GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB vs Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870

Place in the ranking	373	201
Place by popularity	not in top-100	24
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	76.17
Power efficiency	14.71	27.17
Architecture	Vega (2017−2020)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Vega Kaby Lake-G	GA107
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	7 January 2018 (6 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.

no data

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	1280	2304
Core clock speed	931 MHz	1042 MHz
Boost clock speed	1011 MHz	1470 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	70 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	105.8
Floating-point processing power	no data	6.774 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	32
TMUs	no data	72
Tensor Cores	no data	72
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	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).

Laptop size	medium sized	no data
Interface	no data	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	no data	242 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	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	HBM2	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	no data	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	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	no data	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_1	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.7
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	3.0
Vulkan	-	1.3
CUDA	-	8.6

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	42 −90.5%	80−85 +90.5%
1440p	28 −96.4%	55−60 +96.4%
4K	14 −92.9%	27−30 +92.9%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	2.24
1440p	no data	3.25
4K	no data	6.63

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

21−24

−81.8%

40−45
+81.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	47 −91.5%	90−95 +91.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 −95.7%	45−50 +95.7%
Battlefield 5	45−50 −95.7%	90−95 +95.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	33 −97%	65−70 +97%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −81.8%	40−45 +81.8%
Far Cry 5	30−35 −97%	65−70 +97%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 −92.3%	75−80 +92.3%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 −93.5%	180−190 +93.5%
Hitman 3	27−30 −85.2%	50−55 +85.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75 −91.8%	140−150 +91.8%
Metro Exodus	53 −88.7%	100−105 +88.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	48 −97.9%	95−100 +97.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 −95.7%	90−95 +95.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	75−80 −97.4%	150−160 +97.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 −97%	65−70 +97%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 −95.7%	45−50 +95.7%
Battlefield 5	45−50 −95.7%	90−95 +95.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30 −83.3%	55−60 +83.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −81.8%	40−45 +81.8%
Far Cry 5	30−35 −97%	65−70 +97%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 −92.3%	75−80 +92.3%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 −93.5%	180−190 +93.5%
Hitman 3	27−30 −85.2%	50−55 +85.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75 −91.8%	140−150 +91.8%
Metro Exodus	41 −95.1%	80−85 +95.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	37 −89.2%	70−75 +89.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 −95.7%	90−95 +95.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 −91.2%	65−70 +91.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	75−80 −97.4%	150−160 +97.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	23 −95.7%	45−50 +95.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 −95.7%	45−50 +95.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20 −75%	35−40 +75%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −81.8%	40−45 +81.8%
Far Cry 5	30−35 −97%	65−70 +97%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 −93.5%	180−190 +93.5%
Hitman 3	27−30 −85.2%	50−55 +85.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75 −91.8%	140−150 +91.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 −95.7%	90−95 +95.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24 −87.5%	45−50 +87.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	75−80 −97.4%	150−160 +97.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

−87.5%

60−65
+87.5%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 −96.4%	55−60 +96.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 −81.8%	40−45 +81.8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	17 −76.5%	30−33 +76.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12 −90.9%	21−24 +90.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12 −75%	21−24 +75%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −71.4%	12−14 +71.4%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −87.5%	30−33 +87.5%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 −91.8%	140−150 +91.8%
Hitman 3	16−18 −76.5%	30−33 +76.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 −89.7%	55−60 +89.7%
Metro Exodus	27 −85.2%	50−55 +85.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 −80%	45−50 +80%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −80%	27−30 +80%
Watch Dogs: Legion	85−90 −93.2%	170−180 +93.2%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

−90.5%

40−45
+90.5%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 −92.9%	27−30 +92.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 −80%	18−20 +80%
Hitman 3	10−11 −80%	18−20 +80%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75 −97.2%	140−150 +97.2%
Metro Exodus	15 −80%	27−30 +80%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14 −92.9%	27−30 +92.9%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	11 −90.9%	21−24 +90.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 −71.4%	12−14 +71.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4 −75%	7−8 +75%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −75%	14−16 +75%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −84.2%	35−40 +84.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −84.6%	24−27 +84.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 −66.7%	10−11 +66.7%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

−80%

18−20
+80%

This is how RX Vega M GL / 870 and RTX 3050 6 GB compete in popular games:

RTX 3050 6 GB is 90% faster in 1080p
RTX 3050 6 GB is 96% faster in 1440p
RTX 3050 6 GB is 93% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	13.95	27.74
Recency	7 January 2018	2 February 2024
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	70 Watt

RX Vega M GL / 870 has 7.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 3050 6 GB, on the other hand, has a 98.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870 is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.