AMD Radeon 890M vs RTX 3050 (35W): Which one is better?

Alex Jones

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Radeon 890m Vs RTX 3050 (35W) GPU Comparison

AMD Radeon 890M vs RTX 3050 max q (35W) graphics card: how does Radeon 890m fair against an Entry-level mobile discrete GPU by Nvidia?

Radeon RX 890m was released by AMD on the 15th of July 2024, based on RDNA 3.5 architecture with 16 CUs capable enough to run games at 1080p high settings.

RTX 3050 max q (35W) by Nvidia was released on May 11th, 2021; based on Ampere architecture with 16 SMs, made for entry-level gaming laptops.

Graphics Card Info Comparison between Radeon 890M vs RTX 3050

AMD Radeon 890MVSRTX 3050 Max q
Strix PointGPU CodenameGA 107
RDNA 3.5ArchitectureAmpere
15th July, 2024Release dateMay 11th, 2021
Navi III IGPGenerationGeForce 30 Mobile
TSMCFoundrySamsung
Laptop, DesktopMarket SegmentLaptop
ActiveProductionActive
IntegratedTypeDiscrete/Dedicated

AMD Radeon 890M vs RTX 3050 Max Q Specs Comparison

AMD Radeon 890MVSRTX 3050 Max Q Mobile
SM Counts16 SM
16 CUsCompute Units
1024 UnitsShaders / Stream Processors/ Cuda Cores2048 Units
64TMUs (Texture Mapping Units)64
32ROPs (Raster Operation Pipeline)32
16RayTracing Cores 16
Tensor Cores64
32 KB per WGPL0 Cache
128 KB per ArrayL1 Cache128 KB (per SM)
2 MBL2 Cache2 MB
400 MHzBase Clock712 MHz
2900 MHzBoost Clock1057 MHz

AMD Radeon 890m has 1024 stream processors while RTX 3050 has 2048 CUDA cores, and RTX 3050 has double the shaders of Radeon 890m.

RTX 3050 mobile and Radeon 890m GPU have 16 Raytracing cores and the same amount of TMUs, ROPs, and L1 and L2 Cache; but RTX 3050 max q mobile has 64 tensor cores which 890m GPU doesn’t have.

Radeon 890m iGPU clock speeds are higher than the Geforce RTX 3050 max q variant but during gaming time 3050 max q boost clocks go up to 1500 MHz.

AMD 890M vs RTX 3050M (35W) Board Design Comparison

AMD Radeon 890MVSRTX 3050 Max Q
34 billionTransistors8.7 billion
4 nmProcess Size8 nm
233 mm²Die Size200 mm²
145.9M / mm²Density43.5M / mm²
FP8Chip PackageFCBGA-1358
15WTDP (Total Draw Power)35W
IGPSlot WidthIGP
Portable Device DependentOutputsPortable Device Dependent
PCIe 4.0 x8Bus InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8
NonePower ConnectorsNone

AMD 890m igpu has 34 billion transistors compared to Nvidia’s RTX 3050 8.7 billion which is huge due to being on different process nodes.

Both GPUs have similar bus interfaces with only differences in TDP. RTX 3050 max q TDP is 35W while AMD 890m has 15W which can go up to 60W (total package watt).

There are other variants of RTX 3050 Max Q also known as RTX 3050 Max Q Refresh which has 40W of TDP.

Radeon 890M vs RTX 3050 (35W) Memory Comparison

AMD Radeon 890MVSRTX 3050 Max Q
System SharedMemory Size4 GB
System SharedMemory TypeGDDR6
System SharedMemory Bus128-bit
System SharedMemory Clock1375 MHz
11 Gbps effective
System DependentBandwidth176.0 GB/s

Nvidia RTX 3050 Max Q VRAM is 4 GB Gddr6 with higher bandwidth while Radeon 890m graphics rely on system RAM.

RTX 3050 Max Q vs 890M Theoretical Performance Comparison

AMD Radeon 890MVSRTX 3050 Max Q
92.8 GPixel/sPixel Fill Rate33.82 GPixel/s
185.6 GTexel/sTexture Fill Rate67.65 GTexel/s
11.8 TFLOPSFP16 (Half)4.329 TFLOPS
5.939 TFLOPSFP32 (Float)4.329 TFLOPS
0.371 TFLOPSFP64 (Double)67.65 GFLOPS

Radeon 890m Teraflops is 5.939 TFLOPS while RTX 3050 Laptop 35W Teraflops is 4.329 TFLOPS.

Higher Clocks affect the no. of Texture rate and Pixel rate so AMD Radeon 890M RDNA 3.5 GPU has higher Texture and Pixel rates than RTX 3050 mobile (35W).

During gaming time RTX 3050 max q clocks increase up 1500 MHz, So after calculating during its peak performance. Its pixel rate increased up to 48 GPixels/s and Texture rate up to 96 GTexels/s

RTX 3050M 35W vs 890M API Features Comparison

AMD Radeon 890MVSRTX 3050 Max Q
12 Ultimate (12_2)DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)
4.6OpenGL4.6
2.1OpenCL3.0
Cuda8.6
1.3Vulkan1.3
6.8Shader Model6.8
2.1DisplayPort1.4a
2.1HDMI2.1
2.3HDCP Version

AMD Radeon 890M vs Nvidia RTX 3050 Max Q Benchmark Comparison

AMD Radeon 890M vs RTX 3050 (35W) Benchmark Comparison
Credit: GamingTechware

AMD Radeon 890MVSNvidia RTX 3050 Max q
3451Time Spy Graphics3430
9622Firestrike Graphics9249
43082OpenCL45621
47829Vulkan45675
7886Passmark6754

AMD Radeon 890m Time spy score is 3451 while RTX 3050 mobile GPU Time spy score is 3430.

RTX 3050 laptop 35W Firestrike score is 9249 while AMD 890M GPU has 9622. AMD Radeon 890m Open Cl score and Vulkan score are 43082 and 47829 while RTX 3050 Max-Q has 45621 Open Cl and 45675 Vulkan score.

RTX 3050M 35W Passmark score is 6754 while Radeon 890m Passmark score is 7886. In 4/5 synthetic benchmark scores AMD 890M wins against RTX 3050M max q but not by much.

3050 max q wins only in the Open Cl benchmark (Geekbench 6).

RTX 3050 max q from Acer Swift X (SFX14-41G R1YX) laptop was used which is coupled with a Ryzen 5 5600U CPU while Radeon 890m from Asus Vivobook S14 (Ryzen AI 9 HX 370) was used in this test.

AMD Radeon 890M vs RTX 3050 Mobile Gaming Performance Comparison

The Laptop used for this gaming test for 890m igpu was ASUS – Zenbook S 16 with Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 CPU with Radeon 890m iGPU, 24GB LPDDR5X-7500 MHz RAM, 1 TB SSD, and Win 11 Pro.

The Laptop used for the RTX 3050 Max q dedicated GPU was Acer Swift X (SFX14-41G R1YX) with Ryzen 5 5600U CPU and RTX 3050 Max-Q (35W) discrete GPU, 16GB LPDDR4X-4266 MHz RAM, 1 TB SSD, and Win 10.

A total of 9 Games were tested on both GPUs with Radeon 890m TDP set to 30W and 35W RTX 3050 Max q 4GB dGPU.

Radeon 890M vs RTX 3050 (35W) Gaming Benchmark Comparison
credit: GamingTechware

AMD Radeon 890M (30W)
Ryzen AI 9 HX 370
Games
Graphics Settings
RTX 3050M (35W)
AVG 46 FPSCyberpunk 2077
1080 High, FSR Qual
AVG 48 FPS
AVG 54 FPSAC: Valhalla
1080p High, FSR on
AVG 54 FPS
AVG 47 FPSFarCry 6
1080p High, FXCas on
AVG 56 FPS
AVG 56 FPSGhost of Tsushima (Directors cut)
1080p High, SSAO, FSR
AVG 57 FPS
AVG 78 FPSGod of War
1080p High, FSR
AVG 78 FPS
AVG 46 FPSHorizon Forbidden West
1080p High, FSR Qual
AVG 46 FPS
AVG 29 FPSThe Last of US
1080p High
AVG 27 FPS
AVG 63 FPSForza Horizon 5
1080p High
AVG 62 FPS
AVG 50 FPSHogwarts Legacy
1080p High, FSR Bal
AVG 52 FPS

Asus Zenbook S16 has a TDP limit for Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 of 33W, so it seems a better option for this test against a RTX 3050 Max Q Laptop Acer Swift X (SFX14-41G R1YX).

During gaming time, the Radeon 890m and the CPU combined total power usage was just under 33W though AMD designed the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 to go up to 60W; Asus has limited the TDP for a quiet experience.

On the other hand, the RTX 3050 Max q on Acer Swift X was using up to 36W. though it can go max up to 40W.

Most of the games were tested with FSR on except TLOU Part 1 and Forza Horizon 5.

Radeon 890m (60W) vs RTX 3050 35W Gaming Test

ASUS VIVOBOOK S 14 (M5406WA-QD126WS) was used for this test, Specs are Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 with Radeon 890 (55 – 60W), 24GB LPDDR5X-7500 MHz RAM, 1 TB SSD, and Win 11.

The Laptop used for the RTX 3050 Max q dedicated GPU was Acer Swift X (SFX14-41G) with Ryzen 5 5600U CPU and RTX 3050 Max-Q (35W) discrete GPU, 16GB LPDDR4X-4266 MHz RAM, 512 GB SSD, and Win 10.

Radeon 890M (60W) vs RTX 3050 (35W) Gaming Benchmark
Credit: GamingTechware

AMD Radeon 890M (40 – 60W)
Ryzen AI 9 HX 370
Games
Graphics Settings
RTX 3050M (35-40W)
AVG 42 FPSControl
1080 Med
AVG 39 FPS
AVG 51 FPSAC: Valhalla
1080p Med
AVG 54 FPS
AVG 55 FPSFarCry 5
1080p Med
AVG 67 FPS
AVG 54 FPSRDR2
1080p Low
AVG 70 FPS
AVG 46 FPSThe Division 2
1080p Med
AVG 61 FPS
AVG 51 FPSShadow of the Tomb Raider
1080p High
AVG 56 FPS
AVG 132 FPSRainbow Six Siege
1080p Ultra, 50% Res.Sc
AVG 151 FPS
AVG 75 FPSForza Horizon 5
1080p Med
AVG 58 FPS

This gaming test was conducted without the use of FSR and the Radeon 890m graphics driver wasn’t updated. In this test, RTX 3050 4GB mobile beats the Radeon 890m.

During gaming, the Radeon 890m easily uses 50 – 64W power while the RTX 3050 uses up to 40W.

Conclusion

I have added two gaming tests, one with 30W Radeon 890M (Ryzen AI 9 HX 370) with RTX 3050 (35W) TDP both GPUs performed similarly.

On the second test, RTX 3050 (35-40W) beats the Radeon 890M (50-60W), which may be due to the Radeon 890m using an old GPU driver and the difference in laptop specs.

For 30W Radeon 890m, It would be a great gaming GPU for Gaming Handheld PCs.

FAQs

Is Radeon 890m better than RTX 3050 35W?

Radeon 890m (30W) is performing very similar to RTX 3050 35W. They are equal in terms of gaming performance. In synthetic benchmark AMD RX 890m does seem to take a lead.

Is RTX 3050 35W Equivalent to Radeon 890M?

RTX 3050 Max q (35W) is equivalent to Radeon 890m (30W) in gaming.

What is the performance of Radeon 890m and RTX 3050 (35W)?

Radeon 890 has 11.8 TFLOPs and RTX 3050 (35W) has 4.329 TFLOPs.

Hii, I am Alex, have attained my B.Tech Deg. in CSE. I love to Read about Gaming PCs, Laptops and compare their Specs. A Techie Blogger just want to share my Knowledge about Gaming Hardware.

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