MSI GeForce RTX 3050 Ventus 6GB GDDR6
The Ampere-based RTX 3050 with 6GB GDDR6 and a 70W TDP enables ray tracing and DLSS 3 in a compact 189mm dual-fan card that doesn’t require external power connectors. Its dual HDMI 2.1 ports and rigid industrial design make it a practical drop-in upgrade for pre-built systems and home theater PCs. This card is best for 1080p gamers on a strict budget who need modern features in a low-power, small-form-factor build.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong efficiency (83rd percentile) 83rd
Cons
- Below average ai (19th percentile)
- Below average vram (23rd percentile)
- Below average raster (26th percentile)
- Below average rt (32nd percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
- Q2 202672/100
Buyers in Q2 2026 praised the card's value, Linux compatibility, and low power draw, but one reported a dual-HDMI issue where connecting two monitors via HDMI yields no output.
- Good value for the price, offering solid performance without needing a PSU upgrade.
- Works well on Linux systems, making it a great choice for Linux users.
- Dual HDMI ports fail to output video when both are used; only HDMI+DisplayPort works, and DP defaults as primary.
- MSI brand generally trusted, but the specific dual-HDMI limitation disappoints some users.
- Q1 202633/100
One buyer praised the budget price for a first PC build, another found it great for Photoshop, but a third reported a dead GPU with no refund, calling it a paperweight.
- GPU arrived with no video signal and no refund, leaving buyer out $200.
- Budget price makes it a good entry point for first-time tower PC builders.
- Works well for Photoshop denoise, about 10x faster than old card.
Based on 14 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 3050 |
| Brand | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Ampere |
| Class | consumer |
| Process | 8 |
Memory
| VRAM | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | 96 |
| Bandwidth | 192 |
Compute
| CUDA Cores | 2304 |
| Tensor Cores | 64 |
| RT Cores | 16 |
| Base Clock | 1042 |
| Boost Clock | 1492 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 4.813 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 4.813 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 9498 |
| GPU Compute | 6442 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 70 |
| Recommended PSU | 300 |
| Power Connectors | No |
| Cooler | Dual Fan |
| Fans | 2 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x8 |
| DisplayPort | 1 |
| HDMI | 2 |
| USB-C | 0 |
| Max Displays | 3 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 |
Physical
| Length | 189 |
| Slot Width | 2 |
| Form Factor | ATX |
| Weight | 0.6 kg / 1.3 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| Upscaling | DLSS 2 |
| AV1 Encode | No |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI GeForce RTX 3050 Ventus | ASUS PRIME PRIME-RTX5070-12G | PNY OC VCG5070T16TFXPB1-O | ZOTAC Solid OC ZT-B50700J-10P | XFX Swift RX-97SWFB3B9 | Gigabyte GAMING OC GV-N5070GAMING OC-12GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce RTX 3050 | GeForce RTX 5070 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5070 | Radeon RX 9070 | GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Vram | 6GB GDDR6 | 12GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 12GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR6 | 12GB GDDR7 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1492 | 2512 | 2450 | 2542 | 2700 | 2625 |
| Tdp W | 70 | 250 | 300 | 250 | 245 | 250 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 96 | 192 | 256 | 192 | 256 | 192 |
| Ray Tracing | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| GPU Class | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Rt | Vram | Raster | Compute | Feature | Thermal | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI GeForce RTX 3050 Ventus | 19.3 | 32.3 | 23.4 | 25.7 | 35.4 | 53.5 | 44.4 | 83.4 | 39.2 | 95.4 |
| ASUS PRIME PRIME-RTX5070-12G Compare | 62.6 | 83 | 65.1 | 82.3 | 81.3 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 73.4 | 94.1 | 95.4 |
| PNY OC VCG5070T16TFXPB1-O Compare | 80.7 | 92.6 | 85.2 | 88.9 | 93.1 | 67 | 91.5 | 68.9 | 82.2 | 99 |
| ZOTAC Solid OC ZT-B50700J-10P Compare | 62.6 | 83 | 65.1 | 82.3 | 81.3 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 73.4 | 94.1 | 88.7 |
| XFX Swift RX-97SWFB3B9 Compare | 83.1 | 79.5 | 75.2 | 69.2 | 86.9 | 90 | 72.9 | 63.1 | 94.1 | 88.7 |
| Gigabyte GAMING OC GV-N5070GAMING OC-12GD Compare | 62.6 | 77.8 | 65.1 | 82.3 | 81.3 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 73.4 | 94.1 | 82.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Best Buy 1 offer From CA$380
Newegg 1 offer From CA$380
Amazon 1 offer From CA$380
Price History
Usage Scores
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