MSI GeForce RTX 3050 LP OC 6GB GDDR6 Black
MSI
44 Overall Score
vs
Gigabyte Radeon RX 9070 XT Gaming 16GB GDDR6 Black
Gigabyte
88 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
MSI GeForce RTX 3050 LP OC 6GB GDDR6 Black
No customer feedback yet
Gigabyte Radeon RX 9070 XT Gaming 16GB GDDR6 Black
82 out of 100 medium confidence 29 reviews
The Gigabyte Aorus RX 9070 XT is widely praised as a high-performance graphics card, especially for 1440p and 4K gaming. Users note excellent value for money, low temperatures, quiet operation, and effective undervolting capabilities. A few mentioned needing a driver cleanup for optimal performance, but overall sentiment is overwhelmingly positive.
Pros
- Excellent price-to-performance ratio
- Low temperatures during gaming
- Quiet operation, no coil whine
- Great undervolting capabilities
- Good build quality and design
Cons
- Driver cleanup needed after switching from Nvidia
- Some coil whine reports (rare)
- Power supply requirements unclear from Q&A
- Availability issues after launch
Price to performance 8
Cooling and temperatures 9
Coil whine 6
Build quality 5
Undervolting 5
Boost clocks 3
Scores
Ray Tracing
Gaming 1080p
Gaming 1440p
Budget
Gaming 4k
Content Creation
Workstation
Ai Llm
Specifications
| MSI GeForce RTX 3050 LP OC | Gigabyte Radeon RX 9070 XT Gaming | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 3050 | Radeon RX 9070 XT |
| Brand | NVIDIA | AMD |
| Architecture | Ampere | RDNA 4 |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 8★ | — |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 6 GB | 16 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | No data | |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | ||
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 16 | 64★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 4.813000202178955★ | — |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 4.813000202178955★ | — |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 70★ | 304 |
| Recommended PSU | 300★ | 850 |
| Power Connectors | None | 3 x 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Dual Fan | Triple Fan★ |
| Fans | 2 | 3★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x8 | PCI Express 5.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 1 | 2★ |
| HDMI | 2 | 2 |
| USB-C | 0★ | — |
| Max Displays | 3 | 4★ |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 174★ | 288 |
| Slot Width | 2★ | 2.700000047683716 |
| Form Factor | Low Profile | Full Height |
| Weight | 0.53 kg★ | 1.26 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS | FSR 4 |
| AV1 Encode | ✗ | ✓★ |
| VR Ready | ✗ | ✓★ |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 |
| RGB | ✗ | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
MSI GeForce RTX 3050 LP OC 6GB GDDR6 Black
- Strong efficiency (91st percentile)91st %ile
- Strong social proof (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong affordability (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
- Below average ai (19th percentile)19th %ile
- Below average compute (19th percentile)19th %ile
- Below average raster (23rd percentile)
- Below average vram (23rd percentile)
Gigabyte Radeon RX 9070 XT Gaming 16GB GDDR6 Black
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong compute (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Strong ai (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Below average affordability (24th percentile)
Pricing
MSI GeForce RTX 3050 LP OC 6GB GDDR6 Black0.007score per dollar
vs
Gigabyte Radeon RX 9070 XT Gaming 16GB GDDR6 Black0.003score per dollar
MSI GeForce RTX 3050 LP OC 6GB GDDR6 Black offers 2.3x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Gigabyte Radeon RX 9070 XT Gaming
Scores 88 overall, wins 7 of 8 usage categories and 16 of 40 specs.
