Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) vs GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB with Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), including specs and performance data.

RTX 3050 8 GB
2022
8 GB GDDR6, 130 Watt
29.93
+265%

RTX 3050 8 GB outperforms RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) by a whopping 265% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking180504
Place by popularity1229
Cost-effectiveness evaluation65.12no data
Power efficiency17.0840.60
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Vega (2017−2020)
GPU code nameGA106Vega
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date4 January 2022 (3 years ago)7 January 2020 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$249 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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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 cores2560512
Core clock speed1552 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1777 MHz2100 MHz
Number of transistors12,000 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology8 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate142.2no data
Floating-point processing power9.098 TFLOPSno data
ROPs32no data
TMUs80no data
Tensor Cores80no data
Ray Tracing Cores20no 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 connectors1x 8-pinno 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 amount8 GBno data
Memory bus width128 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1750 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth224.0 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)12_1
Shader Model6.6no 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 HD80−85
+264%
22
−264%
1440p55−60
+244%
16
−244%
4K35−40
+250%
10
−250%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.11no data
1440p4.53no data
4K7.11no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 63
+0%
63
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 18
+0%
18
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 18
+0%
18
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 39
+0%
39
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 43
+0%
43
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 13
+0%
13
+0%
Far Cry 5 21
+0%
21
+0%
Fortnite 47
+0%
47
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 33
+0%
33
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 14
+0%
14
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Valorant 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 33
+0%
33
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 19
+0%
19
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 48
+0%
48
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+0%
9
+0%
Dota 2 51
+0%
51
+0%
Far Cry 5 20
+0%
20
+0%
Fortnite 31
+0%
31
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 28
+0%
28
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 19
+0%
19
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 10
+0%
10
+0%
Metro Exodus 16
+0%
16
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21
+0%
21
+0%
Valorant 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 30
+0%
30
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+0%
9
+0%
Dota 2 48
+0%
48
+0%
Far Cry 5 19
+0%
19
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
+0%
14
+0%
Valorant 37
+0%
37
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 18
+0%
18
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 21
+0%
21
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 9
+0%
9
+0%
Metro Exodus 10
+0%
10
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 22
+0%
22
+0%
Valorant 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 21
+0%
21
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5
+0%
5
+0%
Far Cry 5 16
+0%
16
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 10
+0%
10
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Metro Exodus 6
+0%
6
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Valorant 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Dota 2 18
+0%
18
+0%
Far Cry 5 8
+0%
8
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

This is how RTX 3050 8 GB and RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3050 8 GB is 264% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3050 8 GB is 244% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3050 8 GB is 250% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 66 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 29.93 8.21
Recency 4 January 2022 7 January 2020
Chip lithography 8 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 15 Watt

RTX 3050 8 GB has a 264.6% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), on the other hand, has a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 766.7% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB is a desktop card while Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is a notebook one.

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
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