GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile vs Radeon RX 580 2048SP

Place in performance ranking	261	216
Place by popularity	43	44
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	27.68	no data
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Polaris 20	Ampere GA106
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	15 October 2018 (5 years ago)	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Current price	$110	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	2048	2560
Core clock speed	1168 MHz	1552 MHz
Boost clock speed	1284 MHz	1777 MHz
Number of transistors	5,700 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	130 Watt
Texture fill rate	164.4	102.0

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 580 2048SP and GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	241 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	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	8 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit Bit
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	224.0 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	No outputs
HDMI	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2
CUDA	no data	8.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 580 2048SP 19.94

RTX 3050 Mobile 23.62
+18.5%

GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile outperforms Radeon RX 580 2048SP by 18% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

RX 580 2048SP 7699

RTX 3050 Mobile 9122
+18.5%

GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile outperforms Radeon RX 580 2048SP by 18% in Passmark.

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	75−80 −24%	93 +24%
1440p	40−45 −32.5%	53 +32.5%
4K	24−27 −29.2%	31 +29.2%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

85−90
−24.7%

106

+24.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −28.6%	45−50 +28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 −25%	75 +25%
Battlefield 5	65−70 −18.5%	75−80 +18.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 −20%	45−50 +20%
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75 −18.6%	83 +18.6%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −22.2%	55−60 +22.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 −24%	60−65 +24%
Forza Horizon 4	85−90 −22.4%	100−110 +22.4%
Hitman 3	35−40 −34.3%	45−50 +34.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	170−180 −21.8%	207 +21.8%
Metro Exodus	65−70 −18.5%	75−80 +18.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 −26%	60−65 +26%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	130−140 −20%	156 +20%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 −21.4%	85 +21.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −28.6%	45−50 +28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	50−55 −24%	62 +24%
Battlefield 5	65−70 −18.5%	75−80 +18.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 −20%	45−50 +20%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −22%	61 +22%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −22.2%	55−60 +22.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 −24%	60−65 +24%
Forza Horizon 4	85−90 −22.4%	100−110 +22.4%
Hitman 3	27−30 −29.6%	35 +29.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 −24%	90−95 +24%
Metro Exodus	40−45 −27.5%	51 +27.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 −26%	60−65 +26%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	100−105 −23%	123 +23%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	140−150 −20%	168 +20%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 −23.6%	65−70 +23.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −28.6%	45−50 +28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 −32.5%	53 +32.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 −20%	45−50 +20%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −22%	61 +22%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −22.2%	55−60 +22.2%
Forza Horizon 4	85−90 −22.4%	100−110 +22.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	90−95 −18.9%	107 +18.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	85−90 −24.7%	106 +24.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 −30%	65 +30%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 −29.1%	71 +29.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

50−55

−26%

60−65
+26%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 −28.6%	45−50 +28.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 −22.5%	45−50 +22.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −19%	24−27 +19%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−33 −33.3%	40 +33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 −18.5%	30−35 +18.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −25%	30 +25%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −23.6%	68 +23.6%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −34.3%	45−50 +34.3%
Hitman 3	21−24 −33.3%	27−30 +33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 −20%	78 +20%
Metro Exodus	55−60 −25.5%	69 +25.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	65−70 −20%	78 +20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 −20.8%	27−30 +20.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −22.2%	33 +22.2%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−33

−30%

35−40
+30%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 −27.8%	21−24 +27.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 −28.6%	18−20 +28.6%
Hitman 3	27−30 −25.9%	34 +25.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −28.6%	27−30 +28.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 −25%	30 +25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −25.7%	44 +25.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −40%	14−16 +40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 −33.3%	24 +33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 −30%	12−14 +30%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 −20%	12 +20%
Far Cry 5	10−11 −30%	12−14 +30%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −18.5%	30−35 +18.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −25.7%	44 +25.7%
Metro Exodus	30−33 −23.3%	37 +23.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 −18.8%	19 +18.8%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18

−31.3%

21−24
+31.3%

This is how RX 580 2048SP and RTX 3050 Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 3050 Mobile is 24% faster in 1080p
RTX 3050 Mobile is 33% faster in 1440p
RTX 3050 Mobile is 29% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	19.94	23.62
Recency	15 October 2018	4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	130 Watt