Radeon RX 7900 XTX vs GeForce RTX 3050 OEM

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 3050 OEM and Radeon RX 7900 XTX, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 3050 OEM
2022
8 GB GDDR6, 130 Watt
31.12

RX 7900 XTX outperforms RTX 3050 OEM by a whopping 159% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1828
Place by popularitynot in top-10051
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data34.77
Power efficiency16.5115.68
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGA106Navi 31
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date4 January 2022 (3 years ago)3 November 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores25606144
Core clock speed1515 MHz1929 MHz
Boost clock speed1755 MHz2498 MHz
Number of transistors12,000 million57,700 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt355 Watt
Texture fill rate140.4959.2
Floating-point processing power8.986 TFLOPS61.39 TFLOPS
ROPs32192
TMUs80384
Tensor Cores80no data
Ray Tracing Cores2096

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 x8PCIe 4.0 x16
Length242 mm287 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pin2x 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 amount8 GB24 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/s960.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 1.4a1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI++

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.66.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.02.2
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA8.6-

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 OEM 31.12
RX 7900 XTX 80.75
+159%

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 OEM 11960
RX 7900 XTX 31034
+159%

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 HD90−95
−173%
246
+173%
1440p60−65
−173%
164
+173%
4K35−40
−194%
103
+194%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data4.06
1440pno data6.09
4Kno data9.70

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 214
+0%
214
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 242
+0%
242
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 241
+0%
241
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 116
+0%
116
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 604
+0%
604
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Metro Exodus 169
+0%
169
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Valorant 450−500
+0%
450−500
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 220
+0%
220
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 104
+0%
104
+0%
Dota 2 183
+0%
183
+0%
Far Cry 5 123
+0%
123
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 535
+0%
535
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 175
+0%
175
+0%
Metro Exodus 176
+0%
176
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 450−500
+0%
450−500
+0%
World of Tanks 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 206
+0%
206
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 100
+0%
100
+0%
Dota 2 178
+0%
178
+0%
Far Cry 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 471
+0%
471
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Valorant 450−500
+0%
450−500
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Dota 2 165
+0%
165
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 165
+0%
165
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
World of Tanks 500−550
+0%
500−550
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 71
+0%
71
+0%
Far Cry 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 360
+0%
360
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Metro Exodus 146
+0%
146
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 238
+0%
238
+0%
Valorant 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Dota 2 186
+0%
186
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 186
+0%
186
+0%
Metro Exodus 108
+0%
108
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 186
+0%
186
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 55
+0%
55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 36
+0%
36
+0%
Dota 2 159
+0%
159
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Fortnite 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 197
+0%
197
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Valorant 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%

This is how RTX 3050 OEM and RX 7900 XTX compete in popular games:

  • RX 7900 XTX is 173% faster in 1080p
  • RX 7900 XTX is 173% faster in 1440p
  • RX 7900 XTX is 194% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 31.12 80.75
Recency 4 January 2022 3 November 2022
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 8 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 355 Watt

RTX 3050 OEM has 173.1% lower power consumption.

RX 7900 XTX, on the other hand, has a 159.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 months, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 60% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7900 XTX is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 3050 OEM in performance tests.


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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 OEM
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