Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE 6GB GDDR6
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 GRE PULSE 16GB GDDR6
What Buyers Say
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE 6GB GDDR6
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
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 GRE PULSE 16GB GDDR6
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Specifications
| Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE | Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 GRE PULSE | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 3050 | Radeon RX 7900 GRE |
| Brand | NVIDIA | AMD |
| Architecture | Ampere | RDNA 3 |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 8 | 5★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 6 GB | 16 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 16 | 80★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 4.813000202178955 | 91.95999908447266★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 4.813000202178955 | 45.97999954223633★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 70★ | 268 |
| Recommended PSU | 300★ | 700 |
| Power Connectors | No | 2 x 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Dual Fan | Triple Fan★ |
| Fans | 2 | 3★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x8 | PCI Express 4.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 2 | 2 |
| HDMI | 2 | 2 |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 181★ | 320 |
| Slot Width | 2★ | 2.5 |
| Form Factor | Low Profile | ATX |
| Weight | 0.54 kg★ | 1.63 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | — | DLSS 3 |
| AV1 Encode | — | ✓★ |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 Ultimate |
Pros & Cons
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE 6GB GDDR6
- Strong efficiency (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
- Below average ai (19th percentile)19th %ile
- Below average vram (23rd percentile)
- Below average raster (26th percentile)
- Below average rt (27th percentile)
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 GRE PULSE 16GB GDDR6
- Strong compute (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong ai (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong rt (88th percentile)88th %ile
- Strong connectivity (86th percentile)86th %ile
Pricing
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE 6GB GDDR6
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 GRE PULSE 16GB GDDR6
No current pricing available
Verdict
Scores 77 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 16 of 37 specs.