GeForce RTX 3050 OEM vs Radeon RX 6950 XT

Place in the ranking	16	181
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	27.23	no data
Power efficiency	15.07	16.51
Architecture	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Navi 21	GA106
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	10 May 2022 (2 years ago)	4 January 2022 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,099	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	5120	2560
Core clock speed	1925 MHz	1515 MHz
Boost clock speed	2324 MHz	1755 MHz
Number of transistors	26,800 million	12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	335 Watt	130 Watt
Texture fill rate	743.7	140.4
Floating-point processing power	23.8 TFLOPS	8.986 TFLOPS
ROPs	128	32
TMUs	320	80
Tensor Cores	no data	80
Ray Tracing Cores	80	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	3-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	2250 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	576.0 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 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a	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	1.3	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 6950 XT 73.22
+135%

RTX 3050 OEM 31.12

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 6950 XT 28140
+135%

RTX 3050 OEM 11960

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	221 +146%	90−95 −146%
1440p	134 +144%	55−60 −144%
4K	85 +143%	35−40 −143%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	4.97	no data
1440p	8.20	no data
4K	12.93	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	204 +140%	85−90 −140%
Cyberpunk 2077	161 +148%	65−70 −148%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +160%	45−50 −160%
Counter-Strike 2	198 +148%	80−85 −148%
Cyberpunk 2077	71 +137%	30−33 −137%
Forza Horizon 4	500 +138%	210−220 −138%
Forza Horizon 5	146 +143%	60−65 −143%
Metro Exodus	152 +153%	60−65 −153%
Red Dead Redemption 2	130−140 +144%	55−60 −144%
Valorant	350−400 +141%	160−170 −141%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +160%	45−50 −160%
Counter-Strike 2	168 +140%	70−75 −140%
Cyberpunk 2077	64 +137%	27−30 −137%
Dota 2	181 +141%	75−80 −141%
Far Cry 5	99 +148%	40−45 −148%
Fortnite	290−300 +142%	120−130 −142%
Forza Horizon 4	442 +146%	180−190 −146%
Forza Horizon 5	190−200 +139%	80−85 −139%
Grand Theft Auto V	172 +146%	70−75 −146%
Metro Exodus	146 +143%	60−65 −143%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +139%	90−95 −139%
Red Dead Redemption 2	130−140 +144%	55−60 −144%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +149%	70−75 −149%
Valorant	350−400 +141%	160−170 −141%
World of Tanks	270−280 +154%	110−120 −154%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +160%	45−50 −160%
Counter-Strike 2	153 +135%	65−70 −135%
Cyberpunk 2077	61 +154%	24−27 −154%
Dota 2	167 +139%	70−75 −139%
Far Cry 5	130−140 +149%	55−60 −149%
Forza Horizon 4	396 +148%	160−170 −148%
Forza Horizon 5	138 +151%	55−60 −151%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +139%	90−95 −139%
Valorant	350−400 +141%	160−170 −141%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	153 +135%	65−70 −135%
Grand Theft Auto V	153 +135%	65−70 −135%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +150%	70−75 −150%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 +166%	35−40 −166%
World of Tanks	500−550 +146%	210−220 −146%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +149%	35−40 −149%
Counter-Strike 2	97 +143%	40−45 −143%
Cyberpunk 2077	47 +161%	18−20 −161%
Far Cry 5	160−170 +146%	65−70 −146%
Forza Horizon 4	294 +145%	120−130 −145%
Forza Horizon 5	140−150 +138%	60−65 −138%
Metro Exodus	132 +140%	55−60 −140%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	160−170 +136%	70−75 −136%
Valorant	300−350 +153%	130−140 −153%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	58 +142%	24−27 −142%
Dota 2	174 +149%	70−75 −149%
Grand Theft Auto V	174 +149%	70−75 −149%
Metro Exodus	77 +157%	30−33 −157%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +146%	85−90 −146%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +137%	27−30 −137%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	174 +149%	70−75 −149%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95 +160%	35−40 −160%
Counter-Strike 2	90−95 +166%	35−40 −166%
Cyberpunk 2077	23 +156%	9−10 −156%
Dota 2	141 +156%	55−60 −156%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +163%	40−45 −163%
Fortnite	95−100 +140%	40−45 −140%
Forza Horizon 4	172 +146%	70−75 −146%
Forza Horizon 5	90−95 +157%	35−40 −157%
Valorant	190−200 +139%	80−85 −139%

This is how RX 6950 XT and RTX 3050 OEM compete in popular games:

RX 6950 XT is 146% faster in 1080p
RX 6950 XT is 144% faster in 1440p
RX 6950 XT is 143% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	73.22	31.12
Recency	10 May 2022	4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	7 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	335 Watt	130 Watt

RX 6950 XT has a 135.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 months, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.

RTX 3050 OEM, on the other hand, has 157.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 6950 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 3050 OEM in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.