GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB vs Radeon RX 6850M XT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 6850M XT with GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB, including specs and performance data.

RX 6850M XT
2022
12 GB GDDR6, 165 Watt
45.44
+63.8%

RX 6850M XT outperforms RTX 3050 6 GB by an impressive 64% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking77201
Place by popularitynot in top-10024
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data76.17
Power efficiency18.8827.17
ArchitectureRDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameNavi 22GA107
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date4 January 2022 (2 years ago)2 February 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$179

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 cores25602304
Core clock speed2321 MHz1042 MHz
Boost clock speed2581 MHz1470 MHz
Number of transistors17,200 million8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt70 Watt
Texture fill rate413.0105.8
Floating-point processing power13.21 TFLOPS6.774 TFLOPS
ROPs6432
TMUs16072
Tensor Coresno data72
Ray Tracing Cores4018

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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Lengthno data242 mm
Widthno data2-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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount12 GB6 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth384.0 GB/s168.0 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 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.13.0
Vulkan1.31.3
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 6850M XT 45.44
+63.8%
RTX 3050 6 GB 27.74

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 6850M XT 17511
+63.8%
RTX 3050 6 GB 10689

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 HD145
+70.6%
85−90
−70.6%
1440p87
+74%
50−55
−74%
4K67
+67.5%
40−45
−67.5%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.11
1440pno data3.58
4Kno data4.48

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 160
+68.4%
95−100
−68.4%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 90−95
+70.9%
55−60
−70.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 159
+67.4%
95−100
−67.4%
Battlefield 5 140−150
+67.1%
85−90
−67.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
+78%
50−55
−78%
Cyberpunk 2077 136
+70%
80−85
−70%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+69.1%
55−60
−69.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 100−110
+67.7%
65−70
−67.7%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+69.2%
120−130
−69.2%
Hitman 3 95−100
+72.7%
55−60
−72.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 180−190
+80%
100−105
−80%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+71.3%
80−85
−71.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100−105
+66.7%
60−65
−66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 160−170
+68%
100−105
−68%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
+68.8%
80−85
−68.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 90−95
+70.9%
55−60
−70.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 130
+73.3%
75−80
−73.3%
Battlefield 5 140−150
+67.1%
85−90
−67.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
+78%
50−55
−78%
Cyberpunk 2077 106
+76.7%
60−65
−76.7%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+69.1%
55−60
−69.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 100−110
+67.7%
65−70
−67.7%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+69.2%
120−130
−69.2%
Hitman 3 95−100
+72.7%
55−60
−72.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 180−190
+80%
100−105
−80%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+71.3%
80−85
−71.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100−105
+66.7%
60−65
−66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 259
+72.7%
150−160
−72.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 90−95
+67.3%
55−60
−67.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
+68.8%
80−85
−68.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 90−95
+70.9%
55−60
−70.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 112
+72.3%
65−70
−72.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
+78%
50−55
−78%
Cyberpunk 2077 87
+74%
50−55
−74%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+69.1%
55−60
−69.1%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+69.2%
120−130
−69.2%
Hitman 3 95−100
+72.7%
55−60
−72.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 180−190
+80%
100−105
−80%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 227
+74.6%
130−140
−74.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 122
+74.3%
70−75
−74.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 83
+66%
50−55
−66%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 100−105
+66.7%
60−65
−66.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+76%
50−55
−76%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+70%
40−45
−70%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+81.5%
27−30
−81.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 85
+70%
50−55
−70%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+76.7%
30−33
−76.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 55
+83.3%
30−33
−83.3%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+73.3%
30−33
−73.3%
Forza Horizon 4 240−250
+72.9%
140−150
−72.9%
Hitman 3 55−60
+68.6%
35−40
−68.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
+65%
60−65
−65%
Metro Exodus 80−85
+64%
50−55
−64%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 166
+66%
100−105
−66%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
+70%
40−45
−70%
Watch Dogs: Legion 200−210
+71.7%
120−130
−71.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 75−80
+71.1%
45−50
−71.1%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+70.4%
27−30
−70.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+85.7%
21−24
−85.7%
Hitman 3 35−40
+76.2%
21−24
−76.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 190−200
+78.2%
110−120
−78.2%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+68.6%
35−40
−68.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 72
+80%
40−45
−80%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+72.2%
18−20
−72.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 47
+74.1%
27−30
−74.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+81.3%
16−18
−81.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 26
+85.7%
14−16
−85.7%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+68.8%
16−18
−68.8%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+80%
35−40
−80%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 92
+67.3%
55−60
−67.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
+71.4%
14−16
−71.4%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+70.8%
24−27
−70.8%

This is how RX 6850M XT and RTX 3050 6 GB compete in popular games:

  • RX 6850M XT is 71% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6850M XT is 74% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6850M XT is 68% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 45.44 27.74
Recency 4 January 2022 2 February 2024
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 70 Watt

RX 6850M XT has a 63.8% higher aggregate performance score, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.

RTX 3050 6 GB, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 135.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 6850M XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 6850M XT is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB is a desktop one.


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