MSI GeForce RTX 3050 VENTUS 2X 6G OC
GPU GeForce RTX 3050
VRAM 6GB GDDR6
Boost Clock 1492 MHz
TDP 70 W
Memory Bus 96 bit
Ray Tracing Yes
Class consumer
47 Overall Score
Price CA$380
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
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Owner sentiment has held steady over time
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 2X 6G OC | Gigabyte WINDFORCE GV-N4090WF3-24GD | ASUS PRIME PRIME-RTX5070-12G | PNY OC VCG5070T16TFXPB1-O | ZOTAC Solid OC ZT-B50700J-10P | XFX Swift RX-97SWFB3B9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce RTX 3050 | GeForce RTX 4090 | GeForce RTX 5070 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5070 | Radeon RX 9070 |
| Vram | 6GB GDDR6 | 24GB GDDR6X | 12GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 12GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1492 | 2520 | 2512 | 2450 | 2542 | 2700 |
| Tdp W | 70 | 450 | 250 | 300 | 250 | 245 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 96 | 384 | 192 | 256 | 192 | 256 |
| 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 2X 6G OC | 19 | 32.1 | 23.2 | 25.6 | 35.2 | 53.4 | 44.3 | 83.4 | 39.1 | 95.4 |
| Gigabyte WINDFORCE GV-N4090WF3-24GD Compare | 92.4 | 99 | 92.6 | 96.6 | 94.6 | 84.3 | 91.5 | 41.7 | 70.5 | 95.4 |
| ASUS PRIME PRIME-RTX5070-12G Compare | 62.3 | 82.8 | 64.8 | 82.1 | 81.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 73.5 | 94 | 95.4 |
| PNY OC VCG5070T16TFXPB1-O Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85.1 | 88.8 | 93 | 66.8 | 91.5 | 69 | 82 | 99.1 |
| ZOTAC Solid OC ZT-B50700J-10P Compare | 62.3 | 82.8 | 64.8 | 82.1 | 81.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 73.5 | 94 | 88.9 |
| XFX Swift RX-97SWFB3B9 Compare | 83 | 79.3 | 74.9 | 69 | 86.8 | 89.9 | 72.9 | 63.1 | 94 | 88.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From CA$380
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Price History
Usage Scores
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