GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB vs PCX 5900

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce PCX 5900 and GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

PCX 5900
2003
128 MB DDR
0.09

RTX 3050 6 GB outperforms PCX 5900 by a whopping 30733% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1460201
Place by popularitynot in top-10024
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data76.18
Power efficiencyno data27.17
ArchitectureRankine (2003−2005)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameNV35GA107
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date17 March 2003 (21 year 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.

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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 data2304
Core clock speed350 MHz1042 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1470 MHz
Number of transistors135 million8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology130 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data70 Watt
Texture fill rate2.800105.8
Floating-point processing powerno data6.774 TFLOPS
ROPs432
TMUs872
Tensor Coresno data72
Ray Tracing Coresno data18

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 connectorsNoneNone

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 typeDDRGDDR6
Maximum RAM amount128 MB6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed275 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth17.6 GB/s168.0 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.

DirectX9.0a12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.7
OpenGL1.5 (2.1)4.6
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.

PCX 5900 0.09
RTX 3050 6 GB 27.75
+30733%

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.

PCX 5900 34
RTX 3050 6 GB 10692
+31347%

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 0.09 27.75
Recency 17 March 2003 2 February 2024
Maximum RAM amount 128 MB 6 GB
Chip lithography 130 nm 8 nm

RTX 3050 6 GB has a 30733.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 20 years, a 4700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1525% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce PCX 5900 in performance tests.


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NVIDIA GeForce PCX 5900
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