GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB vs Radeon RX 6800

Place in the ranking	43	166
Place by popularity	not in top-100	11
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	50.58	69.22
Power efficiency	15.88	17.41
Architecture	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Navi 21	GA106
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	28 October 2020 (4 years ago)	4 January 2022 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$579	$249

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3050 8 GB has 37% better value for money than RX 6800.

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	3840	2560
Core clock speed	1700 MHz	1552 MHz
Boost clock speed	2105 MHz	1777 MHz
Number of transistors	26,800 million	12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	130 Watt
Texture fill rate	505.2	142.2
Floating-point processing power	16.17 TFLOPS	9.098 TFLOPS
ROPs	96	32
TMUs	240	80
Tensor Cores	no data	80
Ray Tracing Cores	60	20

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).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	267 mm	242 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin	1x 8-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	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	512.0 GB/s	224.0 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	1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	+	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.1	3.0
Vulkan	1.2	1.3
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 6800 57.55
+75.5%

RTX 3050 8 GB 32.80

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 6800 22128
+75.5%

RTX 3050 8 GB 12612

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	177 +77%	100−110 −77%
1440p	100 +81.8%	55−60 −81.8%
4K	63 +80%	35−40 −80%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	3.27 −31.4%	2.49 +31.4%
1440p	5.79 −27.9%	4.53 +27.9%
4K	9.19 −29.2%	7.11 +29.2%

RTX 3050 8 GB has 31% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RTX 3050 8 GB has 28% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RTX 3050 8 GB has 29% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	186 +86%	100−105 −86%
Cyberpunk 2077	135 +80%	75−80 −80%
Elden Ring	156 +83.5%	85−90 −83.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +80%	65−70 −80%
Counter-Strike 2	148 +85%	80−85 −85%
Cyberpunk 2077	93 +86%	50−55 −86%
Forza Horizon 4	415 +80.4%	230−240 −80.4%
Metro Exodus	164 +82.2%	90−95 −82.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	100−110 +90.9%	55−60 −90.9%
Valorant	250−260 +81.4%	140−150 −81.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +80%	65−70 −80%
Counter-Strike 2	118 +81.5%	65−70 −81.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	87 +93.3%	45−50 −93.3%
Dota 2	154 +81.2%	85−90 −81.2%
Elden Ring	255 +82.1%	140−150 −82.1%
Far Cry 5	104 +89.1%	55−60 −89.1%
Fortnite	220−230 +89.2%	120−130 −89.2%
Forza Horizon 4	341 +79.5%	190−200 −79.5%
Grand Theft Auto V	159 +76.7%	90−95 −76.7%
Metro Exodus	132 +76%	75−80 −76%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +79.2%	120−130 −79.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	100−110 +90.9%	55−60 −90.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +83.2%	95−100 −83.2%
Valorant	250−260 +81.4%	140−150 −81.4%
World of Tanks	270−280 +86%	150−160 −86%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +80%	65−70 −80%
Counter-Strike 2	130−140 +77.3%	75−80 −77.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	84 +86.7%	45−50 −86.7%
Dota 2	128 +82.9%	70−75 −82.9%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +78.5%	65−70 −78.5%
Forza Horizon 4	295 +84.4%	160−170 −84.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +79.2%	120−130 −79.2%
Valorant	250−260 +81.4%	140−150 −81.4%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	125 +78.6%	70−75 −78.6%
Elden Ring	149 +86.3%	80−85 −86.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	125 +78.6%	70−75 −78.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +84.2%	95−100 −84.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 +88.6%	35−40 −88.6%
World of Tanks	350−400 +79%	210−220 −79%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +91.1%	45−50 −91.1%
Counter-Strike 2	70 +100%	35−40 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	69 +97.1%	35−40 −97.1%
Far Cry 5	160−170 +77.8%	90−95 −77.8%
Forza Horizon 4	215 +79.2%	120−130 −79.2%
Metro Exodus	138 +84%	75−80 −84%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	110−120 +81.5%	65−70 −81.5%
Valorant	220−230 +83.3%	120−130 −83.3%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	47 +95.8%	24−27 −95.8%
Dota 2	132 +76%	75−80 −76%
Elden Ring	72 +80%	40−45 −80%
Grand Theft Auto V	132 +76%	75−80 −76%
Metro Exodus	55 +83.3%	30−33 −83.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +85.5%	110−120 −85.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +79.2%	24−27 −79.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	132 +76%	75−80 −76%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 +82.5%	40−45 −82.5%
Counter-Strike 2	65−70 +91.4%	35−40 −91.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	32 +77.8%	18−20 −77.8%
Dota 2	102 +85.5%	55−60 −85.5%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +89.1%	55−60 −89.1%
Fortnite	95−100 +92%	50−55 −92%
Forza Horizon 4	127 +81.4%	70−75 −81.4%
Valorant	120−130 +75.7%	70−75 −75.7%

This is how RX 6800 and RTX 3050 8 GB compete in popular games:

RX 6800 is 77% faster in 1080p
RX 6800 is 82% faster in 1440p
RX 6800 is 80% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	57.55	32.80
Recency	28 October 2020	4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	7 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	130 Watt