10 −80%	18−20 +80%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	2.56
1440p	no data	5.11
4K	no data	9.94

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	28 −78.6%	50−55 +78.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	39 −92.3%	75−80 +92.3%
Elden Ring	34 −91.2%	65−70 +91.2%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 −95.7%	90−95 +95.7%
Counter-Strike 2	23 −95.7%	45−50 +95.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	14 −92.9%	27−30 +92.9%
Forza Horizon 4	56 −78.6%	100−105 +78.6%
Metro Exodus	39 −92.3%	75−80 +92.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 −85.7%	65−70 +85.7%
Valorant	161 −86.3%	300−310 +86.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 −95.7%	90−95 +95.7%
Counter-Strike 2	21 −90.5%	40−45 +90.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	11 −90.9%	21−24 +90.9%
Dota 2	48 −87.5%	90−95 +87.5%
Elden Ring	66 −81.8%	120−130 +81.8%
Far Cry 5	36 −94.4%	70−75 +94.4%
Fortnite	80−85 −87.5%	150−160 +87.5%
Forza Horizon 4	47 −91.5%	90−95 +91.5%
Grand Theft Auto V	36 −94.4%	70−75 +94.4%
Metro Exodus	27 −85.2%	50−55 +85.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	100−110 −94.2%	200−210 +94.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 −85.7%	65−70 +85.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 −86%	80−85 +86%
Valorant	30 −83.3%	55−60 +83.3%
World of Tanks	180−190 −88.2%	350−400 +88.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 −95.7%	90−95 +95.7%
Counter-Strike 2	24−27 −80%	45−50 +80%
Cyberpunk 2077	9 −77.8%	16−18 +77.8%
Dota 2	61 −80.3%	110−120 +80.3%
Far Cry 5	50−55 −88.7%	100−105 +88.7%
Forza Horizon 4	40 −87.5%	75−80 +87.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	100−110 −94.2%	200−210 +94.2%
Valorant	146 −91.8%	280−290 +91.8%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	17 −76.5%	30−33 +76.5%
Elden Ring	21−24 −81.8%	40−45 +81.8%
Grand Theft Auto V	17 −76.5%	30−33 +76.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	110−120 −93.3%	230−240 +93.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −75%	21−24 +75%
World of Tanks	100−105 −90%	190−200 +90%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 −78.6%	50−55 +78.6%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −75%	21−24 +75%
Cyberpunk 2077	5 −80%	9−10 +80%
Far Cry 5	30−35 −91.2%	65−70 +91.2%
Forza Horizon 4	27 −85.2%	50−55 +85.2%
Metro Exodus	30−35 −93.5%	60−65 +93.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	17 −76.5%	30−33 +76.5%
Valorant	35−40 −85.7%	65−70 +85.7%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −77.8%	16−18 +77.8%
Dota 2	24−27 −80%	45−50 +80%
Elden Ring	9−10 −77.8%	16−18 +77.8%
Grand Theft Auto V	24−27 −80%	45−50 +80%
Metro Exodus	9−10 −77.8%	16−18 +77.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 −90.5%	80−85 +90.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 −77.8%	16−18 +77.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 −80%	45−50 +80%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 −84.6%	24−27 +84.6%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −77.8%	16−18 +77.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	2 −50%	3−4 +50%
Dota 2	18 −94.4%	35−40 +94.4%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −94.4%	35−40 +94.4%
Fortnite	16−18 −87.5%	30−33 +87.5%
Forza Horizon 4	14 −92.9%	27−30 +92.9%
Valorant	14−16 −80%	27−30 +80%