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AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050

AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 8 GB HBM2 · 1.47 GHz · 210 W Speed index 9/100
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB GDDR6 · 1.78 GHz · 130 W Speed index 8/100
In the gpu comparison between the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 is 16 % faster than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050.

AMD Radeon RX Vega 56NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
Speed index
9/100
8/100
FP32
10.54 TFLOPS
9.10 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.47 GHz
1.78 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB HBM2
8 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
410 GB/s
224 GB/s
TDP
210 W
130 W
Launch Price
399 $
249 $

GPU

GPUAMD Radeon RX Vega 56NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
Based onAMD RX Vega 56NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
GPU ChipVega 10 XLGA106-150-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors5620
Shader35842560
Render Output Units6448
Texture Units25680
Raytracing Cores--20
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The AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 is based on the AMD RX Vega 56 and has 3584 texture shaders and 56 execution units.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 is based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050, which has 2560 shaders and 20 execution units.

Memory

MemoryAMD Radeon RX Vega 56NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
Memory Size8 GB8 GB
Memory TypeHBM2GDDR6
Memory Clock0.800 GHz1.750 GHz
Memory Speed1.6 Gbps14.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth410 GB/s224 GB/s
Memory Interface2,048 bit128 bit
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The AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 has 8 GB of graphics memory of the type HBM2 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 410 GB/s.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 can access 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 224 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsAMD Radeon RX Vega 56NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
Base Clock1.156 GHz1.552 GHz
Boost Clock1.471 GHz1.777 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 clocks in the base with up to 1.156 GHz. The base frequency of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 is 1.552 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignAMD Radeon RX Vega 56NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
TDP210 W130 W
Tjunction max100 °C93 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 8-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 is 210 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 2 x 8-Pin connector.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 has a TDP of 130 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansAMD Radeon RX Vega 56NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
Fan-TypeRadialAxial
Fan 11 x 70 mm--
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)37 dB0 dB
Noise (Load)49 dB--
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The AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 has a total of 1 Radial fans.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 has 0 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityAMD Radeon RX Vega 56NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
Max. Displays44
HDCP--2.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort3x DP 1.42x DP 1.4a
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In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetAMD Radeon RX Vega 56NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_112_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingNoYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsAMD Radeon RX Vega 56NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode
AV1NoDecode
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.

Dimensions

DimensionsAMD Radeon RX Vega 56NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
Length280 mm--
Height127 mm--
Width40 mm--
Width (Slots)2 Slots--
Weight1,090 g--
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 is 280 mm long, 127 mm high and 40 mm wide.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 is -- long, -- high and -- wide.

Additional data

Additional dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 56NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ3/2017Q1/2022
Launch Price399 $249 $
Structure size14 nm8 nm
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 was released in Q3/2017 at a price of 399 $.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 was introduced in Q1/2022 at a price of 249 $.

Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 +6.5 %

  1. 2,968
  2. 2,787

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 3,529

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 1,429

Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. no data
  2. 25 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 38 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 41 fps (avg)

The Last of Us Part 1

The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. no data
  2. 5 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 18 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 44 fps (avg)

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p) AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 +13.2 %

  1. 43 fps (avg)
  2. 38 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 +11.1 %

  1. 80 fps (avg)
  2. 72 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 +13.1 %

  1. 112 fps (avg)
  2. 99 fps (avg)

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 +9.4 %

  1. 60,539
  2. 66,254

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 +1.5 %

  1. 63,794
  2. 64,724

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. 71,932
  2. no data

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