GeForce RTX 3050 vs Radeon RX 590

Intro

Compare those specs to the Radeon RX 590, which makes use of a 12 nm design. AMD has clocked the core frequency at 1469 MHz. The GDDR5 memory works at a frequency of 2000 MHz on this particular model. It features 2304 SPUs along with 144 TAUs and 32 Rasterization Operator Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce RTX 3050		130 Watts
Radeon RX 590		175 Watts
	Difference: 45 Watts (35%)

Memory Bandwidth

Theoretically speaking, the Radeon RX 590 should be a small bit faster than the GeForce RTX 3050 overall. (explain)

Radeon RX 590		262144 MB/sec
GeForce RTX 3050		229376 MB/sec
	Difference: 32768 (14%)

Texel Rate

The Radeon RX 590 should be quite a bit (approximately 70%) better at texture filtering than the GeForce RTX 3050. (explain)

Radeon RX 590		211536 Mtexels/sec
GeForce RTX 3050		124160 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 87376 (70%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce RTX 3050 is just a bit (about 6%) more effective at AA than the Radeon RX 590, and capable of handling higher screen resolutions more effectively. (explain)

GeForce RTX 3050		49664 Mpixels/sec
Radeon RX 590		47008 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 2656 (6%)

Please note that the above 'benchmarks' are all just theoretical - the results were calculated based on the card's specifications, and real-world performance may (and probably will) vary at least a bit.

Price Comparison

Specifications

Memory Bandwidth: Memory bandwidth is the maximum amount of data (in units of MB per second) that can be transported past the external memory interface within a second. The number is worked out by multiplying the interface width by its memory clock speed. In the case of DDR type RAM, the result should be multiplied by 2 again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the card's memory bandwidth, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, High Dynamic Range and higher screen resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum texture map elements (texels) that are applied per second. This is worked out by multiplying the total amount of texture units by the core speed of the chip. The better the texel rate, the better the video card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels applied in a second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels that the graphics card can possibly record to the local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is calculated by multiplying the amount of Render Output Units by the the core clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - aka Render Output Units) are responsible for drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel output rate is also dependant on lots of other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the potential to reach the maximum fill rate.