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Palit GeForce RTX 3050 Dual vs SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT V2

Palit GeForce RTX 3050 Dual
Palit GeForce RTX 3050 Dual 8 GB GDDR6 · 1.78 GHz · 130 W Speed index 8/100
In the gpu comparison between the Palit GeForce RTX 3050 Dual and the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT V2, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the Palit GeForce RTX 3050 Dual is 57 % faster than the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT V2.

Palit GeForce RTX 3050 DualSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT V2
Speed index
8/100
5/100
FP32
9.10 TFLOPS
5.79 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.78 GHz
2.83 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR6
4 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
224 GB/s
144 GB/s
TDP
130 W
130 W
Launch Price
249 $
199 $

GPU

GPUPalit GeForce RTX 3050 DualSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT V2
Based onNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
GPU ChipGA106-150-A1Navi 24 XT
Streaming Multiprocessors2016
Shader25601024
Render Output Units4832
Texture Units8064
Raytracing Cores2016
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The Palit GeForce RTX 3050 Dual is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 and has 2560 texture shaders and 20 execution units.

SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT V2 is based on AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT, which has 1024 shaders and 16 execution units.

Memory

MemoryPalit GeForce RTX 3050 DualSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT V2
Memory Size8 GB4 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Clock1.750 GHz2.250 GHz
Memory Speed14.0 Gbps18.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth224 GB/s144 GB/s
Memory Interface128 bit64 bit
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The Palit GeForce RTX 3050 Dual has 8 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 224 GB/s.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT V2 can access 4 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 144 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsPalit GeForce RTX 3050 DualSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT V2
Base Clock1.552 GHz2.200 GHz
Boost Clock1.777 GHz2.825 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock--2.69 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The Palit GeForce RTX 3050 Dual clocks in the base with up to 1.552 GHz. The base frequency of the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT V2 is 2.200 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignPalit GeForce RTX 3050 DualSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT V2
TDP130 W130 W
Tjunction max93 °C97 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin1 x 6-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the Palit GeForce RTX 3050 Dual is 130 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 8-Pin connector.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT V2 has a TDP of 130 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansPalit GeForce RTX 3050 DualSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT V2
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 90 mm2 x 90 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The Palit GeForce RTX 3050 Dual has a total of 2 Axial fans.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT V2 has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityPalit GeForce RTX 3050 DualSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT V2
Max. Displays42
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort3x DP 1.4a1x 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 Palit GeForce RTX 3050 Dual.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT V2 supports a maximum of 2 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetPalit GeForce RTX 3050 DualSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT V2
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDAddressable LEDNo LED lighting
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The Palit GeForce RTX 3050 Dual supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT V2 is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsPalit GeForce RTX 3050 DualSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT V2
h264Decode / EncodeDecode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9DecodeDecode
AV1DecodeNo
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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

DimensionsPalit GeForce RTX 3050 DualSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT V2
Length245 mm194 mm
Height119 mm107 mm
Width40 mm40 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The Palit GeForce RTX 3050 Dual is 245 mm long, 119 mm high and 40 mm wide.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT V2 is 194 mm long, 107 mm high and 40 mm wide.

Additional data

Additional dataPalit GeForce RTX 3050 DualSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT V2
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 4
Release dateQ1/2022Q3/2024
Launch Price249 $199 $
Structure size8 nm6 nm
Part-noNE63050019P1-190AD11314-07-20G
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The Palit GeForce RTX 3050 Dual was released in Q1/2022 at a price of 249 $.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT V2 was introduced in Q3/2024 at a price of 199 $.

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 Palit GeForce RTX 3050 Dual +22.3 %

  1. 2,787
  2. 2,278

Port Royal (Raytracing) Palit GeForce RTX 3050 Dual +654.1 %

  1. 3,529
  2. 468

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing) Palit GeForce RTX 3050 Dual +913.5 %

  1. 1,429
  2. 141

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) Palit GeForce RTX 3050 Dual +78.6 %

  1. 25 fps (avg)
  2. 14 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) Palit GeForce RTX 3050 Dual +100.0 %

  1. 38 fps (avg)
  2. 19 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) Palit GeForce RTX 3050 Dual +32.3 %

  1. 41 fps (avg)
  2. 31 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. 5 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 18 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p) Palit GeForce RTX 3050 Dual +46.7 %

  1. 44 fps (avg)
  2. 30 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) Palit GeForce RTX 3050 Dual +40.7 %

  1. 38 fps (avg)
  2. 27 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) Palit GeForce RTX 3050 Dual +38.5 %

  1. 72 fps (avg)
  2. 52 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) Palit GeForce RTX 3050 Dual +45.6 %

  1. 99 fps (avg)
  2. 68 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 Palit GeForce RTX 3050 Dual +32.3 %

  1. 66,254
  2. 50,069

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan Palit GeForce RTX 3050 Dual +17.2 %

  1. 64,724
  2. 55,245

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