Radeon RX 9070 XT vs GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile with Radeon RX 9070 XT, including specs and performance data.

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile
2023
6 GB GDDR6, 60 Watt
21.67

RX 9070 XT outperforms RTX 3050 6GB Mobile by a whopping 175% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking23331
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data59.91
Power efficiency28.6315.55
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)RDNA 4.0 (2025)
GPU code nameGN20-P0-R 6 GBNavi 48
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date6 January 2023 (2 years ago)6 March 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$599

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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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 cores25604096
Core clock speed1237 MHz1660 MHz
Boost clock speed1492 MHz2970 MHz
Number of transistorsno data53,900 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)304 Watt
Texture fill rateno data760.3
Floating-point processing powerno data48.66 TFLOPS
ROPsno data128
TMUsno data256
Tensor Coresno data128
Ray Tracing Coresno data64

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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 5.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount6 GB16 GB
Memory bus width96 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed12000 MHz2518 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data644.6 GB/s
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 Connectorsno data1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1a
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12_212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.8
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.2
Vulkan-1.3
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 HD71
−168%
190−200
+168%
1440p34
−165%
90−95
+165%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.15
1440pno data6.66

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 130−140
−129%
300−350
+129%
Cyberpunk 2077 81
−97.5%
160−170
+97.5%
Hogwarts Legacy 45−50
−198%
140−150
+198%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
−84%
170−180
+84%
Counter-Strike 2 130−140
−129%
300−350
+129%
Cyberpunk 2077 64
−150%
160−170
+150%
Far Cry 5 83
−108%
170−180
+108%
Fortnite 110−120
−158%
300−350
+158%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−168%
250−260
+168%
Forza Horizon 5 75−80
−148%
180−190
+148%
Hogwarts Legacy 45−50
−198%
140−150
+198%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
−92.4%
170−180
+92.4%
Valorant 160−170
−121%
350−400
+121%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
−84%
170−180
+84%
Counter-Strike 2 130−140
−129%
300−350
+129%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 250−260
−9.4%
270−280
+9.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 46
−248%
160−170
+248%
Dota 2 120−130
−148%
300−310
+148%
Far Cry 5 76
−128%
170−180
+128%
Fortnite 110−120
−158%
300−350
+158%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−168%
250−260
+168%
Forza Horizon 5 75−80
−148%
180−190
+148%
Grand Theft Auto V 91
−83.5%
160−170
+83.5%
Hogwarts Legacy 45−50
−198%
140−150
+198%
Metro Exodus 50−55
−212%
160−170
+212%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
−92.4%
170−180
+92.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 91
−193%
260−270
+193%
Valorant 160−170
−121%
350−400
+121%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
−84%
170−180
+84%
Cyberpunk 2077 39
−310%
160−170
+310%
Dota 2 120−130
−148%
300−310
+148%
Far Cry 5 71
−144%
170−180
+144%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−168%
250−260
+168%
Hogwarts Legacy 45−50
−198%
140−150
+198%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
−92.4%
170−180
+92.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50
−434%
260−270
+434%
Valorant 160−170
−121%
350−400
+121%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 110−120
−158%
300−350
+158%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 50−55
−275%
190−200
+275%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 160−170
−195%
450−500
+195%
Grand Theft Auto V 40
−238%
130−140
+238%
Metro Exodus 30−35
−248%
100−110
+248%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
−0.6%
170−180
+0.6%
Valorant 200−210
−116%
400−450
+116%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
−144%
160−170
+144%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−296%
90−95
+296%
Far Cry 5 52
−196%
150−160
+196%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−256%
210−220
+256%
Hogwarts Legacy 27−30
−207%
80−85
+207%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 37
−300%
140−150
+300%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 55−60
−170%
150−160
+170%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−278%
85−90
+278%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
−255%
150−160
+255%
Hogwarts Legacy 16−18
−181%
45−50
+181%
Metro Exodus 20−22
−250%
70−75
+250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
−271%
130−140
+271%
Valorant 130−140
−141%
300−350
+141%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
−225%
110−120
+225%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−278%
85−90
+278%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−340%
40−45
+340%
Dota 2 75−80
−169%
210−220
+169%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−274%
100−110
+274%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−300%
160−170
+300%
Hogwarts Legacy 16−18
−181%
45−50
+181%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
−284%
95−100
+284%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 24−27
−204%
75−80
+204%

This is how RTX 3050 6GB Mobile and RX 9070 XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 9070 XT is 168% faster in 1080p
  • RX 9070 XT is 165% faster in 1440p

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 9070 XT is 434% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RX 9070 XT surpassed RTX 3050 6GB Mobile in all 63 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 21.67 59.62
Recency 6 January 2023 6 March 2025
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 8 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 304 Watt

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile has 406.7% lower power consumption.

RX 9070 XT, on the other hand, has a 175.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 60% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 9070 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is a notebook card while Radeon RX 9070 XT is a desktop one.

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