Maybe comparing the performance of those two cards will finally convince yall that VRAM isn’t the be-all end-all in the realm of graphics cards.
TheBoogyWoogy
Such a weird post
EiffelPower76
This is an entry level graphics card
Tyz_TwoCentz_HWE_Ret
Why is Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 better than AMD Radeon RX 580?
432MHz faster GPU clock speed
​
1552MHzvs1120MHz
3 TFLOPS higher floating-point performance
​
9.1 TFLOPSvs6.1 TFLOPS
42.4 GPixel/s higher pixel rate
​
85.3 GPixel/svs42.9 GPixel/s
20W lower TDP
​
130Wvs150W
Supports ray tracing
​
6000MHz higher effective memory clock speed
​
14000MHzvs8000MHz
511MHz faster GPU turbo speed
​
1777MHzvs1266MHz
Supports DLSS
– just the facts
markthelast
Also, the RTX 3050 6GB has a crippled memory bus, lower clock speeds, and crippled power limits. If it’s actually priced $180, I guess it’s something to consider in a low power build. AMD’s upcoming Ryzen 8000-series desktop APUs would be a decent alternative for budget/low-power builders. If someone needs an NVIDIA GPU, then an ASUS Dual RTX 3060 12GB goes for $285 on Newegg, which is a much better graphics card.
LSD_Ninja
Polaris recently got moved to legacy status by AMD (at least on Windows, mesa on Linux is going to support for probably the next 20 years, heh), so there’s that…
Banana_Juice_Man
My rx 570 has 8gb of vram🤣
Jon-Slow
I’m pretty sure the 3050 also has 8gb with 128bit bus and is also like 20% faster than the rx580 even before DLSS.
rhinestoneasshole
As someone who views this sub from afar you’re all crazy. I got a midline pc like 7 years ago and it still runs most new games on high settings at a high frame rate. How tf do you people afford all this constant new shit? Isn’t it *all* unnecessary?
DisgustinglyAwsome
And when scaling down from the 3050 8GB it’s even 10% slower than the RX580, which makes it even more ridiculous. (According to Techpowerup.)
Shadzzo
Oh no entry level gpu doesn’t have more vram than a higher end gpu that was advertised for 1440p gaming back in it’s time.
borfavor
Finally, the replacement for the 1030
aram_nl
My msi 1080 has more lmao. But isnt the quality of the vram a big part aswel? Not a expert on that
Andkzdj
I played on my rx 580 4 gb at 1080p until this summer when i upgraded to the rx 6700xt. I don t get why all of the sudden people consider vram the most important aspect of a gpu while for the 5 or so years that i ve used my old gpu i didn t have issues with vram once
Catch_022
Considering my 10gb 3080 is apparently crap according to Reddit because of such a tiny amount of ram, this seems like a huge mistake.
FlowKom
is 12gb vram good enough for 1440p?
prolly getting a rtx 4060 super
Grouchy_Advantage739
“OMG IT DOESN’T HAVE 48GB OF VRAM FOR GAMING REEEEE!!!!11!!”
-reddit
Galactic_Hiatus
Been comfortable with 70+ frames with an RX580 on BG3 honestly…….
SRFoxtrot341_V2
RTX 3050 6GB might still be a good option for those looking for a brand new, low power and somewhat performing GPU that does not require any power connectors. Great for Optiplex PC’s but might still be quite expensive for what it is.
And it is only a matter of time when RX 580 driver support comes to an end.
Donmiggy143
I mean? At that point you might as well just plug the cable into your motherboard and be done with it.
Flash24rus
I really want to look at RX580 owners using all of their 8GB of VRAM at 60fps.
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nVidia will release a GeForce RTX 3050 with less SM and just 6 GB VRAM in February 2024:
https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3050-6gb-to-feature-2304-cuda-cores-and-70w-tdp
Maybe comparing the performance of those two cards will finally convince yall that VRAM isn’t the be-all end-all in the realm of graphics cards.
Such a weird post
This is an entry level graphics card
Why is Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 better than AMD Radeon RX 580?
432MHz faster GPU clock speed
​
1552MHzvs1120MHz
3 TFLOPS higher floating-point performance
​
9.1 TFLOPSvs6.1 TFLOPS
42.4 GPixel/s higher pixel rate
​
85.3 GPixel/svs42.9 GPixel/s
20W lower TDP
​
130Wvs150W
Supports ray tracing
​
6000MHz higher effective memory clock speed
​
14000MHzvs8000MHz
511MHz faster GPU turbo speed
​
1777MHzvs1266MHz
Supports DLSS
– just the facts
Also, the RTX 3050 6GB has a crippled memory bus, lower clock speeds, and crippled power limits. If it’s actually priced $180, I guess it’s something to consider in a low power build. AMD’s upcoming Ryzen 8000-series desktop APUs would be a decent alternative for budget/low-power builders. If someone needs an NVIDIA GPU, then an ASUS Dual RTX 3060 12GB goes for $285 on Newegg, which is a much better graphics card.
Polaris recently got moved to legacy status by AMD (at least on Windows, mesa on Linux is going to support for probably the next 20 years, heh), so there’s that…
My rx 570 has 8gb of vram🤣
I’m pretty sure the 3050 also has 8gb with 128bit bus and is also like 20% faster than the rx580 even before DLSS.
As someone who views this sub from afar you’re all crazy. I got a midline pc like 7 years ago and it still runs most new games on high settings at a high frame rate. How tf do you people afford all this constant new shit? Isn’t it *all* unnecessary?
And when scaling down from the 3050 8GB it’s even 10% slower than the RX580, which makes it even more ridiculous. (According to Techpowerup.)
Oh no entry level gpu doesn’t have more vram than a higher end gpu that was advertised for 1440p gaming back in it’s time.
Finally, the replacement for the 1030
My msi 1080 has more lmao. But isnt the quality of the vram a big part aswel? Not a expert on that
I played on my rx 580 4 gb at 1080p until this summer when i upgraded to the rx 6700xt. I don t get why all of the sudden people consider vram the most important aspect of a gpu while for the 5 or so years that i ve used my old gpu i didn t have issues with vram once
Considering my 10gb 3080 is apparently crap according to Reddit because of such a tiny amount of ram, this seems like a huge mistake.
is 12gb vram good enough for 1440p?
prolly getting a rtx 4060 super
“OMG IT DOESN’T HAVE 48GB OF VRAM FOR GAMING REEEEE!!!!11!!”
-reddit
Been comfortable with 70+ frames with an RX580 on BG3 honestly…….
RTX 3050 6GB might still be a good option for those looking for a brand new, low power and somewhat performing GPU that does not require any power connectors. Great for Optiplex PC’s but might still be quite expensive for what it is.
And it is only a matter of time when RX 580 driver support comes to an end.
I mean? At that point you might as well just plug the cable into your motherboard and be done with it.
I really want to look at RX580 owners using all of their 8GB of VRAM at 60fps.