GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile vs Radeon R9 M470X

Place in the ranking	496	210
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	no data	28.96
Architecture	GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Emerald	GN20-P0-R 6 GB
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	15 May 2016 (8 years ago)	6 January 2023 (1 year 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	896	2560
Core clock speed	1000 MHz	1237 MHz
Boost clock speed	1100 MHz	1492 MHz
Number of transistors	2,080 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	61.60	no data
Floating-point processing power	1.971 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	16	no data
TMUs	56	no 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).

Laptop size	large	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	no 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 type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	96 GB/s	no data
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

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12_2
Shader Model	6.3	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	2.0	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	-

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	24−27 −204%	73 +204%
1440p	12−14 −208%	37 +208%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

12−14

−523%

81
+523%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −162%	55−60 +162%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −258%	40−45 +258%
Battlefield 5	24−27 −228%	80−85 +228%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 −200%	50−55 +200%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −392%	64 +392%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −205%	55−60 +205%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 −171%	65−70 +171%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 −161%	140−150 +161%
Hitman 3	16−18 −219%	50−55 +219%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −140%	110−120 +140%
Metro Exodus	24−27 −244%	85−90 +244%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −183%	65−70 +183%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 −204%	85−90 +204%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 −77.6%	100−110 +77.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −162%	55−60 +162%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −258%	40−45 +258%
Battlefield 5	24−27 −228%	80−85 +228%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 −200%	50−55 +200%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −254%	46 +254%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −205%	55−60 +205%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 −171%	65−70 +171%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 −161%	140−150 +161%
Hitman 3	16−18 −219%	50−55 +219%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −140%	110−120 +140%
Metro Exodus	24−27 −244%	85−90 +244%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −183%	65−70 +183%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 −207%	86 +207%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 −125%	50−55 +125%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 −77.6%	100−110 +77.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −162%	55−60 +162%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −258%	40−45 +258%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 −200%	50−55 +200%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −200%	39 +200%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −205%	55−60 +205%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 −161%	140−150 +161%
Hitman 3	16−18 −219%	50−55 +219%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −140%	110−120 +140%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 −171%	76 +171%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 −108%	50 +108%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 −77.6%	100−110 +77.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24

−183%

65−70
+183%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −200%	45−50 +200%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 −192%	35−40 +192%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 −225%	24−27 +225%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 −525%	24−27 +525%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −250%	27−30 +250%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −300%	16−18 +300%
Far Cry 5	10−11 −190%	27−30 +190%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −324%	140−150 +324%
Hitman 3	12−14 −150%	30−33 +150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −189%	50−55 +189%
Metro Exodus	10−12 −336%	45−50 +336%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −613%	57 +613%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 −363%	37 +363%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 −161%	140−150 +161%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16

−200%

40−45
+200%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 −213%	24−27 +213%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 −233%	20−22 +233%
Hitman 3	5−6 −300%	20−22 +300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 −303%	120−130 +303%
Metro Exodus	6−7 −367%	27−30 +367%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −440%	27−30 +440%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −200%	14−16 +200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 −225%	12−14 +225%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −250%	14−16 +250%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −500%	6−7 +500%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −250%	14−16 +250%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 −240%	30−35 +240%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −675%	30−35 +675%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 −267%	10−12 +267%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9

−175%

21−24
+175%

This is how R9 M470X and RTX 3050 6GB Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 204% faster in 1080p
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 208% faster in 1440p

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

in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 675% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RTX 3050 6GB Mobile surpassed R9 M470X in all 72 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	8.41	25.09
Recency	15 May 2016	6 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	8 nm

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile has a 198.3% 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 6GB Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M470X in performance tests.

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