Graphics cards compared

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB

  • The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB launched $20 lower ($179 vs $199).
  • The AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT has more video memory (8 GB vs 6 GB).
  • The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB draws less power (70 W vs 113 W board power).
AMD

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT

PCIe 4.0 x4 · 4/8 GB GDDR6

Launched at $199

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NVIDIA

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB

PCIe 4.0 x8 · 6 GB GDDR6

Launched at $179

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Specs side by side

5 of 5 differ, marked. Speed isn't compared here: we only list specs we can source.

SpecAMD Radeon RX 6500 XTNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB
PCIe linkPCIe 4.0 x4PCIe 4.0 x8
Video memory4 / 8 GB GDDR66 GB GDDR6
Board power107 / 113 W70 W
SeriesRadeon RX 6000 seriesGeForce RTX 30 series
LaunchedJan 19, 2022February 2, 2024

Sources

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT

  1. Wikipedia: List of AMD graphics processing units · CC BY-SA 4.0

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB

  1. Wikipedia: List of Nvidia graphics processing units · CC BY-SA 4.0

Specs last checked Oct 19, 2026. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we'll fix it.