Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE 6GB GDDR6
XFX Radeon RX 570 8GB GDDR5
What Buyers Say
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE 6GB GDDR6
This budget-friendly graphics card is a hit among users upgrading from older GPUs like the GTX 1050, offering a noticeable performance boost for everyday tasks and moderate gaming. It's praised for its easy installation, slot-powered design (no external power connector), and quiet operation, making it ideal for office PCs and pre-built systems. While it's not meant for high-end gaming, it handles 1080p gaming well and supports ray tracing, delivering solid value for the price.
Pros
- Easy installation
- No external power needed
- Quiet operation
- Good for office and general use
- Handles 1080p gaming well
Cons
- Not for high-end gaming
- Feels like a toy (simple design)
- Limited performance for demanding games
- May require PSU upgrade for some systems
XFX Radeon RX 570 8GB GDDR5
The XFX RX 570 RS XXX Edition is widely praised as a solid budget 1080p gaming card with strong 1440p performance too. Users highlight 8GB VRAM, excellent thermals with zero-RPM fans, and good out-of-box experience after proper fan-curve tuning. A few note the card can be loud under load and caution that the stock BIOS fan curve may let temperatures hit 90°C, but undervolting and custom fan profiles resolve this. Overall, it is seen as great value, especially second-hand, for esports and older AAA titles.
Pros
- Great 1080p and good 1440p performance
- 8GB VRAM for modern games
- Excellent thermals with zero-RPM fan mode
- Strong value for budget builds
- Good out-of-box after fan-curve tuning
Cons
- Can be loud under load
- Stock fan curve allows high temperatures
- Requires manually tuning fan curve and voltage
- Large physical size may not fit small cases
- Packaging could be better for shipping protection
Scores
Specifications
| Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE | XFX Radeon RX 570 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 3050 | Radeon RX 570 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | AMD |
| Architecture | Ampere | GCN 4th Generation Architecture |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 8★ | 14 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 6 GB | 8 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR6★ | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | 64★ | — |
| RT Cores | 16★ | — |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 4.813000202178955★ | 2.6110000610351562 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 4.813000202178955★ | 2.6110000610351562 |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 81★ | 150 |
| Recommended PSU | 300★ | 550 |
| Power Connectors | 8 pin*1 | 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Dual Fan | Dual Fan |
| Fans | 2 | 2 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 | PCI Express 3.0 |
| DisplayPort | 2 | 3★ |
| HDMI | 2★ | 1 |
| USB-C | 0★ | — |
| Max Displays | 4 | 6★ |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 4096 x 2160 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 191★ | 243 |
| Slot Width | 2 | 2 |
| Form Factor | ATX | Full Height |
| Weight | 0.36 kg★ | 0.91 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓★ | — |
| Upscaling | DLSS 3 | — |
| AV1 Encode | ✗ | — |
| VR Ready | — | ✓★ |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 |
Pros & Cons
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE 6GB GDDR6
- Strong social proof (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong efficiency (77th percentile)
- Below average ai (19th percentile)19th %ile
- Below average vram (23rd percentile)
- Below average raster (25th percentile)
- Below average rt (32nd percentile)
XFX Radeon RX 570 8GB GDDR5
- Strong social proof (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Below average rt (20th percentile)20th %ile
- Below average raster (22nd percentile)
- Below average vram (22nd percentile)
- Below average efficiency (23rd percentile)
Pricing
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE 6GB GDDR6 offers 1.6x better value for money
Verdict
Scores 47 overall, wins 7 of 8 usage categories and 19 of 39 specs.
