GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB vs ATI Radeon HD 2900 GT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 2900 GT and GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

ATI HD 2900 GT
2007
256 MB GDDR3, 150 Watt
0.76

RTX 3050 6 GB outperforms ATI HD 2900 GT by a whopping 3551% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking1155201
Place by popularitynot in top-10024
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data76.18
Power efficiency0.3527.17
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameR600GA107
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date6 November 2007 (17 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.

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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 cores2402304
Core clock speed601 MHz1042 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1470 MHz
Number of transistors720 million8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology80 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt70 Watt
Texture fill rate7.212105.8
Floating-point processing power0.2885 TFLOPS6.774 TFLOPS
ROPs1232
TMUs1272
Tensor Coresno data72
Ray Tracing Coresno data18

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).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Lengthno data242 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinNone

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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount256 MB6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth51.2 GB/s168.0 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-Video1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX10.0 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.06.7
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCLN/A3.0
VulkanN/A1.3
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.

ATI HD 2900 GT 0.76
RTX 3050 6 GB 27.75
+3551%

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.

ATI HD 2900 GT 292
RTX 3050 6 GB 10692
+3562%

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 0.76 27.75
Recency 6 November 2007 2 February 2024
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 6 GB
Chip lithography 80 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 70 Watt

RTX 3050 6 GB has a 3551.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 16 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 900% more advanced lithography process, and 114.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 2900 GT in performance tests.


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