Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 Windforce 8GB GDDR6
The compact 198mm dual-fan design and 8GB GDDR6 memory make this Ampere-based card a practical entry point for ray tracing in small form-factor builds. Its low 450W PSU requirement and single 8-pin power connector allow for easy upgrades in older systems without a power supply overhaul. This GPU is best for budget-conscious 1080p gamers who want DLSS and ray tracing support in esports titles, not for 4K or demanding workstation tasks.
GPU GeForce RTX 3050
VRAM 8GB GDDR6
Boost Clock 1792 MHz
TDP 95 W
Memory Bus 128 bit
Ray Tracing Yes
Class consumer
38 Overall Score
Price £323
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong efficiency (81st percentile) 81st
Cons
- Below average social proof (4th percentile)
- Below average ai (29th percentile)
- Below average raster (30th percentile)
- Below average vram (31st percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 3050 |
| Brand | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Ampere |
| Class | consumer |
| Process | 8 |
Memory
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | 128 |
| Bandwidth | 192 |
Compute
| CUDA Cores | 2048 |
| Tensor Cores | 64 |
| RT Cores | 16 |
| Base Clock | 1792 |
| Boost Clock | 1792 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 4.813 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 4.813 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 12487 |
| GPU Compute | 6442 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 95 |
| Recommended PSU | 450 |
| Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
| Cooler | Dual Fan |
| Fans | 2 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI-E 4.0 x 16 |
| DisplayPort | 1 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680x4320 |
Physical
| Length | 198 |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate |
vs Competition
| Spec | Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 Windforce | ASUS PRIME 90YV0MF1-M0NA00 | ZOTAC SOLID SFF OC ZT-B50710J3-10P | MSI GAMING TRIO G5070-12GTC | PNY OC VCG5070T16TFXPB1-O | XFX Swift RX-97SWFB3B9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce RTX 3050 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5070 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Radeon RX 9070 |
| Vram | 8GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 12GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1792 | 2482 | 2482 | 2610 | 2450 | 2700 |
| Tdp W | 95 | 300 | 300 | 250 | 300 | 245 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 128 | 256 | 256 | 192 | 256 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 Windforce | 28.6 | 34.9 | 30.5 | 30.3 | 34.8 | 35.5 | 44.4 | 81.4 | 31.3 | 3.6 |
| ASUS PRIME 90YV0MF1-M0NA00 Compare | 80.7 | 92.6 | 85.2 | 88.9 | 93.1 | 90 | 91.5 | 68.9 | 94.1 | 95.4 |
| ZOTAC SOLID SFF OC ZT-B50710J3-10P Compare | 80.7 | 92.6 | 85.2 | 88.9 | 93.1 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 68.9 | 94.1 | 82.3 |
| MSI GAMING TRIO G5070-12GTC 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 |
| XFX Swift RX-97SWFB3B9 Compare | 83.1 | 79.5 | 75.2 | 69.2 | 86.9 | 90 | 72.9 | 63.1 | 94.1 | 88.7 |
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