GeForce RTX 3050 4 GB vs ATI Radeon Xpress 1250

Place in the ranking	1454	318
Place by popularity	not in top-100	31
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	37.32
Power efficiency	no data	13.66
Architecture	R400 (2004−2008)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	RS690	GA107
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	28 February 2007 (17 years ago)	27 January 2022 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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	4	2048
Core clock speed	400 MHz	1545 MHz
Boost clock speed	400 MHz	1740 MHz
Number of transistors	120 million	8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	80 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	90 Watt
Texture fill rate	1.600	111.4
Floating-point processing power	no data	7.127 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	32
TMUs	4	64
Tensor Cores	no data	64
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	16

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 1.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	no data	242 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-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 type	System Shared	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	4 GB
Memory bus width	System Shared	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	192.0 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 outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	-	+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	9.0b (9_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.7
OpenGL	2.0	4.6
OpenCL	N/A	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	-	8.6
DLSS	-	+

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.

ATI Xpress 1250 0.11

RTX 3050 4 GB 17.66
+15955%

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 Xpress 1250 42

RTX 3050 4 GB 6859
+16231%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2

5−6

−15900%

800−850
+15900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2	5−6 −15900%	800−850 +15900%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −14900%	450−500 +14900%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −14900%	450−500 +14900%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −14900%	600−650 +14900%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	5−6 −15900%	800−850 +15900%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −14900%	450−500 +14900%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −15733%	950−1000 +15733%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −14900%	450−500 +14900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	5−6 −15900%	800−850 +15900%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −14900%	600−650 +14900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −14900%	600−650 +14900%
World of Tanks	9−10 −15456%	1400−1450 +15456%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	5−6 −15900%	800−850 +15900%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −14900%	450−500 +14900%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −15733%	950−1000 +15733%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −14900%	450−500 +14900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	5−6 −15900%	800−850 +15900%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS

1−2

−15900%

160−170
+15900%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5	4−5 −14900%	600−650 +14900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −14900%	600−650 +14900%
Valorant	4−5 −14900%	600−650 +14900%

4K
High Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Dota 2	14−16 −15900%	2400−2450 +15900%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −15900%	2400−2450 +15900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	0−1	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −15900%	2400−2450 +15900%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Dota 2	14−16 −15900%	2400−2450 +15900%
Valorant	0−1	0−1

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.11	17.66
Recency	28 February 2007	27 January 2022
Chip lithography	80 nm	8 nm

RTX 3050 4 GB has a 15954.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, and a 900% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3050 4 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Xpress 1250 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Xpress 1250 is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 3050 4 GB is a desktop one.

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