GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB vs Radeon Pro W6800X Duo

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro W6800X Duo with GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB, including specs and performance data.

Pro W6800X Duo
2021
32 GB GDDR6, 400 Watt
40.37
+23.3%

Pro W6800X Duo outperforms RTX 3050 8 GB by a significant 23% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking101165
Place by popularitynot in top-10011
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.4769.36
Power efficiency6.9217.26
ArchitectureRDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameNavi 21GA106
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date3 August 2021 (3 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$4,999 $249

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3050 8 GB has 972% better value for money than Pro W6800X Duo.

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 cores38402560
Core clock speed1800 MHz1552 MHz
Boost clock speed1967 MHz1777 MHz
Number of transistors26,800 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)400 Watt130 Watt
Texture fill rate472.1142.2
Floating-point processing power15.11 TFLOPS9.098 TFLOPS
ROPs9632
TMUs24080
Tensor Coresno data80
Ray Tracing Cores6020

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).

InterfaceApple MPXPCIe 4.0 x8
Length267 mm242 mm
WidthQuad-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount32 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth512.0 GB/s224.0 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 Connectors1x HDMI 2.1, 4x Thunderbolt1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI++

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.76.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.13.0
Vulkan1.31.3
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.

Pro W6800X Duo 40.37
+23.3%
RTX 3050 8 GB 32.73

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.

Pro W6800X Duo 15556
+23.3%
RTX 3050 8 GB 12612

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 40.37 32.73
Recency 3 August 2021 4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 32 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 400 Watt 130 Watt

Pro W6800X Duo has a 23.3% higher aggregate performance score, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.

RTX 3050 8 GB, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 months, and 207.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Pro W6800X Duo is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro W6800X Duo is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB is a desktop one.


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