GeForce RTX 3050 OEM vs Radeon RX 7700 XT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 7700 XT and GeForce RTX 3050 OEM, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 7700 XT
2023
12 GB GDDR6, 245 Watt
58.39
+88.5%

RX 7700 XT outperforms RTX 3050 OEM by an impressive 88% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking39178
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation71.32no data
Power efficiency16.3416.34
ArchitectureRDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameNavi 32GA106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date25 August 2023 (1 year ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$449 no data

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 cores34562560
Core clock speed1435 MHz1515 MHz
Boost clock speed2544 MHz1755 MHz
Number of transistors28,100 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)245 Watt130 Watt
Texture fill rate549.5140.4
Floating-point processing power35.17 TFLOPS8.986 TFLOPS
ROPs9632
TMUs21680
Tensor Coresno data80
Ray Tracing Cores5420

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 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length267 mm242 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pin1x 8-pin

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 GB8 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed2250 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth432.0 GB/s224.0 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 Connectors1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C1x 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 Model6.76.6
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 7700 XT 58.39
+88.5%
RTX 3050 OEM 30.98

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 22501
+88.5%
RTX 3050 OEM 11936

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 HD188
+97.9%
95−100
−97.9%
1440p103
+106%
50−55
−106%
4K60
+100%
30−35
−100%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.39no data
1440p4.36no data
4K7.48no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 193
+93%
100−105
−93%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 165
+94.1%
85−90
−94.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 180
+89.5%
95−100
−89.5%
Battlefield 5 180−190
+92.6%
95−100
−92.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
+98.2%
55−60
−98.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 158
+97.5%
80−85
−97.5%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+98.2%
55−60
−98.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 130−140
+98.6%
70−75
−98.6%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+104%
110−120
−104%
Hitman 3 110−120
+96.7%
60−65
−96.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 210−220
+99.1%
110−120
−99.1%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+91.3%
80−85
−91.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+90%
60−65
−90%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 230−240
+92.5%
120−130
−92.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+96%
75−80
−96%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 272
+94.3%
140−150
−94.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 149
+98.7%
75−80
−98.7%
Battlefield 5 180−190
+92.6%
95−100
−92.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
+98.2%
55−60
−98.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 132
+88.6%
70−75
−88.6%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+98.2%
55−60
−98.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 130−140
+98.6%
70−75
−98.6%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+104%
110−120
−104%
Hitman 3 110−120
+96.7%
60−65
−96.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 210−220
+99.1%
110−120
−99.1%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+91.3%
80−85
−91.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+90%
60−65
−90%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 334
+96.5%
170−180
−96.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 120−130
+100%
60−65
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+96%
75−80
−96%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 121
+102%
60−65
−102%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 132
+88.6%
70−75
−88.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
+98.2%
55−60
−98.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 122
+103%
60−65
−103%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+98.2%
55−60
−98.2%
Forza Horizon 4 231
+92.5%
120−130
−92.5%
Hitman 3 110−120
+96.7%
60−65
−96.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 216
+96.4%
110−120
−96.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 287
+91.3%
150−160
−91.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 168
+97.6%
85−90
−97.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+96%
75−80
−96%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+90%
60−65
−90%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 120−130
+90.8%
65−70
−90.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 90−95
+100%
45−50
−100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 98
+96%
50−55
−96%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 101
+102%
50−55
−102%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
+94.3%
35−40
−94.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 80
+100%
40−45
−100%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+91.4%
35−40
−91.4%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+92.9%
140−150
−92.9%
Hitman 3 80−85
+103%
40−45
−103%
Horizon Zero Dawn 171
+90%
90−95
−90%
Metro Exodus 134
+91.4%
70−75
−91.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 193
+93%
100−105
−93%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 120
+100%
60−65
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 220−230
+90.8%
120−130
−90.8%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
+96%
50−55
−96%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+117%
30−33
−117%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+100%
27−30
−100%
Hitman 3 45−50
+104%
24−27
−104%
Horizon Zero Dawn 210−220
+98.2%
110−120
−98.2%
Metro Exodus 80−85
+110%
40−45
−110%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 89
+97.8%
45−50
−97.8%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 58
+93.3%
30−33
−93.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 59
+96.7%
30−33
−96.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+95.2%
21−24
−95.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 36
+100%
18−20
−100%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+111%
18−20
−111%
Forza Horizon 4 134
+91.4%
70−75
−91.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 97
+94%
50−55
−94%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+88.9%
18−20
−88.9%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
+90%
30−33
−90%

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

  • RX 7700 XT is 98% faster in 1080p
  • RX 7700 XT is 106% faster in 1440p
  • RX 7700 XT is 100% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 58.39 30.98
Recency 25 August 2023 4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 5 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 245 Watt 130 Watt

RX 7700 XT has a 88.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 60% more advanced lithography process.

RTX 3050 OEM, on the other hand, has 88.5% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 7700 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 3050 OEM in performance tests.


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