GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB vs Radeon 530

Place in the ranking	819	210
Place by popularity	not in top-100	20
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	75.55
Power efficiency	3.69	27.44
Architecture	GCN 3.0 (2014−2019)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Weston	GA107
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	18 April 2017 (7 years ago)	2 February 2024 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$179

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 cores	384	2304
Core clock speed	730 MHz	1042 MHz
Boost clock speed	1024 MHz	1470 MHz
Number of transistors	1,550 million	8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	70 Watt
Texture fill rate	24.58	105.8
Floating-point processing power	0.7864 TFLOPS	6.774 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	32
TMUs	24	72
Tensor Cores	no data	72
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	18

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 3.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	no data	242 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	DDR3/GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	14.4 GB/s	168.0 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	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	-	+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.3	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	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.

Radeon 530 2.58

RTX 3050 6 GB 26.88
+942%

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.

Radeon 530 1028

RTX 3050 6 GB 10701
+941%

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

−900%

150−160
+900%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

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1.19

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −900%	120−130 +900%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −900%	70−75 +900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	8 −900%	80−85 +900%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −900%	120−130 +900%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −900%	70−75 +900%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −900%	130−140 +900%
Forza Horizon 5	2−3 −800%	18−20 +800%
Metro Exodus	9 −900%	90−95 +900%
Red Dead Redemption 2	13 −900%	130−140 +900%
Valorant	2−3 −800%	18−20 +800%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 −900%	60−65 +900%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −900%	120−130 +900%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −900%	70−75 +900%
Dota 2	18 −900%	180−190 +900%
Far Cry 5	12 −900%	120−130 +900%
Fortnite	14−16 −900%	140−150 +900%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −900%	130−140 +900%
Forza Horizon 5	2−3 −800%	18−20 +800%
Grand Theft Auto V	12 −900%	120−130 +900%
Metro Exodus	4−5 −900%	40−45 +900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	12 −900%	120−130 +900%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 −900%	100−105 +900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5 −900%	50−55 +900%
Valorant	8 −900%	80−85 +900%
World of Tanks	36 −872%	350−400 +872%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 −900%	60−65 +900%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −900%	120−130 +900%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −900%	70−75 +900%
Dota 2	28 −936%	290−300 +936%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −900%	160−170 +900%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −900%	130−140 +900%
Forza Horizon 5	2−3 −800%	18−20 +800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	24−27 −940%	260−270 +940%
Valorant	2−3 −800%	18−20 +800%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	1−2 −900%	10−11 +900%
Grand Theft Auto V	1−2 −900%	10−11 +900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	18−20 −900%	180−190 +900%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −800%	18−20 +800%
World of Tanks	18−20 −900%	180−190 +900%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −800%	18−20 +800%
Counter-Strike 2	7−8 −900%	70−75 +900%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −900%	40−45 +900%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −900%	70−75 +900%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 −900%	10−11 +900%
Forza Horizon 5	3−4 −900%	30−33 +900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 −900%	60−65 +900%
Valorant	9−10 −900%	90−95 +900%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 −900%	160−170 +900%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −900%	150−160 +900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 −900%	70−75 +900%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −900%	10−11 +900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −900%	150−160 +900%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −800%	18−20 +800%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −800%	18−20 +800%
Dota 2	16−18 −900%	160−170 +900%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −800%	18−20 +800%
Fortnite	1−2 −900%	10−11 +900%
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	1−2 −900%	10−11 +900%
Valorant	2−3 −800%	18−20 +800%

This is how Radeon 530 and RTX 3050 6 GB compete in popular games:

RTX 3050 6 GB is 900% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.58	26.88
Recency	18 April 2017	2 February 2024
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	70 Watt

Radeon 530 has 40% lower power consumption.

RTX 3050 6 GB, on the other hand, has a 941.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 530 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon 530 is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB is a desktop one.

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