GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile vs Radeon RX 6850M XT

Place in the ranking	77	217
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	18.89	28.96
Architecture	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Navi 22	GN20-P0-R 6 GB
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	4 January 2022 (3 years ago)	6 January 2023 (2 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 cores	2560	2560
Core clock speed	2321 MHz	1237 MHz
Boost clock speed	2581 MHz	1492 MHz
Number of transistors	17,200 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	413.0	no data
Floating-point processing power	13.21 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	64	no data
TMUs	160	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	40	no data

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	large
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	384.0 GB/s	no data
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

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12_2
Shader Model	6.5	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	2.1	no data
Vulkan	1.3	-

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 6850M XT 45.17
+79.4%

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 25.18

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

RX 6850M XT 42016
+141%

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 17421

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

RX 6850M XT 33901
+183%

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 11960

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

RX 6850M XT 172972
+139%

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 72486

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

RX 6850M XT 11837
+154%

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 4661

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	139 +101%	69 −101%
1440p	87 +135%	37 −135%
4K	67 +91.4%	35−40 −91.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	95−100 +109%	45−50 −109%
Cyberpunk 2077	160 +97.5%	81 −97.5%
Elden Ring	89 +7.2%	80−85 −7.2%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +44.2%	75−80 −44.2%
Counter-Strike 2	95−100 +109%	45−50 −109%
Cyberpunk 2077	68 +113%	32 −113%
Forza Horizon 4	297 +183%	105 −183%
Metro Exodus	100−110 +57.6%	65−70 −57.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	85−90 +56.4%	55−60 −56.4%
Valorant	180−190 +82.2%	100−110 −82.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +44.2%	75−80 −44.2%
Counter-Strike 2	95−100 +145%	40 −145%
Cyberpunk 2077	53 +130%	23 −130%
Dota 2	122 +100%	61 −100%
Elden Ring	160−170 +95.2%	80−85 −95.2%
Far Cry 5	44 −120%	97 +120%
Fortnite	180−190 +50%	120−130 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	259 +201%	86 −201%
Grand Theft Auto V	126 +38.5%	91 −38.5%
Metro Exodus	43 −53.5%	65−70 +53.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +32.9%	150−160 −32.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	85−90 +56.4%	55−60 −56.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	160−170 +101%	80−85 −101%
Valorant	180−190 +82.2%	100−110 −82.2%
World of Tanks	270−280 +7.7%	250−260 −7.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +44.2%	75−80 −44.2%
Counter-Strike 2	95−100 +109%	45−50 −109%
Cyberpunk 2077	44 +132%	19 −132%
Dota 2	95 +10.5%	85−90 −10.5%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +33.8%	75−80 −33.8%
Forza Horizon 4	227 +199%	76 −199%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +32.9%	150−160 −32.9%
Valorant	180−190 +82.2%	100−110 −82.2%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	89 +123%	40 −123%
Elden Ring	95−100 +120%	40−45 −120%
Grand Theft Auto V	89 +123%	40 −123%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 +104%	21−24 −104%
World of Tanks	280−290 +72.3%	160−170 −72.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 +54.9%	50−55 −54.9%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +133%	21−24 −133%
Cyberpunk 2077	28 +33.3%	21−24 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	140−150 +95.9%	70−75 −95.9%
Forza Horizon 4	166 +191%	57 −191%
Metro Exodus	95−100 +66.7%	55−60 −66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	80−85 +124%	37 −124%
Valorant	150−160 +122%	65−70 −122%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +113%	21−24 −113%
Dota 2	99 +125%	40−45 −125%
Elden Ring	45−50 +135%	20−22 −135%
Grand Theft Auto V	99 +125%	40−45 −125%
Metro Exodus	35−40 +105%	18−20 −105%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	150−160 +94.8%	75−80 −94.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 +87.5%	16−18 −87.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	99 +125%	40−45 −125%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 +108%	24−27 −108%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +113%	21−24 −113%
Cyberpunk 2077	13 +62.5%	8−9 −62.5%
Dota 2	78 +77.3%	40−45 −77.3%
Far Cry 5	70−75 +115%	30−35 −115%
Fortnite	65−70 +119%	30−35 −119%
Forza Horizon 4	92 +136%	35−40 −136%
Valorant	80−85 +148%	30−35 −148%

This is how RX 6850M XT and RTX 3050 6GB Mobile compete in popular games:

RX 6850M XT is 101% faster in 1080p
RX 6850M XT is 135% faster in 1440p
RX 6850M XT is 91% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6850M XT is 201% faster.
in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 120% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX 6850M XT is ahead in 60 tests (95%)
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is ahead in 2 tests (3%)
there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	45.17	25.18
Recency	4 January 2022	6 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	7 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	60 Watt