ZOTAC GeForce RTX 3050 Twin Edge OC 6GB GDDR6
ZOTAC
45 Overall Score
vs
Sapphire Radeon RX 7800 XT PULSE 16GB GDDR6
Sapphire
75 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
ZOTAC GeForce RTX 3050 Twin Edge OC 6GB GDDR6
55 out of 100 low confidence 7 reviews
The ZOTAC Twin Edge OC GeForce RTX 3050 receives mixed feedback. A long-time IT professional praises its exceptional performance in folding@home compute tasks, noting it runs quietly and efficiently. However, two verified buyers strongly advise against purchasing it, claiming it cannot play any games and calling it garbage. A third user reports satisfaction for graphics and light gaming, but the negative reviews dominate the overall sentiment.
Pros
- Excellent for folding@home compute
- Quiet operation
- Good for light gaming
Cons
- Cannot play any games
- Garbage quality
- Not recommended by buyers
Gaming performance 3
Compute performance 1
Build quality 2
Noise level 1
Value for money 2
Sapphire Radeon RX 7800 XT PULSE 16GB GDDR6
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Ray Tracing
Content Creation
Gaming 4k
Gaming 1440p
Gaming 1080p
Budget
Workstation
Ai Llm
Specifications
| ZOTAC GeForce RTX 3050 Twin Edge OC | Sapphire Radeon RX 7800 XT PULSE | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 3050 | Radeon RX 7800 XT |
| 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 | 18 | 60★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 4.813000202178955 | 74.6500015258789★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 4.813000202178955 | 37.31999969482422★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 70★ | 263 |
| Recommended PSU | 450★ | 700 |
| Power Connectors | Bus Powered | 2 x 8 pin |
| Cooler | Dual Fan | Dual Fan |
| Fans | 2 | 2 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x8 | PCI Express 4.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 3★ | 2 |
| HDMI | 1 | 2★ |
| USB-C | — | 0★ |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 162★ | 280 |
| Slot Width | 2★ | 2.5 |
| Form Factor | Full Height | ATX |
| Weight | — | 1.50 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS | FSR |
| AV1 Encode | ✓ | ✓ |
| VR Ready | ✓★ | — |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | ✗ | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
ZOTAC GeForce RTX 3050 Twin Edge OC 6GB GDDR6
- Strong efficiency (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong feature (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Strong connectivity (71st percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (6th percentile)6th %ile
- Below average ai (19th percentile)19th %ile
- Below average vram (22nd percentile)
- Below average social proof (27th percentile)
Sapphire Radeon RX 7800 XT PULSE 16GB GDDR6
- Strong compute (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong connectivity (86th percentile)86th %ile
- Strong ai (84th percentile)84th %ile
- Strong feature (84th percentile)84th %ile
Pricing
ZOTAC GeForce RTX 3050 Twin Edge OC 6GB GDDR60.202score per dollar
vs
Sapphire Radeon RX 7800 XT PULSE 16GB GDDR60.124score per dollar
ZOTAC GeForce RTX 3050 Twin Edge OC 6GB GDDR6 offers 1.6x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Sapphire Radeon RX 7800 XT PULSE
Scores 75 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 17 of 40 specs.
