AMD Radeon RX 590 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB
The AMD Radeon RX 590 is ahead by 6% on our index and meets the recommended card of 2 more games. Below: where each one wins.
Performance index 18 17
Video memory 8 GB 8 GB
Rated power 225 W 130 W
Launch price $279 $249
Index per $100 6.5 6.8
Games at recommended 233 231
Released20182022
FeaturesFSRDLSS · FSR · ray tracing
At 1440p in the heaviest games
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 21615
- Fortnite1917
- Palworld1917
Modelled FPS, high preset, AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Left: AMD Radeon RX 590; right: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB.
Games only the AMD Radeon RX 590 runs at recommended
Quick answers
Is the AMD Radeon RX 590 faster than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB?
Yes — the AMD Radeon RX 590 scores 18 on our index to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB's 17, a 6% gap.
Which one runs more games at the recommended spec?
The AMD Radeon RX 590 meets the recommended graphics card of 233 of 274 games; the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB, 231.