GeForce RTX 3050 6GB vs Radeon RX Vega 56
The Radeon RX Vega 56 is significantly faster than the GeForce RTX 3050 6GB, leading by roughly 20% in our performance index. It is also the stronger value pick here, so it's the easy recommendation if your budget allows.
Market Value Leader
Radeon RX Vega 56 is the clear winner, offering 865.8% better value than GeForce RTX 3050 6GB.
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Radeon RX Vega 56 vs GeForce RTX 3050 6GB: In-Depth Breakdown
Performance: Radeon RX Vega 56 vs GeForce RTX 3050 6GB
The Radeon RX Vega 56 is significantly faster, around 20% ahead of the GeForce RTX 3050 6GB. Both cards sit in the same broad class, well suited to entry-level 1080p.
Price & Value
Right now the Radeon RX Vega 56 starts at $27 EUR against $219 EUR for the GeForce RTX 3050 6GB. Because it's both faster and competitively priced, the Radeon RX Vega 56 wins on performance-per-dollar by about 866%. The Radeon RX Vega 56 is trading below its $399 EUR MSRP — a genuine deal.
Power & Efficiency
The GeForce RTX 3050 6GB draws just 130W versus 210W for the Radeon RX Vega 56, and it also delivers more performance per watt — so it runs cooler and quieter and needs less PSU headroom. Its more modern Ampere architecture on a Samsung 8nm process is part of why it does more with each watt.
VRAM & Future-Proofing
With 8GB against 6GB, the Radeon RX Vega 56 has more headroom for 4K textures and memory-hungry creative/AI tasks where the GeForce RTX 3050 6GB's 6GB can fall short.
Generation & Longevity
The GeForce RTX 3050 6GB is roughly 5 years newer than the Radeon RX Vega 56 (Ampere vs GCN 5.0 (Vega)), so it generally benefits from a more modern architecture and longer driver-support runway.
Features & Ecosystem
Beyond raw numbers, the GeForce RTX 3050 6GB brings NVIDIA DLSS upscaling/frame generation and stronger ray tracing, while the Radeon RX Vega 56 offers AMD FSR upscaling and strong rasterization value. If you lean on upscaling or ray tracing, that ecosystem difference can matter as much as the frame-rate gap.
Which should you buy: GeForce RTX 3050 6GB or Radeon RX Vega 56?
The Radeon RX Vega 56 is the all-round winner here — it's faster and the better value, so buy it if it fits your budget. Only consider the GeForce RTX 3050 6GB if you find it at a steep discount.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Technical Specifications Comparison
Architecture & Cores
| Specification | GeForce RTX 3050 6GB | Radeon RX Vega 56 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Ampere | GCN 5.0 (Vega) |
| Process Node | Samsung 8nm | GloFo 14nm |
| CUDA Cores (CUDA Cores / Stream Processors) | 2,560 | 3,584✓ |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 20 | — |
| Tensor / AI Cores | 80 | — |
Clock Speeds
| Specification | GeForce RTX 3050 6GB | Radeon RX Vega 56 |
|---|---|---|
| Base Clock | 1,552 MHz✓ | 1,156 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 1,777 MHz✓ | 1,471 MHz |
Memory
| Specification | GeForce RTX 3050 6GB | Radeon RX Vega 56 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM Capacity | 6 GB | 8 GB✓ |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | HBM2 |
| Memory Bus | 128-bit | 2048-bit✓ |
| Memory Speed | 14 Gbps✓ | 1.6 Gbps |
| Bandwidth | 224 GB/s | 409.6 GB/s✓ |
Connectivity & Power
| Specification | GeForce RTX 3050 6GB | Radeon RX Vega 56 |
|---|---|---|
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| TDP | 130 W✓ | 210 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin | 2x 8-pin |
| Released | Jan 2022 | Aug 2017 |