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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 vs Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 4G G5

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB GDDR6 · 1.78 GHz · 130 W Speed index 8/100

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 (Ampere) and has 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 224 GB/s.

Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 4G G5
Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 4G G5 4 GB GDDR5 · 1.41 GHz · 235 W Speed index 5/100

The Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 4G G5 is based on the AMD Radeon RX 580 (36 CU) (GCN 4) and has 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 224 GB/s.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 is 54 % faster than the Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 4G G5.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 4G G5
Speed index
8/100
5/100
FP32
9.10 TFLOPS
5.90 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.78 GHz
1.41 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR6
4 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
224 GB/s
224 GB/s
TDP
130 W
235 W
Launch Price
249 $
229 $

GPU

GPUNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 4G G5
Based onNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050AMD Radeon RX 580 (36 CU)
GPU ChipGA106-150-A1Polaris 20 XT
Streaming Multiprocessors2036
Shader25602304
Render Output Units4832
Texture Units80144
Raytracing Cores20--
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 has the GA106-150-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Ampere architecture.

The Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 4G G5 is based on the graphics chip Polaris 20 XT, which comes from the GCN 4 architecture.

Memory

MemoryNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 4G G5
Memory Size8 GB4 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR5
Memory Clock1.750 GHz1.750 GHz
Memory Speed14.0 Gbps7.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth224 GB/s224 GB/s
Memory Interface128 bit256 bit
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The graphics memory of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 clocks at 1.750 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 14.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 4G G5 is 7.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.750 GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 4G G5
Base Clock1.552 GHz1.257 GHz
Boost Clock1.777 GHz1.411 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 4G G5
TDP130 W235 W
Tjunction max93 °C90 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 is powered by 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 130 W.

The Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 4G G5 has 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 235 W.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 4G G5
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 1--2 x 95 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 is equipped with a total of 0 Axial main fans.

The Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 4G G5 has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 4G G5
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.12x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort2x DP 1.4a2x DP 1.4
DVI--1
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050.

The Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 4G G5 supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

Featureset

FeaturesetNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 4G G5
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12
RaytracingYesNo
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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With the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 4G G5 is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 4G G5
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9DecodeDecode
AV1DecodeNo
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.

Dimensions

DimensionsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 4G G5
Length--260 mm
Height--135 mm
Width--43 mm
Width (Slots)--3 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 is connected to the system via PCIe 4.0 x 16 lanes and requires -- space in the housing.

The Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 4G G5 needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

Additional data

Additional dataNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 4G G5
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ1/2022Q4/2017
Launch Price249 $229 $
Structure size8 nm14 nm
Part-no--11265-07 / 11265-31
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 has been manufactured with a structure width of 8 nanometers since Q1/2022.

The Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 4G G5 came on the market in Q4/2017 and will have a structure width of 14 nanometers manufactured.

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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 +38.7 %

  1. 2,787
  2. 2,010

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. 3,529
  2. no data

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. 1,429
  2. no data

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. 25 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 38 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 41 fps (avg)
  2. no data

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. 5 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 18 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 44 fps (avg)
  2. no data

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) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 +18.8 %

  1. 38 fps (avg)
  2. 32 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 +18.0 %

  1. 72 fps (avg)
  2. 61 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 +13.8 %

  1. 99 fps (avg)
  2. 87 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 +48.3 %

  1. 66,254
  2. 44,665

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 +54.8 %

  1. 64,724
  2. 41,799

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. no data
  2. 44,138

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