Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050

Overview

As for the new GeForce RTX 3050, we’re expecting that part to come in for at least $450, but with the RTX 3060 selling for a 112% premium over MSRP on average, anything is possible. As noted earlier, we strongly believe that the RTX 3050 needs to be priced at around $370 to be a great deal in the current market and become the go-to option for PC gamers.

-- As reviewed by TechSpot

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 13 expert reviews

Excellent:

3
Good:

6
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4
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9.2

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Based on 718 reviews
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Last revision on April 9, 2024

Reviewers Liked

Great 1080p gaming with high visual settings
8GB of GDDR6 RAM
Ray tracing and DLSS
Much better than AMD RX 6500 XT
Low power consumption
HDMI 2.1 support
Low temperatures
High overclock ceiling

Reviewers Didn't Like

$100 more than last generation's xx50-class card
Offers similar performance to GTX 1660 Ti
Slower than RTX 2060 and RX 5600 XT

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MSI has a great card on its hand switch the GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING X -- the fastest RTX 3050 so far, with GPU temps sitting at just 60C.

By TweakTown on February 03, 2022

Nvidia's GeForce RTX 3050 delivers great 1080p gaming performance with modern features, including capable ray tracing chops and DLSS. It has plenty of memory and doesn't make any unusual technical compromises, unlike AMD's rival Radeon RX 6500 XT, but...

By Good Gear Guide on February 01, 2022

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By PCWorld on January 26, 2022

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 would make an excellent replacement for the GTX 1650. It provides incredible 1080p gaming performance, even with ray tracing – something the GTX 1650 couldn’t even do. However, its high price pits it against the RTX 2060, a fight the RTX 3050 just cannot win.

By TechRadar on January 26, 2022

Nvidia's RTX 3050 delivers good performance for its theoretical $249 starting price. Unfortunately, that also means there's not a snowball's chance in hell that it won't sell for radically inflated prices. It lands between the previous-gen RTX 2060 and GTX 1660 Super, both of which currently sell for far more than Nvidia's asking price.

By Tom's Hardware on January 26, 2022

The Nvidia RTX 3050 is one of the cheapest graphics card available in Nvidia’s latest range, yet it still manages to hit a 1080p at 60fps performance for most games while also offering high-end features such as ray tracing and DLSS. But with a performance not too dissimilar to the 3-year old GTX 1660 Ti, those who like high frame rates will want to look elsewhere.

By TrustedReviews on January 26, 2022

The GeForce RTX 3050 is a strong junior entry into Nvidia's peerless lineup of "Ampere"-powered RTX 30 Series GPUs, and this EVGA XC Black card is a corker for 1080p play at a near-budget price.

By PCMag on January 26, 2022

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