GeForce RTX 3050 4 GB vs Radeon RX 5300

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 5300 and GeForce RTX 3050 4 GB, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 5300
2020
3 GB GDDR6, 100 Watt
19.67
+12.3%

RX 5300 outperforms RTX 3050 4 GB by a moderate 12% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking279310
Place by popularitynot in top-10027
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data36.50
Power efficiency13.7113.56
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameNavi 14GA107
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date28 May 2020 (4 years ago)27 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$199

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 cores14082048
Core clock speed1327 MHz1545 MHz
Boost clock speed1645 MHz1740 MHz
Number of transistors6,400 million8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt90 Watt
Texture fill rate144.8111.4
Floating-point processing power4.632 TFLOPS7.127 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs8864
Tensor Coresno data64
Ray Tracing Coresno data16

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 4.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x8
Length180 mm242 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 6-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 amount3 GB4 GB
Memory bus width96 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth168.0 GB/s192.0 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, 3x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI++

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
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.

RX 5300 19.67
+12.3%
RTX 3050 4 GB 17.51

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.

RX 5300 7587
+12.3%
RTX 3050 4 GB 6754

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 19.67 17.51
Recency 28 May 2020 27 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 90 Watt

RX 5300 has a 12.3% higher aggregate performance score, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.

RTX 3050 4 GB, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 11.1% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 5300 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 3050 4 GB in performance tests.


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