GeForce RTX 3050 4 GB vs Radeon RX 560 Mobile

Place in the ranking	422	312
Place by popularity	not in top-100	25
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.67	37.61
Power efficiency	14.07	13.68
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Baffin	GA107
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	5 January 2017 (8 years ago)	27 January 2022 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$99.99	$199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3050 4 GB has 563% better value for money than RX 560 Mobile.

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	2048
Core clock speed	1175 MHz	1545 MHz
Boost clock speed	1275 MHz	1740 MHz
Number of transistors	3,000 million	8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	90 Watt
Texture fill rate	58.97	111.4
Floating-point processing power	1.887 TFLOPS	7.127 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	32
TMUs	56	64
Tensor Cores	no data	64
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	16

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	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	no data	242 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 6-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	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	96 GB/s	192.0 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	-	+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	-	8.6

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	43 −51.2%	65−70 +51.2%
4K	36 −52.8%	55−60 +52.8%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.33 +31.7%	3.06 −31.7%
4K	2.78 +30.3%	3.62 −30.3%

RX 560 Mobile has 32% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RX 560 Mobile has 30% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	18−20 −57.9%	30−33 +57.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −59.1%	35−40 +59.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 −48.6%	55−60 +48.6%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 −57.9%	30−33 +57.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −59.1%	35−40 +59.1%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −55.6%	70−75 +55.6%
Forza Horizon 5	27−30 −55.2%	45−50 +55.2%
Metro Exodus	30−35 −45.2%	45−50 +45.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 −55.2%	45−50 +55.2%
Valorant	40−45 −59.1%	70−75 +59.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 −48.6%	55−60 +48.6%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 −57.9%	30−33 +57.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −59.1%	35−40 +59.1%
Dota 2	40−45 −50%	60−65 +50%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −55.6%	70−75 +55.6%
Fortnite	40 −50%	60−65 +50%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −55.6%	70−75 +55.6%
Forza Horizon 5	27−30 −55.2%	45−50 +55.2%
Grand Theft Auto V	40−45 −50%	60−65 +50%
Metro Exodus	30−35 −45.2%	45−50 +45.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	83 −56.6%	130−140 +56.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 −55.2%	45−50 +55.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	31 −45.2%	45−50 +45.2%
Valorant	40−45 −59.1%	70−75 +59.1%
World of Tanks	150−160 −52.9%	240−250 +52.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 −48.6%	55−60 +48.6%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 −57.9%	30−33 +57.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −59.1%	35−40 +59.1%
Dota 2	40−45 −50%	60−65 +50%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −55.6%	70−75 +55.6%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −55.6%	70−75 +55.6%
Forza Horizon 5	27−30 −55.2%	45−50 +55.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	29 −55.2%	45−50 +55.2%
Valorant	40−45 −59.1%	70−75 +59.1%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16 −40%	21−24 +40%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −50%	24−27 +50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	55−60 −54.5%	85−90 +54.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 −40%	14−16 +40%
World of Tanks	80−85 −50%	120−130 +50%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 −59.1%	35−40 +59.1%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −45.2%	45−50 +45.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −55.6%	14−16 +55.6%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −40%	35−40 +40%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −53.8%	40−45 +53.8%
Forza Horizon 5	16−18 −58.8%	27−30 +58.8%
Metro Exodus	21−24 −59.1%	35−40 +59.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −40%	21−24 +40%
Valorant	27−30 −42.9%	40−45 +42.9%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 −50%	9−10 +50%
Dota 2	21−24 −59.1%	35−40 +59.1%
Grand Theft Auto V	21−24 −42.9%	30−33 +42.9%
Metro Exodus	7−8 −42.9%	10−11 +42.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 −51.5%	50−55 +51.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 −42.9%	10−11 +42.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −42.9%	30−33 +42.9%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 −40%	14−16 +40%
Counter-Strike 2	6−7 −50%	9−10 +50%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Dota 2	21−24 −59.1%	35−40 +59.1%
Far Cry 5	14−16 −50%	21−24 +50%
Fortnite	12−14 −50%	18−20 +50%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −40%	21−24 +40%
Forza Horizon 5	8−9 −50%	12−14 +50%
Valorant	10−12 −45.5%	16−18 +45.5%

This is how RX 560 Mobile and RTX 3050 4 GB compete in popular games:

RTX 3050 4 GB is 51% faster in 1080p
RTX 3050 4 GB is 53% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	11.22	17.85
Recency	5 January 2017	27 January 2022
Chip lithography	14 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	90 Watt

RX 560 Mobile has 63.6% lower power consumption.

RTX 3050 4 GB, on the other hand, has a 59.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3050 4 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 560 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 560 Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 3050 4 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.