GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB vs ATI Radeon X1050

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon X1050 and GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

ATI X1050
2006
128 MB DDR2, 24 Watt
0.13

RTX 3050 8 GB outperforms ATI X1050 by a whopping 25085% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1436165
Place by popularitynot in top-10011
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data69.37
Power efficiency0.3717.26
ArchitectureRage 9 (2003−2006)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameRV370GA106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date7 December 2006 (18 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$249

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 coresno data2560
Core clock speed400 MHz1552 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1777 MHz
Number of transistors107 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology110 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)24 Watt130 Watt
Texture fill rate1.600142.2
Floating-point processing powerno data9.098 TFLOPS
ROPs432
TMUs480
Tensor Coresno data80
Ray Tracing Coresno data20

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 1.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Lengthno data242 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 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 typeDDR2GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount128 MB8 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed333 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth5.328 GB/s224.0 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 DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.012 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.6
OpenGL2.04.6
OpenCLN/A3.0
VulkanN/A1.3
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.

ATI X1050 0.13
RTX 3050 8 GB 32.74
+25085%

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.

ATI X1050 49
RTX 3050 8 GB 12612
+25639%

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 0.13 32.74
Recency 7 December 2006 4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 128 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 110 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 24 Watt 130 Watt

ATI X1050 has 441.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 3050 8 GB, on the other hand, has a 25084.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1275% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon X1050 in performance tests.


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