GeForce RTX 3050 4 GB vs Radeon RX 5500M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 5500M with GeForce RTX 3050 4 GB, including specs and performance data.

RX 5500M
2019
4 GB GDDR6, 85 Watt
14.43

RTX 3050 4 GB outperforms RX 5500M by a significant 22% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking364309
Place by popularitynot in top-10025
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data37.01
Power efficiency11.6413.42
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameNavi 14GA107
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date7 October 2019 (5 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.

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 cores14082048
Core clock speed1375 MHz1545 MHz
Boost clock speed1645 MHz1740 MHz
Number of transistors6,400 million8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)85 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).

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x8
Lengthno data242 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 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 amount4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/s192.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x 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 5500M 14.43
RTX 3050 4 GB 17.62
+22.1%

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 5500M 5559
RTX 3050 4 GB 6788
+22.1%

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 HD58
−20.7%
70−75
+20.7%
1440p61
−14.8%
70−75
+14.8%
4K26
−15.4%
30−35
+15.4%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.84
1440pno data2.84
4Kno data6.63

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 55
−18.2%
65−70
+18.2%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 43
−16.3%
50−55
+16.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 56
−16.1%
65−70
+16.1%
Battlefield 5 45−50
−19.6%
55−60
+19.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 53
−13.2%
60−65
+13.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 43
−16.3%
50−55
+16.3%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−21.2%
40−45
+21.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
−15.4%
45−50
+15.4%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−18.3%
110−120
+18.3%
Hitman 3 58
−20.7%
70−75
+20.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 146
−16.4%
170−180
+16.4%
Metro Exodus 45−50
−14.6%
55−60
+14.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 57
−14%
65−70
+14%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
−19.6%
55−60
+19.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 169
−18.3%
200−210
+18.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
−21.2%
40−45
+21.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 26
−15.4%
30−33
+15.4%
Battlefield 5 34
−17.6%
40−45
+17.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 48
−14.6%
55−60
+14.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 33
−21.2%
40−45
+21.2%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−21.2%
40−45
+21.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
−15.4%
45−50
+15.4%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−18.3%
110−120
+18.3%
Hitman 3 58
−20.7%
70−75
+20.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 144
−18.1%
170−180
+18.1%
Metro Exodus 36
−11.1%
40−45
+11.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 52
−15.4%
60−65
+15.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 82
−22%
100−105
+22%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
−17.6%
40−45
+17.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 168
−19%
200−210
+19%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 31
−12.9%
35−40
+12.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 26
−15.4%
30−33
+15.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 30
−16.7%
35−40
+16.7%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−21.2%
40−45
+21.2%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−18.3%
110−120
+18.3%
Hitman 3 50
−20%
60−65
+20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 69
−15.9%
80−85
+15.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 72
−18.1%
85−90
+18.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45
−11.1%
50−55
+11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 22
−9.1%
24−27
+9.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 54
−20.4%
65−70
+20.4%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 54
−20.4%
65−70
+20.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
−9.1%
24−27
+9.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10
−20%
12−14
+20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−16.4%
85−90
+16.4%
Hitman 3 33
−21.2%
40−45
+21.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55
−18.2%
65−70
+18.2%
Metro Exodus 47
−17%
55−60
+17%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
−20%
30−33
+20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%
Watch Dogs: Legion 163
−16.6%
190−200
+16.6%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40
−12.5%
45−50
+12.5%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 29
−20.7%
35−40
+20.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%
Hitman 3 9
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65
−15.4%
75−80
+15.4%
Metro Exodus 28
−7.1%
30−33
+7.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−10.5%
21−24
+10.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 20
−20%
24−27
+20%

This is how RX 5500M and RTX 3050 4 GB compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3050 4 GB is 21% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3050 4 GB is 15% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3050 4 GB is 15% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.43 17.62
Recency 7 October 2019 27 January 2022
Chip lithography 7 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 90 Watt

RX 5500M has a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 5.9% lower power consumption.

RTX 3050 4 GB, on the other hand, has a 22.1% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 2 years.

The GeForce RTX 3050 4 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 5500M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 5500M is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 3050 4 GB is a desktop one.


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