Radeon RX 9070 XT vs RTX 3050 Laptop GPU
Short answer: which is best?
Radeon RX 9070 XT is 613.6 % stronger than RTX 3050 Laptop GPU. Radeon RX 9070 XT ranks #4 of 59 measured graphics cards at WhatFPS (15,520 GPU score over 7 verified runs). RTX 3050 Laptop GPU ranks #46 of 59 measured graphics cards at WhatFPS (2,175 GPU score over 2 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 9 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.
Measured comparison
| Metric | Radeon RX 9070 XT | RTX 3050 Laptop GPU |
|---|---|---|
| GPU score (the card's own performance) | 15,520 | 2,175 |
| Best rig (GAMING — whole PC) | 12,063 | 3,718 |
| Earth II (Vulkan) | 65.3 FPS | 9.7 FPS |
| Mission to Earth II (DX12) | 79 FPS | 11.9 FPS |
| Earth II Landing (DX12 Ultimate) | 76.3 FPS | 9.8 FPS |
| Supernova (DX11) | 29.4 FPS | 70.1 FPS |
| Memory bandwidth | 107 GB/s | 59 GB/s |
| VRAM | 16 GB | 4 GB |
| Ray tracing | Yes | Yes |
Fragz' verdict
The Radeon RX 9070 XT clearly takes the win in this comparison, leading the RTX 3050 Laptop GPU by a massive 443.5% in GPU score. This substantial difference is evident across our GPU tests, with the Radeon RX 9070 XT achieving 64.7 FPS in Earth II Vulkan, 53.8 FPS in Mission to Earth II DX12, and 49.4 FPS in Earth II Landing DX12U, compared to the RTX 3050 Laptop GPU's 9.4 FPS, 11.5 FPS, and 9.4 FPS respectively. The Radeon RX 9070 XT also boasts a much higher raw compute with an ALU index of 442372, 106 GB/s of memory bandwidth, and 16 GB of VRAM, significantly outperforming the RTX 3050 Laptop GPU's ALU index of 90364, 56 GB/s bandwidth, and 4 GB VRAM. This means the Radeon RX 9070 XT is designed for high-performance gaming, while the RTX 3050 Laptop GPU, despite its thin sample of only 2 verified runs, is clearly aimed at more modest gaming experiences in portable setups. If you're building a desktop for serious gaming, the Radeon RX 9070 XT is the obvious choice, but the RTX 3050 Laptop GPU still serves its purpose in a mobile platform where power and size are key considerations.
Generated September 22, 2026 from the 9 verified runs available then. The verdict is never silently rewritten — new numbers get a new verdict.
What the numbers mean
The GPU score is the graphics card's own performance — that is what we rank on. GAMING is the whole rig's score in the best PC we measured the card in, and depends on processor, memory and storage. We show both and never mix them.
All numbers come from our benchmark suite: four hand-built 3D scenes written directly against the graphics APIs in Rust, the same load on every PC. The methodology is open at https://whatfps.com/metodik
All measurements for Radeon RX 9070 XT · All measurements for RTX 3050 Laptop GPU