AMD Radeon R9 390X vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB is ahead by 6% on our index and meets the recommended card of 6 more games. Below: where each one wins.
Performance index 16 17
Video memory 8 GB 8 GB
Rated power 275 W 130 W
Launch price $429 $249
Index per $100 3.7 6.8
Games at recommended 225 231
Released20152022
FeaturesFSRDLSS · FSR · ray tracing
At 1440p in the heaviest games
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 21415
- Fortnite1617
- Palworld1617
Modelled FPS, high preset, AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Left: AMD Radeon R9 390X; right: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB.
Games only the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB runs at recommended
Quick answers
Is the AMD Radeon R9 390X faster than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB?
No — the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB scores 17 on our index to the AMD Radeon R9 390X's 16, a 6% gap.
Which one runs more games at the recommended spec?
The AMD Radeon R9 390X meets the recommended graphics card of 225 of 274 games; the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB, 231.