MSI GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING X 6G

★★★★★ 4.7 (788)
GPU GeForce RTX 3050
VRAM 6GB GDDR6
Boost Clock 1507 MHz
TDP 70 W
Memory Bus 96 bit
Ray Tracing Yes
Class consumer
MSI GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING X 6G gpu
49 Overall Score
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Snapshot

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong social proof (96th percentile) 96th
  • Strong efficiency (83rd percentile) 83rd
  • Strong feature (73rd percentile) 73rd

Cons

  • Below average ai (19th percentile)
  • Below average vram (23rd percentile)
  • Below average raster (25th 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
1★2★3★4★5★Q3 '25: 5.0★ · 2 reviewsQ4 '25: 4.0★ · 2 reviewsQ2 '26: 5.0★ · 5 reviews (approx. date)1225Q1 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q2 '26
Avg ratingHappy (4-5★)Unhappy (1-2★)Bar height = number of reviewsEstimated date

Based on 10 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

AI 18.9
Rt 32
Vram 23.1
Raster 25.4
Compute 35
Feature 72.6
Thermal 44.2
Efficiency 83.4
Connectivity 52.8
Social Proof 95.5

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 6G Gigabyte WINDFORCE GV-N4090WF3-24GD ASUS PRIME 90YV0MF1-M0NA00 ZOTAC SOLID SFF OC ZT-B50710J3-10P PNY OC VCG5070T16TFXPB1-O XFX Swift RX-97SWFB3B9
Chipset GeForce RTX 3050 GeForce RTX 4090 GeForce RTX 5070 Ti GeForce RTX 5070 Ti GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Radeon RX 9070
Vram 6GB GDDR6 24GB GDDR6X 16GB GDDR7 16GB GDDR7 16GB GDDR7 16GB GDDR6
Boost Clock Mhz 1507 2520 2482 2482 2450 2700
Tdp W 70 450 300 300 300 245
Memory Bus Bits 96 384 256 256 256 256
Ray Tracing true true true true true true
GPU Class consumer consumer consumer consumer consumer consumer
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product AIRtVramRasterComputeFeatureThermalEfficiencyConnectivitySocial Proof
MSI GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING X 6G 18.93223.125.43572.644.283.452.895.5
Gigabyte WINDFORCE GV-N4090WF3-24GD Compare 92.39992.596.694.684.391.541.670.595.5
ASUS PRIME 90YV0MF1-M0NA00 Compare 80.692.58588.89389.991.568.99495.5
ZOTAC SOLID SFF OC ZT-B50710J3-10P Compare 80.692.58588.89396.491.568.99482.7
PNY OC VCG5070T16TFXPB1-O Compare 80.692.58588.89366.891.568.98299.1
XFX Swift RX-97SWFB3B9 Compare 8379.374.968.886.889.972.8639488.9

Price

Value & Pricing

From €320 1 offer across 1 retailer
Amazon 1 offer From €320

Price History

€240 €260 €280 €300 €320 €340 Jun 7Nov 8 €320

Usage Scores

Overall (49.3)AI/LLM (16.6)Budget (54.5)Gaming 4k (28.1)Ray Tracing (38.9)Workstation (36.6)Gaming 1080p (46.8)Gaming 1440p (38)Content Creation (39)

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