GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB vs Radeon RX Vega 5

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 5 with GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega 5
2020
15 Watt
4.63

RTX 3050 8 GB outperforms RX Vega 5 by a whopping 607% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking658171
Place by popularitynot in top-10012
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data68.69
Power efficiency21.2217.31
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameVegaGA106
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date7 January 2020 (5 years ago)4 January 2022 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$249

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 cores3202560
Core clock speedno data1552 MHz
Boost clock speed1400 MHz1777 MHz
Number of transistorsno data12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt130 Watt
Texture fill rateno data142.2
Floating-point processing powerno data9.098 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data80
Tensor Coresno data80
Ray Tracing Coresno data20

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x8
Lengthno data242 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeno dataGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountno data8 GB
Memory bus widthno data128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data224.0 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 Connectorsno data1x 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.

DirectX12_112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.6
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.3
CUDA-8.6
DLSS-+

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 HD18
−567%
120−130
+567%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.08

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • Full HD
    Epic Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    Epic Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    Epic Preset
Atomic Heart 14
−579%
95−100
+579%
Counter-Strike 2 7
−543%
45−50
+543%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
−567%
60−65
+567%
Atomic Heart 11
−582%
75−80
+582%
Battlefield 5 22
−582%
150−160
+582%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
−582%
75−80
+582%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−567%
60−65
+567%
Far Cry 5 15
−567%
100−105
+567%
Fortnite 52
−573%
350−400
+573%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
−600%
140−150
+600%
Forza Horizon 5 12
−567%
80−85
+567%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
−606%
120−130
+606%
Valorant 55−60
−602%
400−450
+602%
Atomic Heart 7
−543%
45−50
+543%
Battlefield 5 18
−567%
120−130
+567%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
−582%
75−80
+582%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 50
−600%
350−400
+600%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−567%
60−65
+567%
Dota 2 39
−592%
270−280
+592%
Far Cry 5 12
−567%
80−85
+567%
Fortnite 21
−567%
140−150
+567%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
−600%
140−150
+600%
Forza Horizon 5 9−10
−567%
60−65
+567%
Grand Theft Auto V 13
−592%
90−95
+592%
Metro Exodus 4
−575%
27−30
+575%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
−606%
120−130
+606%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
−579%
95−100
+579%
Valorant 55−60
−602%
400−450
+602%
Battlefield 5 16
−588%
110−120
+588%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
−582%
75−80
+582%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−567%
60−65
+567%
Dota 2 37
−603%
260−270
+603%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−567%
80−85
+567%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
−600%
140−150
+600%
Forza Horizon 5 9−10
−567%
60−65
+567%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
−606%
120−130
+606%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9
−567%
60−65
+567%
Valorant 55−60
−602%
400−450
+602%
Fortnite 12
−567%
80−85
+567%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 30−35
−597%
230−240
+597%
Grand Theft Auto V 4−5
−575%
27−30
+575%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−600%
21−24
+600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
−577%
210−220
+577%
Valorant 45−50
−538%
300−310
+538%
Battlefield 5 2−3
−600%
14−16
+600%
Counter-Strike 2 6−7
−567%
40−45
+567%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−600%
21−24
+600%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−588%
55−60
+588%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−600%
70−75
+600%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7
−567%
40−45
+567%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−543%
45−50
+543%
Fortnite 8−9
−588%
55−60
+588%
Atomic Heart 4−5
−575%
27−30
+575%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−588%
110−120
+588%
Valorant 21−24
−582%
150−160
+582%
Battlefield 5 1−2
−600%
7−8
+600%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−600%
7−8
+600%
Dota 2 14−16
−579%
95−100
+579%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−600%
35−40
+600%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−600%
35−40
+600%
Forza Horizon 5 2−3
−600%
14−16
+600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 5−6
−600%
35−40
+600%
Fortnite 5−6
−600%
35−40
+600%

This is how RX Vega 5 and RTX 3050 8 GB compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3050 8 GB is 567% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.63 32.73
Recency 7 January 2020 4 January 2022
Chip lithography 7 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 130 Watt

RX Vega 5 has a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 766.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 3050 8 GB, on the other hand, has a 606.9% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.

The GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 5 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 5 is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB is a desktop one.

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