GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB vs Radeon RX Vega 11

Place in the ranking	614	206
Place by popularity	not in top-100	20
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	74.97
Power efficiency	10.80	27.32
Architecture	GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Raven	GA107
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	10 May 2018 (6 years ago)	2 February 2024 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$179

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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	704	2304
Core clock speed	300 MHz	1042 MHz
Boost clock speed	1251 MHz	1470 MHz
Number of transistors	4,940 million	8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	70 Watt
Texture fill rate	55.04	105.8
Floating-point processing power	1.761 TFLOPS	6.774 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	32
TMUs	44	72
Tensor Cores	no data	72
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	18

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	IGP	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	no data	242 mm
Width	IGP	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

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	System Shared	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	6 GB
Memory bus width	System Shared	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	168.0 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	Motherboard Dependent	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	-	+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.7 (6.4)	6.7
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 Vega 11 5.24

RTX 3050 6 GB 26.52
+406%

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 Vega 11 2109

RTX 3050 6 GB 10682
+406%

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	28 −400%	140−150 +400%
1440p	5 −380%	24−27 +380%
4K	12 −400%	60−65 +400%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	1.28
1440p	no data	7.46
4K	no data	2.98

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −400%	55−60 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −400%	60−65 +400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −400%	85−90 +400%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −400%	55−60 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −400%	60−65 +400%
Forza Horizon 4	20 −400%	100−105 +400%
Forza Horizon 5	10−12 −400%	55−60 +400%
Metro Exodus	18 −400%	90−95 +400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −400%	80−85 +400%
Valorant	16−18 −400%	85−90 +400%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −400%	85−90 +400%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −400%	55−60 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −400%	60−65 +400%
Dota 2	27 −381%	130−140 +381%
Far Cry 5	30 −400%	150−160 +400%
Fortnite	30−35 −400%	160−170 +400%
Forza Horizon 4	17 −400%	85−90 +400%
Forza Horizon 5	10−12 −400%	55−60 +400%
Grand Theft Auto V	17 −400%	85−90 +400%
Metro Exodus	11 −400%	55−60 +400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	54 −400%	270−280 +400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −400%	80−85 +400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −400%	90−95 +400%
Valorant	16−18 −400%	85−90 +400%
World of Tanks	85−90 −355%	400−450 +355%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −400%	85−90 +400%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −400%	55−60 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −400%	60−65 +400%
Dota 2	42 −400%	210−220 +400%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −400%	130−140 +400%
Forza Horizon 4	15 −400%	75−80 +400%
Forza Horizon 5	10−12 −400%	55−60 +400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 −400%	230−240 +400%
Valorant	16−18 −400%	85−90 +400%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	5−6 −380%	24−27 +380%
Grand Theft Auto V	6−7 −400%	30−33 +400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 −400%	170−180 +400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −350%	18−20 +350%
World of Tanks	35−40 −387%	190−200 +387%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 −400%	45−50 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −380%	24−27 +380%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −400%	60−65 +400%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 −400%	45−50 +400%
Forza Horizon 5	8−9 −400%	40−45 +400%
Metro Exodus	5−6 −380%	24−27 +380%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 −400%	40−45 +400%
Valorant	14−16 −400%	75−80 +400%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −400%	50−55 +400%
Dota 2	16−18 −400%	85−90 +400%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −400%	85−90 +400%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −400%	10−11 +400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	15 −400%	75−80 +400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −367%	14−16 +367%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −400%	85−90 +400%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 −380%	24−27 +380%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −400%	50−55 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −400%	10−11 +400%
Dota 2	17 −400%	85−90 +400%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −400%	30−33 +400%
Fortnite	5−6 −380%	24−27 +380%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −380%	24−27 +380%
Forza Horizon 5	3−4 −367%	14−16 +367%
Valorant	5−6 −380%	24−27 +380%

This is how RX Vega 11 and RTX 3050 6 GB compete in popular games:

RTX 3050 6 GB is 400% faster in 1080p
RTX 3050 6 GB is 380% faster in 1440p
RTX 3050 6 GB is 400% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.24	26.52
Recency	10 May 2018	2 February 2024
Chip lithography	14 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	70 Watt

RX Vega 11 has 100% lower power consumption.

RTX 3050 6 GB, on the other hand, has a 406.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 11 in performance tests.

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