MSI GeForce RTX 3050 Gaming X 6GB GDDR6
The Ampere-based RTX 3050 with 6GB of GDDR6 memory brings entry-level ray tracing and DLSS support to a 95W power envelope, making it a drop-in upgrade for older office PCs with limited power supplies. Its dual HDMI 2.1a outputs are a practical differentiator for multi-monitor productivity setups without needing adapters. This card is best for budget-conscious gamers targeting 1080p at medium settings in esports titles, or for users needing a low-power GPU to accelerate light creative workloads.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong efficiency (84th percentile) 84th
- Strong feature (73rd percentile) 73rd
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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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 |
| Stream Processors | 2304 |
| Tensor Cores | 64 |
| RT Cores | 16 |
| Base Clock | 1550 |
| Boost Clock | 1507 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 4.813 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 4.813 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 9498 |
| GPU Compute | 6442 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 70 |
| Recommended PSU | 550 |
| Power Connectors | None |
| Cooler | Dual Fan |
| Fans | 2 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 1 |
| HDMI | 2 |
| Max Displays | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 |
Physical
| Length | 205 |
| Slot Width | 2 |
| Form Factor | Full Height |
| Weight | 0.7 kg / 1.5 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| Upscaling | DLSS |
| AV1 Encode | Yes |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI GeForce RTX 3050 Gaming X | ASUS PRIME 90YV0MF1-M0NA00 | ZOTAC SOLID SFF OC ZT-B50710J3-10P | PNY OC VCG5070T16TFXPB1-O | Gigabyte GAMING OC GV-N5070GAMING OC-12GD | XFX Swift RX-97SWFB3B9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce RTX 3050 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5070 | Radeon RX 9070 |
| Vram | 6GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 12GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1507 | 2482 | 2482 | 2450 | 2625 | 2700 |
| Tdp W | 70 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 250 | 245 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 96 | 256 | 256 | 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 Gaming X | 19.1 | 32.1 | 23.3 | 25.6 | 35.2 | 72.7 | 44.4 | 83.5 | 53 | 95.3 |
| ASUS PRIME 90YV0MF1-M0NA00 Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85.1 | 88.8 | 93 | 89.9 | 91.5 | 69 | 94 | 95.3 |
| ZOTAC SOLID SFF OC ZT-B50710J3-10P Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85.1 | 88.8 | 93 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 69 | 94 | 82.2 |
| PNY OC VCG5070T16TFXPB1-O Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85.1 | 88.8 | 93 | 66.9 | 91.5 | 69 | 82.1 | 99 |
| Gigabyte GAMING OC GV-N5070GAMING OC-12GD Compare | 62.4 | 77.6 | 64.9 | 82.1 | 81.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 73.5 | 94 | 82.2 |
| XFX Swift RX-97SWFB3B9 Compare | 83 | 79.4 | 75 | 69 | 86.8 | 89.9 | 72.9 | 63.1 | 94 | 88.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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