ASRock 90-GA5NZZ-00UANF
MSI GeForce RTX 3050 Gaming X 6GB GDDR6
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MSI GeForce RTX 3050 Gaming X 6GB GDDR6
The RTX 3050 is widely praised as a budget-friendly card that runs on PCIe slot power alone, making it ideal for office PCs with low-wattage PSUs. Users highlight its solid 1080p gaming performance, DLSS 3 support, and quiet operation, though some note it's not a miracle worker and better options exist for a bit more money. Overall, it's seen as great value for entry-level builds.
Pros
- Runs on PCIe slot power only
- Low power draw (under 100W)
- Great 1080p gaming performance
- DLSS 3 support
- Quiet and cool operation
Cons
- Not a miracle worker
- Better options for slightly more money
- Fan noise after a year (one case)
- Price a bit steep vs used cards
Scores
Specifications
| ASRock 90-GA5NZZ-00UANF | MSI GeForce RTX 3050 Gaming X | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 9070 | GeForce RTX 3050 |
| Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | RDNA 4 | Ampere |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 4★ | 8 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 16 GB★ | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | ||
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 56★ | 16 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 72.25★ | 4.813000202178955 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 36.130001068115234★ | 4.813000202178955 |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 220 | 70★ |
| Recommended PSU | 700 | 550★ |
| Power Connectors | 2 x 8-Pin | None |
| Cooler | Triple Fan★ | Dual Fan |
| Fans | 3★ | 2 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 x16 | PCI Express 4.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 3★ | 1 |
| HDMI | 1 | 2★ |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 290 | 205★ |
| Slot Width | 2 | 2 |
| Form Factor | ATX | Full Height |
| Weight | 1.34 kg | 0.69 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 3 | DLSS |
| AV1 Encode | — | ✓★ |
| VR Ready | ✓★ | — |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | ✓★ | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
ASRock 90-GA5NZZ-00UANF
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong social proof (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong connectivity (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
- Strong efficiency (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
MSI GeForce RTX 3050 Gaming X 6GB GDDR6
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong efficiency (91st percentile)91st %ile
- Strong affordability (81st percentile)81st %ile
- Strong feature (73rd 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)
Pricing
MSI GeForce RTX 3050 Gaming X 6GB GDDR6 offers 1.8x better value for money
Verdict
Scores 82 overall, wins 7 of 8 usage categories and 18 of 39 specs.