NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB vs AMD Radeon RX Vega 56

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Combined performance score

RX Vega 56
34.33
+5.5%

Radeon RX Vega 56 outperforms GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB by 6% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking142157
Place by popularitynot in top-10015
Value for money27.0323.98
ArchitectureVega (2017−2021)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code nameVegaGA106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date14 August 2017 (6 years old)4 January 2022 (2 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 $249
Current price$224 (0.6x MSRP)$385 (1.5x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX Vega 56 has 13% better value for money than RTX 3050 8 GB.

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores35842560
Core clock speed1138 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1474 MHz1777 MHz
Number of transistors12,500 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)210 Watt130 Watt
Texture fill rate329.5142.2
Floating-point performance10,566 gflopsno data

Size and 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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length267 mm242 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pin1x 8-pin

Memory

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 typeHBM2GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width409.6 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz14 GB/s
Memory bandwidth409.6 GB/s224.0 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

Video outputs and ports

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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI++

API support

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.1.1251.3
CUDAno data8.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 56 34.33
+5.5%
RTX 3050 8 GB 32.54

Radeon RX Vega 56 outperforms GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB by 6% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

RX Vega 56 13307
+5.5%
RTX 3050 8 GB 12612

Radeon RX Vega 56 outperforms GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB by 6% in Passmark.

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 HD116
+16%
100−110
−16%
1440p77
+10%
70−75
−10%
4K48
+6.7%
45−50
−6.7%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 55−60
+7.3%
55−60
−7.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 77
+10%
70−75
−10%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+9.1%
55−60
−9.1%
Battlefield 5 151
+7.9%
140−150
−7.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 90−95
+9.4%
85−90
−9.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 55−60
+7.3%
55−60
−7.3%
Far Cry 5 98
+8.9%
90−95
−8.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 96
+6.7%
90−95
−6.7%
Forza Horizon 4 141
+8.5%
130−140
−8.5%
Hitman 3 100−110
+8%
100−105
−8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+5.7%
70−75
−5.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
+10%
50−55
−10%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 105
+10.5%
95−100
−10.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
+8.3%
60−65
−8.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70
+7.7%
65−70
−7.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+9.1%
55−60
−9.1%
Battlefield 5 140
+7.7%
130−140
−7.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 90−95
+9.4%
85−90
−9.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 55−60
+7.3%
55−60
−7.3%
Far Cry 5 93
+9.4%
85−90
−9.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 93
+9.4%
85−90
−9.4%
Forza Horizon 4 134
+11.7%
120−130
−11.7%
Hitman 3 100−110
+8%
100−105
−8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+5.7%
70−75
−5.7%
Metro Exodus 70
+7.7%
65−70
−7.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
+10%
50−55
−10%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 91
+7.1%
85−90
−7.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 124
+12.7%
110−120
−12.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
+8.3%
60−65
−8.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 52
+15.6%
45−50
−15.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+9.1%
55−60
−9.1%
Battlefield 5 131
+9.2%
120−130
−9.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 55−60
+7.3%
55−60
−7.3%
Far Cry 5 89
+11.3%
80−85
−11.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 84
+12%
75−80
−12%
Forza Horizon 4 109
+9%
100−105
−9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 74
+5.7%
70−75
−5.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
+8.3%
60−65
−8.3%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 55−60
+12%
50−55
−12%
Hitman 3 60−65
+12.7%
55−60
−12.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+17.5%
40−45
−17.5%
Metro Exodus 42
+20%
35−40
−20%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+12.5%
24−27
−12.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 58
+16%
50−55
−16%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 44
+10%
40−45
−10%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+5.7%
35−40
−5.7%
Battlefield 5 99
+10%
90−95
−10%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+8.3%
24−27
−8.3%
Far Cry 5 74
+5.7%
70−75
−5.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 74
+5.7%
70−75
−5.7%
Forza Horizon 4 88
+10%
80−85
−10%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+17.5%
40−45
−17.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+7.4%
27−30
−7.4%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−33
+11.1%
27−30
−11.1%
Hitman 3 30−35
+13.3%
30−33
−13.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+19%
21−24
−19%
Metro Exodus 27
+12.5%
24−27
−12.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+12.5%
16−18
−12.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 31
+14.8%
27−30
−14.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 44
+10%
40−45
−10%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27
+12.5%
24−27
−12.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+16.7%
18−20
−16.7%
Battlefield 5 55
+10%
50−55
−10%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Far Cry 5 39
+11.4%
35−40
−11.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 42
+20%
35−40
−20%
Forza Horizon 4 59
+7.3%
55−60
−7.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%

This is how RX Vega 56 and RTX 3050 8 GB compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • RX Vega 56 is 16% faster than RTX 3050 8 GB

1440p resolution:

  • RX Vega 56 is 10% faster than RTX 3050 8 GB

4K resolution:

  • RX Vega 56 is 6.7% faster than RTX 3050 8 GB

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 34.33 32.54
Recency 14 August 2017 4 January 2022
Cost $399 $249
Chip lithography 14 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 210 Watt 130 Watt

We couldn't decide between Radeon RX Vega 56 and GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB. The differences in performance seem too small.


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