GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile vs Radeon RX 6500

Radeon RX 6500 Radeon RX 6500M Radeon RX 6550M Radeon RX 6550S
VS
RTX 3050 4GB Mobile RTX 3050 6GB Mobile RTX 3050 A Mobile RTX 3050 Max-Q RTX 3050 Max-Q Refresh RTX 3050 Max-Q Refresh 4 GB RTX 3050 Max-Q Refresh 6 GB RTX 3050 Mobile RTX 3050 Mobile Refresh RTX 3050 Mobile Refresh 4 GB RTX 3050 Mobile Refresh 6 GB RTX 3050 Ti Max-Q RTX 3050 Ti Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 6500 and GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 6500
19.77

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile outperforms RX 6500 by a significant 27% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

RX 6500 RX 6500
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile RTX 3050 6GB

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking294226
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data28.78
Architectureno dataAmpere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameno dataGN20-P0-R 6 GB
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release dateno data6 January 2023 (2 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 coresno data2560
Core clock speedno data1237 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1492 MHz
Manufacturing process technologyno data8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)

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 sizeno datalarge

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 typeno dataGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountno data6 GB
Memory bus widthno data96 Bit
Memory clock speedno data12000 MHz
Shared memoryno data-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectXno data12_2

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 HD55−60
−29.1%
71
+29.1%
1440p24−27
−41.7%
34
+41.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
−22.1%
90−95
+22.1%
Far Cry 5 60−65
−31.7%
83
+31.7%
Fortnite 95−100
−18.2%
110−120
+18.2%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
−23.7%
90−95
+23.7%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
−28.8%
65−70
+28.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70−75
−31.4%
90−95
+31.4%
Valorant 140−150
−16.4%
160−170
+16.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
−22.1%
90−95
+22.1%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 220−230
−12.3%
250−260
+12.3%
Dota 2 100−110
−13.1%
120−130
+13.1%
Far Cry 5 60−65
−20.6%
76
+20.6%
Fortnite 95−100
−18.2%
110−120
+18.2%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
−23.7%
90−95
+23.7%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
−28.8%
65−70
+28.8%
Grand Theft Auto V 65−70
−31.9%
91
+31.9%
Metro Exodus 40−45
−30%
50−55
+30%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70−75
−31.4%
90−95
+31.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
−75%
91
+75%
Valorant 140−150
−16.4%
160−170
+16.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
−22.1%
90−95
+22.1%
Dota 2 100−110
−13.1%
120−130
+13.1%
Far Cry 5 60−65
−12.7%
71
+12.7%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
−23.7%
90−95
+23.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70−75
−31.4%
90−95
+31.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+4%
50
−4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 95−100
−18.2%
110−120
+18.2%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 130−140
−24.6%
160−170
+24.6%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
−25%
40
+25%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−33.3%
30−35
+33.3%
Valorant 170−180
−15.3%
200−210
+15.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
−26.9%
65−70
+26.9%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−23.8%
52
+23.8%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−32.6%
60−65
+32.6%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 40−45
−33.3%
55−60
+33.3%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
−29.4%
40−45
+29.4%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−33.3%
20−22
+33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
−29.6%
35−40
+29.6%
Valorant 100−110
−30.5%
130−140
+30.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
−28.6%
35−40
+28.6%
Dota 2 60−65
−21.9%
75−80
+21.9%
Far Cry 5 20−22
−35%
27−30
+35%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−31.3%
40−45
+31.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
−38.9%
24−27
+38.9%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 18−20
−36.8%
24−27
+36.8%

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 81
+0%
81
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 64
+0%
64
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 40
+0%
40
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 46
+0%
46
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 39
+0%
39
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Valorant 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 37
+0%
37
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

This is how RX 6500 and RTX 3050 6GB Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 29% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 42% faster in 1440p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6500 is 4% faster.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 75% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 6500 is ahead in 1 test (1%)
  • RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is ahead in 43 tests (64%)
  • there's a draw in 23 tests (34%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 19.77 25.19

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile has a 27.4% higher aggregate performance score.

The GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6500 in performance tests.

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