Radeon RX 6850M XT vs GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile

Place in the ranking	237	77
Place by popularity	45	not in top-100
Power efficiency	21.68	18.93
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GA107	Navi 22
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	11 May 2021 (3 years ago)	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)

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	2048	2560
Core clock speed	712 MHz	2321 MHz
Boost clock speed	1057 MHz	2581 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	17,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	165 Watt
Texture fill rate	67.65	413.0
Floating-point processing power	4.329 TFLOPS	13.21 TFLOPS
ROPs	40	64
TMUs	64	160
Tensor Cores	64	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	16	40

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 size	large	large
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	192.0 GB/s	384.0 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 Connectors

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.6	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	2.1
Vulkan	1.2	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 Mobile 23.68

RX 6850M XT 45.47
+92%

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 Mobile 9122

RX 6850M XT 17511
+92%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

RTX 3050 Mobile 21358

RX 6850M XT 42016
+96.7%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

RTX 3050 Mobile 15685

RX 6850M XT 33901
+116%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

RTX 3050 Mobile 90224

RX 6850M XT 172972
+91.7%

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 HD	93 −55.9%	145 +55.9%
1440p	50 −74%	87 +74%
4K	33 −103%	67 +103%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

106

−50.9%

160
+50.9%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	50−55 −80.8%	90−95 +80.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	75 −112%	159 +112%
Battlefield 5	75−80 −82.1%	140−150 +82.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 −85.4%	85−90 +85.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	83 −63.9%	136 +63.9%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −69.1%	90−95 +69.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65 −75.8%	100−110 +75.8%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 −45%	200−210 +45%
Hitman 3	45−50 −102%	95−100 +102%
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120 −63.6%	180−190 +63.6%
Metro Exodus	80−85 −69.1%	130−140 +69.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 −61.3%	100−105 +61.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	80−85 −110%	160−170 +110%
Watch Dogs: Legion	100−105 −35%	130−140 +35%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	50−55 −80.8%	90−95 +80.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	62 −110%	130 +110%
Battlefield 5	75−80 −82.1%	140−150 +82.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 −85.4%	85−90 +85.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	61 −73.8%	106 +73.8%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −69.1%	90−95 +69.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65 −75.8%	100−110 +75.8%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 −45%	200−210 +45%
Hitman 3	45−50 −102%	95−100 +102%
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120 −63.6%	180−190 +63.6%
Metro Exodus	80−85 −69.1%	130−140 +69.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 −61.3%	100−105 +61.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	123 −111%	259 +111%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 −80.4%	90−95 +80.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	100−105 −35%	130−140 +35%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	50−55 −80.8%	90−95 +80.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	53 −111%	112 +111%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 −85.4%	85−90 +85.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	61 −42.6%	87 +42.6%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −69.1%	90−95 +69.1%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 −45%	200−210 +45%
Hitman 3	45−50 −102%	95−100 +102%
Horizon Zero Dawn	107 −68.2%	180−190 +68.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	106 −114%	227 +114%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65 −87.7%	122 +87.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	71 −16.9%	83 +16.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

60−65

−61.3%

100−105
+61.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 −95.6%	85−90 +95.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 −88.9%	65−70 +88.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −104%	45−50 +104%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40 −113%	85 +113%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 −96.3%	50−55 +96.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	30 −83.3%	55 +83.3%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −92.6%	50−55 +92.6%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 −80.6%	240−250 +80.6%
Hitman 3	27−30 −111%	55−60 +111%
Horizon Zero Dawn	78 −26.9%	95−100 +26.9%
Metro Exodus	69 −18.8%	80−85 +18.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	78 −113%	166 +113%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −134%	65−70 +134%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130−140 −52.6%	200−210 +52.6%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40

−97.4%

75−80
+97.4%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 −100%	45−50 +100%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 −117%	35−40 +117%
Hitman 3	34 −8.8%	35−40 +8.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	120−130 −60.7%	190−200 +60.7%
Metro Exodus	24−27 −127%	55−60 +127%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	44 −63.6%	72 +63.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −121%	30−35 +121%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24 −95.8%	47 +95.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −123%	27−30 +123%
Cyberpunk 2077	12 −117%	26 +117%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −108%	27−30 +108%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −96.9%	60−65 +96.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45 −104%	92 +104%
Watch Dogs: Legion	19 −26.3%	24−27 +26.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24

−95.2%

40−45
+95.2%

This is how RTX 3050 Mobile and RX 6850M XT compete in popular games:

RX 6850M XT is 56% faster in 1080p
RX 6850M XT is 74% faster in 1440p
RX 6850M XT is 103% faster in 4K

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

in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6850M XT is 134% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RX 6850M XT surpassed RTX 3050 Mobile in all 72 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	23.68	45.47
Recency	11 May 2021	4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	165 Watt

RTX 3050 Mobile has 120% lower power consumption.

RX 6850M XT, on the other hand, has a 92% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 months, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6850M XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.