GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile vs Radeon RX 6500
Aggregate performance score
GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile outperforms Radeon RX 6500 by a significant 27% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in performance ranking | 266 | 197 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Architecture | no data | Ampere (2020−2022) |
GPU code name | no data | GN20-P0-R 6 GB |
Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Release date | no data | 6 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
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 | no data | 2560 |
Core clock speed | no data | 1237 MHz |
Boost clock speed | no data | 1492 MHz |
Manufacturing process technology | no data | 8 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP) |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on Radeon RX 6500 and GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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 |
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 | no data | GDDR6 |
Maximum RAM amount | no data | 6 GB |
Memory bus width | no data | 96 Bit |
Memory clock speed | no data | 12000 MHz |
Shared memory | no data | - |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | no data | 12_2 |
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 | 50−55
−38%
| 69
+38%
|
1440p | 27−30
−33.3%
| 36
+33.3%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−35
−161%
|
81
+161%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 35−40
−25.6%
|
45−50
+25.6%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 30−35
−30.3%
|
40−45
+30.3%
|
Battlefield 5 | 60−65
−30.2%
|
80−85
+30.2%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 40−45
−31%
|
55−60
+31%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−35
−106%
|
64
+106%
|
Far Cry 5 | 45−50
−22.4%
|
60−65
+22.4%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 50−55
−28.3%
|
65−70
+28.3%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65
−27%
|
80−85
+27%
|
Hitman 3 | 45−50
−32.6%
|
60−65
+32.6%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 60−65
−34.9%
|
85−90
+34.9%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 50−55
−26.4%
|
65−70
+26.4%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 55−60
−90.9%
|
105
+90.9%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 35−40
−30.6%
|
45−50
+30.6%
|
Full HD
High Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 35−40
−25.6%
|
45−50
+25.6%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 30−35
−30.3%
|
40−45
+30.3%
|
Battlefield 5 | 60−65
−30.2%
|
80−85
+30.2%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 40−45
−31%
|
55−60
+31%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−35
−48.4%
|
46
+48.4%
|
Far Cry 5 | 45−50
−98%
|
97
+98%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 50−55
−28.3%
|
65−70
+28.3%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65
−27%
|
80−85
+27%
|
Hitman 3 | 45−50
−32.6%
|
60−65
+32.6%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 60−65
−34.9%
|
85−90
+34.9%
|
Metro Exodus | 55−60
−25.9%
|
70−75
+25.9%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 50−55
−26.4%
|
65−70
+26.4%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 55−60
+27.9%
|
43
−27.9%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 40−45
−122%
|
91
+122%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 35−40
−30.6%
|
45−50
+30.6%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 35−40
−25.6%
|
45−50
+25.6%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 30−35
−30.3%
|
40−45
+30.3%
|
Battlefield 5 | 60−65
−27%
|
80−85
+27%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−35
−25.8%
|
39
+25.8%
|
Far Cry 5 | 45−50
−22.4%
|
60−65
+22.4%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 50−55
−22.6%
|
65−70
+22.6%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65
−27%
|
80−85
+27%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 40−45
−22%
|
50
+22%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 35−40
−30.6%
|
45−50
+30.6%
|
1440p
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 24−27
−20%
|
30−33
+20%
|
Hitman 3 | 27−30
−28.6%
|
35−40
+28.6%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 35−40
−15.4%
|
45−50
+15.4%
|
Metro Exodus | 35−40
−25%
|
45−50
+25%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 14−16
−35.7%
|
18−20
+35.7%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 35−40
−15.4%
|
45−50
+15.4%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 20−22
−35%
|
27−30
+35%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 16−18
−47.1%
|
24−27
+47.1%
|
Battlefield 5 | 35−40
−21.6%
|
45−50
+21.6%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−12
−45.5%
|
16−18
+45.5%
|
Far Cry 5 | 30−35
−62.5%
|
52
+62.5%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 35−40
−18.4%
|
45−50
+18.4%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
−35.1%
|
50−55
+35.1%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 12−14
−46.2%
|
18−20
+46.2%
|
4K
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 14−16
−14.3%
|
16−18
+14.3%
|
Hitman 3 | 14−16
−33.3%
|
20−22
+33.3%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 21−24
−38.1%
|
27−30
+38.1%
|
Metro Exodus | 18−20
−16.7%
|
21−24
+16.7%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 16−18
−23.5%
|
21−24
+23.5%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 12−14
−38.5%
|
18−20
+38.5%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 20−22
−35%
|
27−30
+35%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 12−14
−33.3%
|
16−18
+33.3%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 10−11
−40%
|
14−16
+40%
|
Battlefield 5 | 21−24
−36.4%
|
30−33
+36.4%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−50%
|
6−7
+50%
|
Far Cry 5 | 35−40
−15.4%
|
45−50
+15.4%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 21−24
−14.3%
|
24−27
+14.3%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 24−27
−30.8%
|
30−35
+30.8%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 8−9
−37.5%
|
10−12
+37.5%
|
This is how RX 6500 and RTX 3050 6GB Mobile compete in popular games:
- RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 38% faster in 1080p
- RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 33% faster in 1440p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6500 is 28% faster.
- in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 161% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RX 6500 is ahead in 1 test (2%)
- RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is ahead in 53 tests (98%)
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