MSI GeForce RTX 3050 VENTUS 2X 6G OC

★★★★★ 4.7 (290)
GPU GeForce RTX 3050
VRAM 6GB GDDR6
Boost Clock 1492 MHz
TDP 70 W
Memory Bus 96 bit
Ray Tracing Yes
Class consumer
MSI GeForce RTX 3050 VENTUS 2X 6G OC gpu
47 Overall Score

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Snapshot

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong social proof (95th percentile) 95th
  • Strong efficiency (83rd percentile) 83rd

Cons

  • Below average ai (19th percentile)
  • Below average vram (23rd percentile)
  • Below average raster (26th percentile)
  • Below average rt (32nd percentile)

What owners think

How owner sentiment changed over time

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Owner sentiment has held steady over time
1★2★3★4★5★Q2 '24: 5.0★ · 2 reviewsQ3 '24: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ1 '26: 2.3★ · 3 reviewsQ2 '26: 4.7★ · 5 reviewsQ3 '26: 5.0★ · 2 reviews211352Q2 '24Q3 '24Q3 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26Q3 '26
Avg ratingHappy (4-5★)Unhappy (1-2★)Bar height = number of reviews

Based on 14 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

AI 19
Rt 32.1
Vram 23.2
Raster 25.6
Compute 35.2
Feature 53.4
Thermal 44.3
Efficiency 83.4
Connectivity 39.1
Social Proof 95.4

Specifications

Full Specifications

Chipset

GPU Chipset GeForce RTX 3050
Brand NVIDIA
Architecture Ampere
Class consumer
Process 8

Memory

VRAM 6 GB
Memory Type GDDR6
Memory Bus 96
Bandwidth 192

Compute

CUDA Cores 2304
Tensor Cores 64
RT Cores 16
Base Clock 1042
Boost Clock 1492
FP16 TFLOPS 4.813
FP32 TFLOPS 4.813

Performance

PassMark G3D 9498
GPU Compute 6442

Power & Cooling

TDP 70
Recommended PSU 300
Power Connectors No
Cooler Dual Fan
Fans 2

Connectivity

Interface PCI Express 4.0 x8
DisplayPort 1
HDMI 2
USB-C 0
Max Displays 3
Max Resolution 7680 x 4320

Physical

Length 189
Slot Width 2
Form Factor ATX
Weight 0.6 kg / 1.3 lbs

Features

Ray Tracing Yes
Upscaling DLSS 2
AV1 Encode No
DirectX 12 Ultimate
RGB No

vs Competition

Spec MSI GeForce RTX 3050 VENTUS 2X 6G OC ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD ZOTAC AMP Extreme Infinity ZT-B50800B-10P PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G
Chipset GeForce RTX 3050 GeForce RTX 5080 GeForce RTX 5080 GeForce RTX 5080 GeForce RTX 5080 Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Vram 6GB GDDR6 16GB GDDR7 16GB GDDR7 16GB GDDR7 16GB GDDR7 24GB GDDR6
Boost Clock Mhz 1492 2730 2730 2670 2620 2680
Tdp W 70 150 360 360 360 339
Memory Bus Bits 96 256 256 256 256 384
Ray Tracing true true true true true true
GPU Class consumer consumer consumer consumer consumer consumer
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product AIRtVramRasterComputeFeatureThermalEfficiencyConnectivitySocial Proof
MSI GeForce RTX 3050 VENTUS 2X 6G OC 1932.123.225.635.253.444.383.439.195.4
ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 Compare 86.795.888.394.697.296.491.597.498.695.4
Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD Compare 86.795.888.394.697.296.491.557.69488.9
ZOTAC AMP Extreme Infinity ZT-B50800B-10P Compare 86.797.688.394.697.296.491.557.69499.1
PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O Compare 86.797.688.394.697.296.491.557.69482.6
Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare 94.691.791.483.499.284.391.542.598.778.5

Price

Value & Pricing

We started tracking prices for this product on Jul 4, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.

Usage Scores

Overall (46.6)AI/LLM (15.9)Budget (53)Gaming 4k (26.1)Ray Tracing (35.5)Workstation (34.5)Gaming 1080p (44.2)Gaming 1440p (35.7)Content Creation (34.1)

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