Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE 6GB GDDR6

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE 6GB GDDR6

Gigabyte
29 Overall Score
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Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver

Sapphire
96 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE 6GB GDDR6

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Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver

88 out of 100 high confidence 43 reviews

The Sapphire Nitro+ RX 7900 XTX earns strong praise for its blistering 4K performance, quiet operation, and reliable cooling. Most verified buyers highlight its compact size relative to competing high-end cards, the generous 24GB VRAM, and the absence of coil whine as major pluses. A few reviewers note that coil whine can occasionally occur, and the card demands a robust 850W+ PSU, but overall sentiment is overwhelmingly positive.

Pros
  • Excellent 4K gaming performance
  • Very quiet operation
  • Efficient cooling with low temperatures
  • Compact size for a high-end card
  • 24GB VRAM for longevity
Cons
  • High power consumption
  • Occasional coil whine
  • Requires 850W+ PSU minimum
  • Large 4-slot design
👍 Performance 4k 12
👍 Noise level 15
👍 Cooling efficiency 14
👍 Build quality 8
🤔 Coil whine 7
🤔 Power consumption 6

Scores

Ray Tracing
Gigabyte
25
Sapphire
93
Gaming 4k
Gigabyte
20
Sapphire
91
Gaming 1440p
Gigabyte
25
Sapphire
90
Content Creation
Gigabyte
23
Sapphire
89
Gaming 1080p
Gigabyte
32
Sapphire
89
Ai Llm
Gigabyte
11
Sapphire
85
Workstation
Gigabyte
23
Sapphire
82
Budget
Gigabyte
61
Sapphire
75

Specifications

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCESapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+
Chipset
GPU ChipsetGeForce RTX 3050Radeon RX 7900 XTX
BrandNVIDIAAMD
ArchitectureAmpereRDNA 3
Classconsumerconsumer
Process—5★
Memory
VRAM6 GB24 GB★
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Bus
96
384
BandwidthNo data
960
Compute
CUDA Cores
2,304
No data
Stream ProcessorsNo data
6,144
Tensor CoresNo data
192
RT Cores—96★
Base Clock
1,477
2,510
Boost ClockNo data
2,680
FP16 TFLOPSNo data
122.80000305175781
FP32 TFLOPS—61.38999938964844★
Performance
PassMark G3D
12,487
31,427
GPU Compute
6,427
17,736
Power & Cooling
TDP130★339
Recommended PSU300★800
Power Connectors—3 x 8-Pin
CoolerDual FanTriple Fan★
Fans23★
Connectivity
InterfacePCI Express 4.0 x8PCI Express 4.0 x16
DisplayPort22
HDMI22
USB-C—1★
Max Displays44
Max Resolution7680 x 43207680 x 4320
Physical
Length191★320
Slot Width—4★
Form FactorATXATX
Weight—1.00 kg★
Features
Ray Tracing✓✓
Upscaling—FSR 3.1
AV1 Encode—✓★
DirectX12 Ultimate12 Ultimate
RGB—✓★

Pros & Cons

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE 6GB GDDR6

  • Strong affordability (70th percentile)
  • Below average social proof (21st percentile)
  • Below average ai (21st percentile)
  • Below average vram (23rd percentile)
  • Below average compute (23rd percentile)

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver

  • Strong connectivity (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong rt (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong compute (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong ai (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Below average affordability (16th percentile)16th %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+

Scores 96 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 20 of 39 specs.

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ Better at:

Ai LlmBudgetGaming 4kRay TracingWorkstationGaming 1080pGaming 1440pContent Creation