GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile vs Radeon RX 5500 XT

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 5500 XT with GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile, including specs and performance data.

RX 5500 XT
2019
8 GB GDDR6, 130 Watt
23.72

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile outperforms RX 5500 XT by a moderate 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking238212
Place by popularity9766
Cost-effectiveness evaluation46.98no data
Power efficiency12.5924.23
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameNavi 14GA106
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date12 December 2019 (5 years ago)11 May 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$169 no data

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 cores14082560
Core clock speed1607 MHz735 MHz
Boost clock speed1845 MHz1035 MHz
Number of transistors6,400 million13,250 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate162.482.80
Floating-point processing power5.196 TFLOPS5.299 TFLOPS
ROPs3248
TMUs8880
Tensor Coresno data80
Ray Tracing Coresno data20

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 sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x16
Length180 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinno 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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed14000 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/s192.0 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 DisplayPortNo outputs
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2
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 5500 XT 23.72
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 26.34
+11%

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 5500 XT 9121
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 10128
+11%

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.

RX 5500 XT 19499
+8%
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 18057

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.

RX 5500 XT 14305
+7.1%
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 13360

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.

RX 5500 XT 86609
+18.8%
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 72925

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

RX 5500 XT 560812
+32.7%
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 422757

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 HD77
+4.1%
74
−4.1%
1440p42
+0%
42
+0%
4K25
−12%
28
+12%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.19no data
1440p4.02no data
4K6.76no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 66
+32%
50−55
−32%
Cyberpunk 2077 78
+25.8%
62
−25.8%
Elden Ring 78
−2.6%
80
+2.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
−9.6%
80−85
+9.6%
Counter-Strike 2 50
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 56
+12%
50
−12%
Forza Horizon 4 133
+3.9%
128
−3.9%
Metro Exodus 99
+17.9%
84
−17.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 108
+10.2%
98
−10.2%
Valorant 139
+14.9%
121
−14.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
−9.6%
80−85
+9.6%
Counter-Strike 2 41
−22%
50−55
+22%
Cyberpunk 2077 42
+5%
40
−5%
Dota 2 112
+9.8%
102
−9.8%
Elden Ring 94
−10.6%
104
+10.6%
Far Cry 5 43
−74.4%
75
+74.4%
Fortnite 120−130
−8.3%
130−140
+8.3%
Forza Horizon 4 108
+2.9%
105
−2.9%
Grand Theft Auto V 94
+0%
94
+0%
Metro Exodus 66
+6.5%
62
−6.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
−6.6%
160−170
+6.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 39
+0%
39
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
−13.2%
85−90
+13.2%
Valorant 84
+6.3%
79
−6.3%
World of Tanks 250−260
−4.4%
260−270
+4.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
−9.6%
80−85
+9.6%
Counter-Strike 2 35
−42.9%
50−55
+42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 36
+2.9%
35
−2.9%
Dota 2 143
+26.5%
113
−26.5%
Far Cry 5 70−75
−6.8%
75−80
+6.8%
Forza Horizon 4 95
+5.6%
90
−5.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
−6.6%
160−170
+6.6%
Valorant 114
+1.8%
112
−1.8%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 44
+7.3%
41
−7.3%
Elden Ring 51
+41.7%
36
−41.7%
Grand Theft Auto V 44
+7.3%
41
−7.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
−0.6%
170−180
+0.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24
+0%
24−27
+0%
World of Tanks 150−160
−9.5%
170−180
+9.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
−10.4%
50−55
+10.4%
Counter-Strike 2 19
−21.1%
21−24
+21.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 19
−10.5%
21
+10.5%
Far Cry 5 65−70
−14.7%
75−80
+14.7%
Forza Horizon 4 66
+8.2%
61
−8.2%
Metro Exodus 60
+0%
60
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
−14.7%
35−40
+14.7%
Valorant 91
+12.3%
81
−12.3%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 13
−84.6%
24−27
+84.6%
Dota 2 42
−4.8%
44
+4.8%
Elden Ring 20
+5.3%
19
−5.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 42
−4.8%
44
+4.8%
Metro Exodus 19
−10.5%
21
+10.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70−75
−12.5%
80−85
+12.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 15
−13.3%
16−18
+13.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 42
−4.8%
44
+4.8%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
−16.7%
27−30
+16.7%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−14.3%
24−27
+14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 8
−25%
10
+25%
Dota 2 78
+44.4%
54
−44.4%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−12.9%
35−40
+12.9%
Fortnite 27−30
−13.8%
30−35
+13.8%
Forza Horizon 4 38
+11.8%
34
−11.8%
Valorant 25
−40%
35−40
+40%

This is how RX 5500 XT and RTX 3050 Ti Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RX 5500 XT is 4% faster in 1080p
  • A tie in 1440p
  • RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 12% faster in 4K

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

  • in Dota 2, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 5500 XT is 44% faster.
  • in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 85% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 5500 XT is ahead in 24 tests (38%)
  • RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is ahead in 34 tests (54%)
  • there's a draw in 5 tests (8%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 23.72 26.34
Recency 12 December 2019 11 May 2021
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 75 Watt

RX 5500 XT has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile, on the other hand, has a 11% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 73.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 5500 XT in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 5500 XT is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is a notebook one.


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AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
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