GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB vs Radeon RX 560

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 560 and GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 560
2017
4 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
9.47

RTX 3050 6 GB outperforms RX 560 by a whopping 193% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking468201
Place by popularity9124
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.4876.17
Power efficiency8.6627.17
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code namePolaris 21GA107
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date18 April 2017 (7 years ago)2 February 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$99 $179

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3050 6 GB has 5047% better value for money than RX 560.

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 cores10242304
Core clock speed1175 MHz1042 MHz
Boost clock speed1275 MHz1470 MHz
Number of transistors3,000 million8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt70 Watt
Texture fill rate81.60105.8
Floating-point processing power2.611 TFLOPS6.774 TFLOPS
ROPs1632
TMUs6472
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 3.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x8
Length170 mm242 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB6 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth112.0 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x 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_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.7
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 560 9.47
RTX 3050 6 GB 27.74
+193%

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 560 3649
RTX 3050 6 GB 10689
+193%

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 HD35
−186%
100−110
+186%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.831.79

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.47 27.74
Recency 18 April 2017 2 February 2024
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 70 Watt

RTX 3050 6 GB has a 192.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 7.1% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 560 in performance tests.


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