Radeon RX 5300 vs GeForce RTX 3090

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 3090 and Radeon RX 5300, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 3090
2020
24 GB GDDR6X, 350 Watt
69.46
+252%

RTX 3090 outperforms RX 5300 by a whopping 252% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking24284
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation14.73no data
Power efficiency13.6913.61
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code nameGA102Navi 14
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date1 September 2020 (4 years ago)28 May 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,499 no data

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 cores104961408
Core clock speed1395 MHz1327 MHz
Boost clock speed1695 MHz1645 MHz
Number of transistors28,300 million6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)350 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rate556.0144.8
Floating-point processing power35.58 TFLOPS4.632 TFLOPS
ROPs11232
TMUs32888
Tensor Cores328no data
Ray Tracing Cores82no 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 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length336 mm180 mm
Width3-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 12-pin1x 6-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 typeGDDR6XGDDR6
Maximum RAM amount24 GB3 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed1219 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth936.2 GB/s168.0 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, 3x DisplayPort1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI++

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.56.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.21.2.131
CUDA8.5-

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 3090 69.46
+252%
RX 5300 19.73

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 3090 26706
+252%
RX 5300 7587

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 HD197
+258%
55−60
−258%
1440p128
+266%
35−40
−266%
4K87
+263%
24−27
−263%

Cost per frame, $

1080p7.61no data
1440p11.71no data
4K17.23no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 220
+267%
60−65
−267%
Cyberpunk 2077 207
+276%
55−60
−276%
Elden Ring 238
+266%
65−70
−266%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 102
+278%
27−30
−278%
Counter-Strike 2 188
+276%
50−55
−276%
Cyberpunk 2077 151
+278%
40−45
−278%
Forza Horizon 4 505
+261%
140−150
−261%
Metro Exodus 169
+276%
45−50
−276%
Red Dead Redemption 2 130
+271%
35−40
−271%
Valorant 393
+257%
110−120
−257%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+290%
30−33
−290%
Counter-Strike 2 161
+258%
45−50
−258%
Cyberpunk 2077 135
+286%
35−40
−286%
Dota 2 186
+272%
50−55
−272%
Elden Ring 297
+271%
80−85
−271%
Far Cry 5 147
+268%
40−45
−268%
Fortnite 270−280
+264%
75−80
−264%
Forza Horizon 4 402
+265%
110−120
−265%
Grand Theft Auto V 171
+280%
45−50
−280%
Metro Exodus 150
+275%
40−45
−275%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+258%
60−65
−258%
Red Dead Redemption 2 132
+277%
35−40
−277%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 170−180
+287%
45−50
−287%
Valorant 222
+270%
60−65
−270%
World of Tanks 270−280
+272%
75−80
−272%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 95
+296%
24−27
−296%
Counter-Strike 2 146
+265%
40−45
−265%
Cyberpunk 2077 121
+303%
30−33
−303%
Dota 2 213
+255%
60−65
−255%
Far Cry 5 130−140
+274%
35−40
−274%
Forza Horizon 4 351
+269%
95−100
−269%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+258%
60−65
−258%
Valorant 296
+270%
80−85
−270%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 150
+275%
40−45
−275%
Elden Ring 189
+278%
50−55
−278%
Grand Theft Auto V 150
+275%
40−45
−275%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+289%
45−50
−289%
Red Dead Redemption 2 92
+283%
24−27
−283%
World of Tanks 450−500
+275%
130−140
−275%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 91
+279%
24−27
−279%
Counter-Strike 2 96
+256%
27−30
−256%
Cyberpunk 2077 87
+263%
24−27
−263%
Far Cry 5 160−170
+256%
45−50
−256%
Forza Horizon 4 266
+255%
75−80
−255%
Metro Exodus 139
+297%
35−40
−297%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 152
+280%
40−45
−280%
Valorant 295
+269%
80−85
−269%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 59
+269%
16−18
−269%
Dota 2 182
+264%
50−55
−264%
Elden Ring 105
+289%
27−30
−289%
Grand Theft Auto V 182
+264%
50−55
−264%
Metro Exodus 76
+262%
21−24
−262%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 200−210
+280%
55−60
−280%
Red Dead Redemption 2 64
+256%
18−20
−256%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 182
+264%
50−55
−264%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 91
+279%
24−27
−279%
Counter-Strike 2 85−90
+258%
24−27
−258%
Cyberpunk 2077 45
+275%
12−14
−275%
Dota 2 202
+267%
55−60
−267%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+289%
27−30
−289%
Fortnite 95−100
+256%
27−30
−256%
Forza Horizon 4 159
+253%
45−50
−253%
Valorant 188
+276%
50−55
−276%

This is how RTX 3090 and RX 5300 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3090 is 258% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3090 is 266% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3090 is 263% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 69.46 19.73
Recency 1 September 2020 28 May 2020
Maximum RAM amount 24 GB 3 GB
Chip lithography 8 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 100 Watt

RTX 3090 has a 252.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 months, and a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RX 5300, on the other hand, has a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 250% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3090 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 5300 in performance tests.


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