Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE 6GB GDDR6
Gigabyte
37 Overall Score
vs
ASRock Radeon RX 6900 XT OC Formula 16GB GDDR6
ASRock
75 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE 6GB GDDR6
78 out of 100 medium confidence 10 reviews
Users generally appreciate this low-profile RTX 3050 for its performance and compatibility with small form factor PCs, noting it runs cool and works well with the included bracket. Some mention it's basic but functional, and one user highlights the need for a 300W PSU, which may be a concern for some. Overall, sentiment is positive with minor caveats.
Pros
- Fits small form factor PCs
- Runs cool
- Includes low-profile bracket
- Good performance
- Works with 170W power brick
Cons
- Requires 300W PSU
- Basic design
- May need side panel off for cooling
Compatibility 4
Cooling 3
Performance 3
Power requirements 2
Bracket included 2
Design 2
ASRock Radeon RX 6900 XT OC Formula 16GB GDDR6
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Budget
Ray Tracing
Gaming 1440p
Gaming 1080p
Gaming 4k
Content Creation
Workstation
Ai Llm
Specifications
| Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE | ASRock Radeon RX 6900 XT OC Formula | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 3050 | Radeon RX 6900 XT |
| Brand | NVIDIA | AMD |
| Architecture | Ampere | RDNA 2 |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 8 | 7★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 6 GB | 16 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | 64★ | — |
| RT Cores | 16 | 80★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 4.813000202178955 | 46.08000183105469★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 4.813000202178955 | 23.040000915527344★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 70★ | 300 |
| Recommended PSU | 300★ | 1,000 |
| Power Connectors | No | 3 x 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Dual Fan | Triple Fan★ |
| Fans | 2 | 3★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x8 | PCI Express 4.0 |
| DisplayPort | 2 | 3★ |
| HDMI | 2★ | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 181★ | 332 |
| Slot Width | 2★ | 3 |
| Form Factor | Low Profile | ATX |
| Weight | 0.54 kg★ | 1.81 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | — | FSR |
| AV1 Encode | — | ✓★ |
| VR Ready | — | ✓★ |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE 6GB GDDR6
- Strong efficiency (91st percentile)91st %ile
- Strong affordability (76th percentile)
- Below average ai (19th percentile)19th %ile
- Below average compute (19th percentile)19th %ile
- Below average vram (23rd percentile)
- Below average raster (25th percentile)
ASRock Radeon RX 6900 XT OC Formula 16GB GDDR6
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong rt (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Strong ai (74th percentile)
Verdict
Winner: ASRock Radeon RX 6900 XT OC Formula
Scores 75 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 18 of 39 specs.