Left · AMD
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Spec score
Spec score 32
$329
typical price
Radeon RX 6700 XT against GeForce RTX 3050 8GB
Radeon RX 6700 XT leads on the overall index. The price beside each button is the Amazon US reading where ScoutPrices has one; the comparison below is worked on typical prices.
Right · Nvidia
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB
Spec score
Spec score 18
$348
typical price
Which one for what
Office & everyday
Radeon RX 6700 XTleft
35 vs 22 for snappy single-core speed, quiet running, and a card that drives two or three screens without fuss.
Coding & development
Radeon RX 6700 XTleft
30 vs 20 for cores for builds and containers, plenty of memory, fast storage, and a card for several screens or a local model.
Light gaming
Radeon RX 6700 XTleft
39 vs 22 for 1080p frame rates per dollar.
Gaming
Radeon RX 6700 XTleft
33 vs 18 for 1440p frame rates, with a CPU that will not hold the card back.
Heavy gaming
Radeon RX 6700 XTleft
25 vs 11 for the strongest graphics card the budget allows.
Content creation
Radeon RX 6700 XTleft
29 vs 20 for export times: many cores, a card with good encoders, lots of memory.
3D & rendering
Radeon RX 6700 XTleft
29 vs 21 for all-core throughput and render speed.
Gaming & streaming
Radeon RX 6700 XTleft
31 vs 19 for frame rates with headroom for the encoder and the chat.
AI & local models
Radeon RX 6700 XTleft
31 vs 22 for video memory first, then card speed, then system memory.
Head to head
Scores
Indices out of 100 on ScoutSpecs' own scale, one per kind of work. They are not frames per second and not a measurement of any one sample.
Spec score
Radeon RX 6700 XT: 32
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB: 18
14 ptsto the left
Games at 1080p
Radeon RX 6700 XT: 39
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB: 22
17 ptsto the left
Games at 1440p
Radeon RX 6700 XT: 33
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB: 18
15 ptsto the left
Games at 4K
Radeon RX 6700 XT: 25
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB: 11
14 ptsto the left
Rendering and video
Radeon RX 6700 XT: 27
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB: 22
5 ptsto the left
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Radeon RX 6700 XT: 9.7
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB: 5.2
87%to the left
Typical price
Radeon RX 6700 XT: $329
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB: $348
$19to the left
From the spec sheets
Video memory
Radeon RX 6700 XT: 12 GB
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB: 8 GB
50%to the left
Board power
Radeon RX 6700 XT: 230 W
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB: 130 W
77%to the right
Length
Radeon RX 6700 XT: 270 mm
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB: 200 mm
35%to the right
The verdict
- The RX 6700 XT is 83% faster at 1440p.
- At 4K the gap is 127% in the RX 6700 XT's favour.
- RX 6700 XT carries 12 GB of video memory against 8 GB.
- The RX 6700 XT typically costs $19 less.
- Per dollar, the RX 6700 XT is the better buy: 9.7 points per $100 against 5.2.
Specifications
| Spec | Radeon RX 6700 XT | GeForce RTX 3050 8GB |
|---|---|---|
| Video memory | 12 GB (better) | 8 GB |
| Board power | 230 W | 130 W (better) |
| Length | 270 mm | 200 mm (better) |
| Power connector | PCIe 8-pin | PCIe 8-pin |
| Brand | AMD | Nvidia |
| Released | 2021 | 2022 (better) |
| Typical price | $329 (better) | $348 |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.