PNY VCG5070T16TFXPB1-O
PNY
90 Overall Score
vs
ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 Phoenix 8GB GDDR6
ASUS
36 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
PNY VCG5070T16TFXPB1-O
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ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 Phoenix 8GB GDDR6
75 out of 100 medium confidence 26 reviews
The ASUS Dual RTX 3050 is widely praised as an excellent budget-friendly 1080p gaming card, offering smooth 60+ fps performance, quiet operation, and good thermal management. Many users call it a great upgrade from older GPUs like the GTX 1050 Ti or GTX 1060, though some note it can run hot. A few negative reports mention LED failures or potential DOA units, but the overall sentiment is strongly positive with solid value for the price.
Pros
- Excellent 1080p gaming performance
- Quiet operation under load
- Stays cool with good thermal management
- Good value for the price
- Easy installation and setup
Cons
- Some units arrived with LED failure
- Can run hot under heavy load
- Slightly overpriced compared to MSRP
1080p gaming performance 14
Value for money 7
Quiet operation 8
Thermal performance 9
Ease of installation 6
Build quality 4
Scores
Gaming 1080p
Budget
Gaming 1440p
Gaming 4k
Ray Tracing
Content Creation
Workstation
Ai Llm
Specifications
| PNY VCG5070T16TFXPB1-O | ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 Phoenix | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 3050 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Blackwell | Ampere |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5★ | 8 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 16 GB★ | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR7★ | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | ||
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 70★ | 16 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 43.939998626708984★ | 4.813000202178955 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 43.939998626708984★ | 4.813000202178955 |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 300 | 130★ |
| Recommended PSU | 750 | 300★ |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 16-Pin | 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan★ | Single Fan |
| Fans | 3★ | 1 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 x16 | PCI Express 4.0 |
| DisplayPort | 3 | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 8K (4320p) | 8K (4320p) |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 300 | 177★ |
| Slot Width | 2.9800000190734863 | 2★ |
| Form Factor | Full Height | Full Height |
| Weight | 1.30 kg | 0.59 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | DLSS 2 |
| VR Ready | ✓★ | — |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | ✗ | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
PNY VCG5070T16TFXPB1-O
- Strong social proof (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong rt (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong raster (88th percentile)88th %ile
- Below average affordability (35th percentile)
ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 Phoenix 8GB GDDR6
- Strong affordability (80th percentile)80th %ile
- Strong social proof (78th percentile)
- Below average compute (20th percentile)20th %ile
- Below average ai (26th percentile)
- Below average thermal (27th percentile)
- Below average raster (28th percentile)
Verdict
Winner: PNY VCG5070T16TFXPB1-O
Scores 90 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 17 of 37 specs.