Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 Windforce 8GB GDDR6
Gigabyte
38 Overall Score
vs
XFX Radeon RX 9070 Swift 16GB GDDR6
XFX
83 Overall Score
Scores
Ray Tracing
Content Creation
Gaming 4k
Gaming 1440p
Budget
Gaming 1080p
Workstation
Ai Llm
Specifications
| Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 Windforce | XFX Radeon RX 9070 Swift | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 3050 | Radeon RX 9070 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | AMD |
| Architecture | Ampere | RDNA 4 |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 8 | 4★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 8 GB | 16 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 16 | 56★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 4.813000202178955 | 72.25★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 4.813000202178955 | 36.130001068115234★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 95★ | 245 |
| Recommended PSU | 450★ | 800 |
| Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin | 3 x 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Dual Fan | Triple Fan★ |
| Fans | 2 | 3★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI-E 4.0 x 16 | PCI Express 5.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 1 | 3★ |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680x4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 198★ | 325 |
| Slot Width | — | 3.5★ |
| Form Factor | — | ATX |
| Weight | — | 1.50 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | — | AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 4 |
| AV1 Encode | — | ✓★ |
| VR Ready | — | ✓★ |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | — | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 Windforce 8GB GDDR6
- Strong efficiency (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
- Below average social proof (4th percentile)4th %ile
- Below average ai (28th percentile)
- Below average raster (30th percentile)
- Below average vram (30th percentile)
XFX Radeon RX 9070 Swift 16GB GDDR6
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong feature (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Strong social proof (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong compute (87th percentile)87th %ile
Pricing
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 Windforce 8GB GDDR60.119score per dollar
vs
XFX Radeon RX 9070 Swift 16GB GDDR60.091score per dollar
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 Windforce 8GB GDDR6 offers 1.3x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: XFX Radeon RX 9070 Swift
Scores 83 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 19 of 39 specs.
