Radeon RX 6500 vs GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile and Radeon RX 6500, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile
2021
4 GB GDDR6, 60 Watt
24.98
+26.6%

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile outperforms RX 6500 by a significant 27% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking199265
Place by popularity60not in top-100
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2022)no data
GPU code nameGN20-P0no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date11 May 2021 (3 years ago)no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores2048no data
Core clock speed1238 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1500 MHzno data
Manufacturing process technology8 nmno data
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile and Radeon RX 6500 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizelargeno data

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 typeGDDR6no data
Maximum RAM amount4 GBno data
Memory bus width128 Bitno data
Memory clock speed12000 MHzno data
Shared memory-no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_2no data

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 HD61
+35.6%
45−50
−35.6%
1440p40
+33.3%
30−35
−33.3%
4K25
+38.9%
18−20
−38.9%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 66
+113%
30−35
−113%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+23.1%
35−40
−23.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 58
+70.6%
30−35
−70.6%
Battlefield 5 80−85
+26.2%
65−70
−26.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+27.5%
40−45
−27.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 52
+67.7%
30−35
−67.7%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+23.9%
45−50
−23.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+22.6%
50−55
−22.6%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+20%
90−95
−20%
Hitman 3 57
+46.2%
35−40
−46.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 118
+51.3%
75−80
−51.3%
Metro Exodus 126
+32.6%
95−100
−32.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 87
+61.1%
50−55
−61.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 118
+84.4%
60−65
−84.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 66
+11.9%
55−60
−11.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+23.1%
35−40
−23.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 32
−6.3%
30−35
+6.3%
Battlefield 5 80−85
+26.2%
65−70
−26.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+27.5%
40−45
−27.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 41
+32.3%
30−35
−32.3%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+23.9%
45−50
−23.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+22.6%
50−55
−22.6%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+20%
90−95
−20%
Hitman 3 52
+33.3%
35−40
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
+26.9%
75−80
−26.9%
Metro Exodus 83
+25.8%
65−70
−25.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 80
+48.1%
50−55
−48.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 95
+48.4%
60−65
−48.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 81
+88.4%
40−45
−88.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 180
+205%
55−60
−205%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+23.1%
35−40
−23.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24
−41.7%
30−35
+41.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+27.5%
40−45
−27.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 34
+9.7%
30−35
−9.7%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+23.9%
45−50
−23.9%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+20%
90−95
−20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 74
+34.5%
55−60
−34.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 82
+36.7%
60−65
−36.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 46
+7%
40−45
−7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 26
−127%
55−60
+127%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 72
+30.9%
55−60
−30.9%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+34.3%
35−40
−34.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 68
+36%
50−55
−36%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+30%
20−22
−30%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 22
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 25
+38.9%
18−20
−38.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 18
+63.6%
10−12
−63.6%
Far Cry 5 49
+48.5%
30−35
−48.5%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+28.2%
35−40
−28.2%
Hitman 3 37
+37%
27−30
−37%
Horizon Zero Dawn 59
+31.1%
45−50
−31.1%
Metro Exodus 52
+30%
40−45
−30%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 56
+40%
40−45
−40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+29.2%
24−27
−29.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 19
+46.2%
12−14
−46.2%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 53
+32.5%
40−45
−32.5%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+38.9%
18−20
−38.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%
Hitman 3 15
+0%
14−16
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+31.8%
21−24
−31.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 23
+76.9%
12−14
−76.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 29
+45%
20−22
−45%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Cyberpunk 2077 6
+50%
4−5
−50%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+27.3%
10−12
−27.3%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+25.9%
27−30
−25.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+38.1%
21−24
−38.1%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 25
+38.9%
18−20
−38.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 80−85
+23.1%
65−70
−23.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+22.6%
50−55
−22.6%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−33
+20%
24−27
−20%
Hitman 3 27−30
+17.4%
21−24
−17.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+25%
40−45
−25%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+21.6%
35−40
−21.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+21.2%
30−35
−21.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+25%
40−45
−25%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+18.4%
35−40
−18.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+15.4%
35−40
−15.4%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+9.1%
10−12
−9.1%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+26.3%
18−20
−26.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+23.5%
16−18
−23.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+26.3%
18−20
−26.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+20%
14−16
−20%

This is how RTX 3050 4GB Mobile and RX 6500 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is 36% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is 33% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is 39% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is 205% faster.
  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6500 is 127% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is ahead in 48 tests (92%)
  • RX 6500 is ahead in 3 tests (6%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 24.98 19.73

The GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6500 in performance tests.


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