MSI GeForce RTX 3050 LP OC 6GB GDDR6 Black

MSI GeForce RTX 3050 LP OC 6GB GDDR6 Black

MSI
45 Overall Score
vs
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

MSI GeForce RTX 3050 LP OC 6GB GDDR6 Black

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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
MSI
34
Sapphire
93
Gaming 4k
MSI
26
Sapphire
91
Gaming 1440p
MSI
37
Sapphire
90
Content Creation
MSI
30
Sapphire
89
Gaming 1080p
MSI
48
Sapphire
89
Budget
MSI
86
Sapphire
75
Ai Llm
MSI
15
Sapphire
85
Workstation
MSI
31
Sapphire
82

Specifications

MSI GeForce RTX 3050 LP OCSapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+
Chipset
GPU ChipsetGeForce RTX 3050Radeon RX 7900 XTX
BrandNVIDIAAMD
ArchitectureAmpereRDNA 3
Classconsumerconsumer
Process85★
Memory
VRAM6 GB24 GB★
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Bus
96
384
Bandwidth
192
960
Compute
CUDA Cores
2,304
No data
Stream Processors
2,304
6,144
Tensor Cores
64
192
RT Cores1696★
Base Clock
1,800
2,510
Boost Clock
1,492
2,680
FP16 TFLOPS
4.813000202178955
122.80000305175781
FP32 TFLOPS4.81300020217895561.38999938964844★
Performance
PassMark G3D
9,498
31,427
GPU Compute
6,442
17,736
Power & Cooling
TDP70★339
Recommended PSU300★800
Power ConnectorsNone3 x 8-Pin
CoolerDual FanTriple Fan★
Fans23★
Connectivity
InterfacePCI Express 4.0 x8PCI Express 4.0 x16
DisplayPort12★
HDMI22
USB-C01★
Max Displays34★
Max Resolution7680 x 43207680 x 4320
Physical
Length174★320
Slot Width2★4
Form FactorLow ProfileATX
Weight0.53 kg★1.00 kg
Features
Ray Tracing✓✓
UpscalingDLSSFSR 3.1
AV1 Encode✗✓★
VR Ready✗—
DirectX12 Ultimate12 Ultimate
RGB✗✓★

Pros & Cons

MSI GeForce RTX 3050 LP OC 6GB GDDR6 Black

  • Strong efficiency (91st percentile)91st %ile
  • Strong social proof (89th percentile)89th %ile
  • Strong affordability (81st percentile)81st %ile
  • Below average ai (19th percentile)19th %ile
  • Below average compute (19th percentile)19th %ile
  • Below average vram (23rd percentile)
  • Below average raster (24th 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 (15th percentile)15th %ile

Pricing

MSI GeForce RTX 3050 LP OC 6GB GDDR6 Black

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver

No current pricing available

Verdict

★ Winner: Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+

Scores 96 overall, wins 7 of 8 usage categories and 20 of 40 specs.

MSI GeForce RTX 3050 LP OC Better at:

Budget

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ Better at:

Ai LlmGaming 4kRay TracingWorkstationGaming 1080pGaming 1440pContent Creation

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