GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile vs Radeon RX 5300
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX 5300 with GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile, including specs and performance data.
RTX 3050 Mobile outperforms RX 5300 by a significant 20% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 298 | 251 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 44 |
| Power efficiency | 13.50 | 21.64 |
| Architecture | RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020) | Ampere (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | Navi 14 | GA107 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 28 May 2020 (4 years ago) | 11 May 2021 (3 years ago) |
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 | 1408 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 1327 MHz | 712 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1645 MHz | 1057 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 6,400 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 144.8 | 67.65 |
| Floating-point processing power | 4.632 TFLOPS | 4.329 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 40 |
| TMUs | 88 | 64 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 64 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 16 |
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).
| Laptop size | no data | large |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 180 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | no data |
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 | 3 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 96 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1750 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 168.0 GB/s | 192.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | + | + |
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, 3x DisplayPort | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2 |
| CUDA | - | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
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.
- Passmark
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.
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 | 75−80
−24%
| 93
+24%
|
| 1440p | 40−45
−27.5%
| 51
+27.5%
|
| 4K | 24−27
−33.3%
| 32
+33.3%
|
FPS performance in popular games
- Full HD
Low Preset - Full HD
Medium Preset - Full HD
High Preset - Full HD
Ultra Preset - Full HD
Epic Preset - 1440p
High Preset - 1440p
Ultra Preset - 1440p
Epic Preset - 4K
High Preset - 4K
Ultra Preset - 4K
Epic Preset
| Atomic Heart | 127
+0%
|
127
+0%
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| Counter-Strike 2 | 120−130
+0%
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120−130
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 106
+0%
|
106
+0%
|
| Atomic Heart | 99
+0%
|
99
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
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| Counter-Strike 2 | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 83
+0%
|
83
+0%
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| Far Cry 5 | 118
+0%
|
118
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 108
+0%
|
108
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
| Valorant | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
| Atomic Heart | 57
+0%
|
57
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 240−250
+0%
|
240−250
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 61
+0%
|
61
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 169
+0%
|
169
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 107
+0%
|
107
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 94
+0%
|
94
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 128
+0%
|
128
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 62
+0%
|
62
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 168
+0%
|
168
+0%
|
| Valorant | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 61
+0%
|
61
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 155
+0%
|
155
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 99
+0%
|
99
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 65
+0%
|
65
+0%
|
| Valorant | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 57
+0%
|
57
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 36
+0%
|
36
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Valorant | 190−200
+0%
|
190−200
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30
+0%
|
30
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 68
+0%
|
68
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| Atomic Heart | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 57
+0%
|
57
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 23
+0%
|
23
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 44
+0%
|
44
+0%
|
| Valorant | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12
+0%
|
12
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 93
+0%
|
93
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 35
+0%
|
35
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
This is how RX 5300 and RTX 3050 Mobile compete in popular games:
- RTX 3050 Mobile is 24% faster in 1080p
- RTX 3050 Mobile is 28% faster in 1440p
- RTX 3050 Mobile is 33% faster in 4K
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 16.98 | 20.41 |
| Recency | 28 May 2020 | 11 May 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 75 Watt |
RX 5300 has a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.
RTX 3050 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 20.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 months, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 33.3% lower power consumption.
The GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 5300 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon RX 5300 is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile is a notebook one.
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