Radeon RX 6500 vs GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB

Place in the ranking	166	278
Place by popularity	11	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	69.22	no data
Power efficiency	17.41	no data
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	no data
GPU code name	GA106	no data
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	4 January 2022 (3 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$249	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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	2560	no data
Core clock speed	1552 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1777 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	12,000 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	142.2	no data
Floating-point processing power	9.098 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	32	no data
TMUs	80	no data
Tensor Cores	80	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	20	no 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).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	no data
Length	242 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	no 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 type	GDDR6	no data
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	no data
Memory bus width	128 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	no data

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	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	no data
HDMI	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	no data
Shader Model	6.6	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	3.0	no data
Vulkan	1.3	-
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.

RTX 3050 8 GB 32.80
+63.5%

RX 6500 20.06

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.

RTX 3050 8 GB 12612
+63.5%

RX 6500 7714

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

Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Elden Ring	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Elden Ring	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Far Cry 5	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Fortnite	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Valorant	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Dota 2	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Elden Ring	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Far Cry 5	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Fortnite	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Metro Exodus	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Valorant	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
World of Tanks	230−240 +0%	230−240 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Dota 2	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Far Cry 5	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite

100−110

+0%

100−110

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Elden Ring	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Metro Exodus	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Valorant	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite

50−55

+0%

50−55

+0%

4K
High Preset

Elden Ring	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Valorant	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Dota 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%