GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB vs Radeon RX 7700 XT

Place in the ranking	40	199
Place by popularity	not in top-100	21
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	70.96	75.35
Power efficiency	16.54	27.47
Architecture	RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Navi 32	GA107
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	25 August 2023 (1 year ago)	2 February 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$449	$179

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3050 6 GB has 6% better value for money than RX 7700 XT.

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 cores	3456	2304
Core clock speed	1435 MHz	1042 MHz
Boost clock speed	2544 MHz	1470 MHz
Number of transistors	28,100 million	8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	245 Watt	70 Watt
Texture fill rate	549.5	105.8
Floating-point processing power	35.17 TFLOPS	6.774 TFLOPS
ROPs	96	32
TMUs	216	72
Tensor Cores	no data	72
Ray Tracing Cores	54	18

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).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	267 mm	242 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin	None

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 type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	2250 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	432.0 GB/s	168.0 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 Connectors	1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	+	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.7	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
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 7700 XT 58.14
+111%

RTX 3050 6 GB 27.59

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 7700 XT 22428
+111%

RTX 3050 6 GB 10644

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 HD	189 +122%	85−90 −122%
1440p	102 +127%	45−50 −127%
4K	60 +122%	27−30 −122%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.38	2.11
1440p	4.40	3.98
4K	7.48	6.63

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

193

+114%

90−95
−114%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	165 +120%	75−80 −120%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	180 +112%	85−90 −112%
Battlefield 5	180−190 +115%	85−90 −115%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110 +118%	50−55 −118%
Cyberpunk 2077	158 +126%	70−75 −126%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +118%	50−55 −118%
Far Cry New Dawn	130−140 +114%	65−70 −114%
Forza Horizon 4	220−230 +124%	100−105 −124%
Hitman 3	110−120 +115%	55−60 −115%
Horizon Zero Dawn	210−220 +119%	100−105 −119%
Metro Exodus	150−160 +119%	70−75 −119%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 +128%	50−55 −128%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	230−240 +131%	100−105 −131%
Watch Dogs: Legion	140−150 +126%	65−70 −126%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	272 +127%	120−130 −127%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	149 +113%	70−75 −113%
Battlefield 5	180−190 +115%	85−90 −115%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110 +118%	50−55 −118%
Cyberpunk 2077	132 +120%	60−65 −120%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +118%	50−55 −118%
Far Cry New Dawn	130−140 +114%	65−70 −114%
Forza Horizon 4	220−230 +124%	100−105 −124%
Hitman 3	110−120 +115%	55−60 −115%
Horizon Zero Dawn	210−220 +119%	100−105 −119%
Metro Exodus	150−160 +119%	70−75 −119%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 +128%	50−55 −128%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	334 +123%	150−160 −123%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	120−130 +118%	55−60 −118%
Watch Dogs: Legion	140−150 +126%	65−70 −126%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	121 +120%	55−60 −120%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	132 +120%	60−65 −120%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110 +118%	50−55 −118%
Cyberpunk 2077	122 +122%	55−60 −122%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +118%	50−55 −118%
Forza Horizon 4	231 +131%	100−105 −131%
Hitman 3	110−120 +115%	55−60 −115%
Horizon Zero Dawn	216 +116%	100−105 −116%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	287 +121%	130−140 −121%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	168 +124%	75−80 −124%
Watch Dogs: Legion	140−150 +126%	65−70 −126%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

110−120

+128%

50−55
−128%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	120−130 +125%	55−60 −125%
Far Cry New Dawn	90−95 +125%	40−45 −125%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	98 +118%	45−50 −118%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	101 +124%	45−50 −124%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 +127%	30−33 −127%
Cyberpunk 2077	80 +129%	35−40 −129%
Far Cry 5	65−70 +123%	30−33 −123%
Forza Horizon 4	270−280 +125%	120−130 −125%
Hitman 3	80−85 +131%	35−40 −131%
Horizon Zero Dawn	171 +114%	80−85 −114%
Metro Exodus	134 +123%	60−65 −123%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	193 +114%	90−95 −114%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	120 +118%	55−60 −118%
Watch Dogs: Legion	220−230 +129%	100−105 −129%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

95−100
+118%

45−50

−118%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	65−70 +117%	30−33 −117%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 +125%	24−27 −125%
Hitman 3	45−50 +133%	21−24 −133%
Horizon Zero Dawn	210−220 +118%	100−105 −118%
Metro Exodus	80−85 +140%	35−40 −140%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	89 +123%	40−45 −123%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	58 +115%	27−30 −115%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	59 +119%	27−30 −119%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 +128%	18−20 −128%
Cyberpunk 2077	36 +125%	16−18 −125%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +111%	18−20 −111%
Forza Horizon 4	134 +123%	60−65 −123%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	97 +116%	45−50 −116%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +113%	16−18 −113%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

55−60
+111%

27−30

−111%

This is how RX 7700 XT and RTX 3050 6 GB compete in popular games:

RX 7700 XT is 122% faster in 1080p
RX 7700 XT is 127% faster in 1440p
RX 7700 XT is 122% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	58.14	27.59
Recency	25 August 2023	2 February 2024
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	5 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	245 Watt	70 Watt