GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile vs Radeon RX 5500

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Aggregate performance score

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

RX 5500
2019
4 GB GDDR6, 110 Watt
22.85

RTX 3050 Mobile outperforms RX 5500 by a minimal 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking251237
Place by popularitynot in top-10038
Power efficiency14.3321.82
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameNavi 14GA107
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date7 October 2019 (5 years ago)11 May 2021 (3 years 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 cores14082048
Core clock speedno data712 MHz
Boost clock speed1845 MHz1057 MHz
Number of transistors6,400 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology7 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)110 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate162.467.65
Floating-point processing power5.196 TFLOPS4.329 TFLOPS
ROPs3240
TMUs8864
Tensor Coresno data64
Ray Tracing Coresno data16

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 x16PCIe 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 amount4 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.

DirectX12.0 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.2
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 22.85
RTX 3050 Mobile 23.73
+3.9%

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 8781
RTX 3050 Mobile 9122
+3.9%

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 HD85−90
−9.4%
93
+9.4%
1440p50−55
−4%
52
+4%
4K30−35
−10%
33
+10%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 106
+0%
106
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 73
+0%
73
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 156
+0%
156
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 97
+0%
97
+0%
Metro Exodus 110
+0%
110
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Valorant 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 56
+0%
56
+0%
Dota 2 142
+0%
142
+0%
Far Cry 5 130
+0%
130
+0%
Fortnite 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 123
+0%
123
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 74
+0%
74
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 128
+0%
128
+0%
Metro Exodus 74
+0%
74
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Valorant 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
World of Tanks 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 51
+0%
51
+0%
Dota 2 155
+0%
155
+0%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 106
+0%
106
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 69
+0%
69
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Valorant 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 57
+0%
57
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 57
+0%
57
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
World of Tanks 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 28
+0%
28
+0%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 78
+0%
78
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 47
+0%
47
+0%
Metro Exodus 69
+0%
69
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Valorant 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Dota 2 57
+0%
57
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 57
+0%
57
+0%
Metro Exodus 23
+0%
23
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 57
+0%
57
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 12
+0%
12
+0%
Dota 2 93
+0%
93
+0%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Fortnite 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 45
+0%
45
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 24
+0%
24
+0%
Valorant 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%

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

  • RTX 3050 Mobile is 9% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3050 Mobile is 4% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3050 Mobile is 10% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 22.85 23.73
Recency 7 October 2019 11 May 2021
Chip lithography 7 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 110 Watt 75 Watt

RX 5500 has a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.

RTX 3050 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 3.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 46.7% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon RX 5500 and GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile.

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


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