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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $249
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3050 outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 580 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon RX 580 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3050 is 1722 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 580.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
- Performs up to 21% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Radeon RX 580 - 76 vs 63 FPS
- Consumes up to 30% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 580 - 130 vs 185 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 580
- Up to 28% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3050 - $129.99 vs $179.99
- Up to 13% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than GeForce RTX 3050 - $2.06 vs $2.37 per FPS
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
76
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.37/FPS
86.91983122362869%
Price, $
$179.99
72%
FPS Winner
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3050 Eagle OC 6G Graphics Card, 2X WINDFORCE Fans, 6GB GDDR6 96-bit GDDR6, GV-N3050EAGLE OC-6GD Video Card
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Radeon RX 580
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
FPS
63
82.89473684210526%
Value, $/FPS
$2.06/FPS
100%
Price, $
$129.99
100%
Value Winner
XFX Radeon RX 580 GTS XXX Edition 1386MHz OC+, 8GB GDDR5, VR Ready, Dual BIOS, 3xDP HDMI DVI, AMD Graphics Card (RX-580P8DFD6)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Radeon RX 580
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
73.67875647668393%
Radeon RX 580
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
42.88 GPixel/s
75.41329581428069%
Texel Fillrate
193 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 580 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 18th, 2017 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | Polaris |
| $249 | MSRP | $229 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 224 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
1552 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1257 MHz |
1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1340 MHz |
| 1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3050 or Radeon RX 580
Need For Speed Unbound, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
47 FPS
$18.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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69 FPS
$19.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-13700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,315.99
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69 FPS
$15.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-13700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,045.99
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59 FPS
$12.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$749.99
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60 FPS
$13.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$799.99
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69 FPS
$21.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-13700
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,449.99
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59 FPS
$18.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,069.49
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43 FPS
$21.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$911.94
In Stock
69 FPS
$20/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-13700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,379.99
In Stock
69 FPS
$21.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-13700
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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