GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB vs Radeon RX 7600 XT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 7600 XT and GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 7600 XT
2024
16 GB GDDR6, 190 Watt
44.61
+60.8%

RX 7600 XT outperforms RTX 3050 6 GB by an impressive 61% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking81201
Place by popularity9624
Cost-effectiveness evaluation77.8676.17
Power efficiency16.1027.17
ArchitectureRDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameNavi 33GA107
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)2 February 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$329 $179

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 7600 XT has 2% better value for money than RTX 3050 6 GB.

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 cores20482304
Core clock speed1980 MHz1042 MHz
Boost clock speed2755 MHz1470 MHz
Number of transistors13,300 million8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology6 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)190 Watt70 Watt
Texture fill rate352.6105.8
Floating-point processing power22.57 TFLOPS6.774 TFLOPS
ROPs6432
TMUs12872
Tensor Coresno data72
Ray Tracing Cores3218

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 4.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x8
Length204 mm242 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinNone

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 amount16 GB6 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed2250 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.0 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 HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.11x 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 Model6.76.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.23.0
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 7600 XT 44.61
+60.8%
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 7600 XT 17191
+60.8%
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.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 44.61 27.74
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 6 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 190 Watt 70 Watt

RX 7600 XT has a 60.8% higher aggregate performance score, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 33.3% more advanced lithography process.

RTX 3050 6 GB, on the other hand, has 171.4% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 7600 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB in performance tests.


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