Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB vs GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB and Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 3050 6 GB
2024
6 GB GDDR6, 70 Watt
25.32

RX 9060 XT 16GB outperforms RTX 3050 6 GB by an impressive 93% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking23766
Place by popularity16not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation60.07no data
Power efficiency27.54no data
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)RDNA 4 (2025)
GPU code nameGA107no data
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date2 February 2024 (1 year ago)2 January 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$179 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores23042048
Core clock speed1042 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1470 MHz2530 MHz
Number of transistors8,700 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology8 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)70 Wattno data
Texture fill rate105.8no data
Floating-point processing power6.774 TFLOPSno data
ROPs32no data
TMUs72no data
Tensor Cores72no data
Ray Tracing Cores18no data

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 4.0 x8no data
Length242 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount6 GB16 GB
Memory bus width96 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth168.0 GB/sno data
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR++

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 HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4ano data
HDMI+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)no data
Shader Model6.7no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL3.0no data
Vulkan1.3-
CUDA8.6-
DLSS+-

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 HD70−75
−98.6%
139
+98.6%
1440p30−35
−117%
65
+117%
4K21−24
−105%
43
+105%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.56no data
1440p5.97no data
4K8.52no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Fortnite 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 280−290
+0%
280−290
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Fortnite 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 260
+0%
260
+0%
Valorant 280−290
+0%
280−290
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 133
+0%
133
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Metro Exodus 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Far Cry 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 98
+0%
98
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85
+0%
85
+0%
Valorant 300−310
+0%
300−310
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

This is how RTX 3050 6 GB and RX 9060 XT 16GB compete in popular games:

  • RX 9060 XT 16GB is 99% faster in 1080p
  • RX 9060 XT 16GB is 117% faster in 1440p
  • RX 9060 XT 16GB is 105% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 54 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 25.32 48.91
Recency 2 February 2024 2 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 8 nm 4 nm

RX 9060 XT 16GB has a 93.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 months, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB in performance tests.

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