GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB vs Radeon RX 5300M

Place in the ranking	416	162
Place by popularity	not in top-100	11
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	69.20
Power efficiency	9.64	18.46
Architecture	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Navi 14	GA106
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	13 November 2019 (4 years ago)	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$249

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	1408	2560
Core clock speed	1000 MHz	1552 MHz
Boost clock speed	1445 MHz	1777 MHz
Number of transistors	6,400 million	12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	130 Watt
Texture fill rate	127.2	142.2
Floating-point processing power	4.069 TFLOPS	9.098 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	32
TMUs	88	80
Tensor Cores	no data	80
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	20

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	medium sized	no data
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	no data	242 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 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 type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	96 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	168.0 GB/s	224.0 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 compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.6
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.

RX 5300M 11.17

RTX 3050 8 GB 32.70
+193%

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.

RX 5300M 4307

RTX 3050 8 GB 12612
+193%

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

−190%

180−190
+190%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

16−18

−165%

45−50
+165%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	59 −188%	170−180 +188%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 −165%	45−50 +165%
Battlefield 5	35−40 −186%	100−105 +186%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	51 −175%	140−150 +175%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −165%	45−50 +165%
Far Cry 5	70 −186%	200−210 +186%
Far Cry New Dawn	79 −191%	230−240 +191%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 −184%	210−220 +184%
Hitman 3	21−24 −186%	60−65 +186%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 −183%	170−180 +183%
Metro Exodus	87 −187%	250−260 +187%
Red Dead Redemption 2	71 −182%	200−210 +182%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 −178%	100−105 +178%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70 −184%	190−200 +184%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −188%	75−80 +188%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 −165%	45−50 +165%
Battlefield 5	35−40 −186%	100−105 +186%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	41 −193%	120−130 +193%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −165%	45−50 +165%
Far Cry 5	61 −179%	170−180 +179%
Far Cry New Dawn	54 −178%	150−160 +178%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 −184%	210−220 +184%
Hitman 3	21−24 −186%	60−65 +186%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 −183%	170−180 +183%
Metro Exodus	68 −179%	190−200 +179%
Red Dead Redemption 2	59 −188%	170−180 +188%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 −178%	100−105 +178%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −176%	80−85 +176%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70 −184%	190−200 +184%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	25 −180%	70−75 +180%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 −165%	45−50 +165%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	22 −173%	60−65 +173%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −165%	45−50 +165%
Far Cry 5	38 −189%	110−120 +189%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 −184%	210−220 +184%
Hitman 3	21−24 −186%	60−65 +186%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 −183%	170−180 +183%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 −178%	100−105 +178%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	38 −189%	110−120 +189%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70 −184%	190−200 +184%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

53
−183%

150−160

+183%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 −173%	60−65 +173%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 −165%	45−50 +165%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−12 −173%	30−33 +173%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 −157%	18−20 +157%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −192%	35−40 +192%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −180%	14−16 +180%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −169%	35−40 +169%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −188%	150−160 +188%
Hitman 3	14−16 −186%	40−45 +186%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −183%	65−70 +183%
Metro Exodus	16−18 −165%	45−50 +165%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 −181%	45−50 +181%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −173%	30−33 +173%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 −186%	200−210 +186%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

18−20

−178%

50−55
+178%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−12 −173%	30−33 +173%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 −163%	21−24 +163%
Hitman 3	7−8 −157%	18−20 +157%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 −175%	140−150 +175%
Metro Exodus	10−11 −170%	27−30 +170%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −167%	24−27 +167%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −167%	16−18 +167%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 −180%	14−16 +180%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −180%	14−16 +180%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −167%	16−18 +167%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −186%	40−45 +186%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −163%	21−24 +163%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−11

−170%

27−30
+170%

This is how RX 5300M and RTX 3050 8 GB compete in popular games:

RTX 3050 8 GB is 190% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	11.17	32.70
Recency	13 November 2019	4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	7 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	130 Watt

RX 5300M has a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 52.9% lower power consumption.

RTX 3050 8 GB, on the other hand, has a 192.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 5300M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 5300M is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 3050 8 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.