ZOTAC GeForce RTX 3050 Twin Edge OC 6GB GDDR6
XFX Radeon RX 570 8GB GDDR5
What Buyers Say
ZOTAC GeForce RTX 3050 Twin Edge OC 6GB GDDR6
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
XFX Radeon RX 570 8GB GDDR5
The XFX RX 570 RS XXX Edition is widely praised as a solid budget 1080p gaming card with strong 1440p performance too. Users highlight 8GB VRAM, excellent thermals with zero-RPM fans, and good out-of-box experience after proper fan-curve tuning. A few note the card can be loud under load and caution that the stock BIOS fan curve may let temperatures hit 90°C, but undervolting and custom fan profiles resolve this. Overall, it is seen as great value, especially second-hand, for esports and older AAA titles.
Pros
- Great 1080p and good 1440p performance
- 8GB VRAM for modern games
- Excellent thermals with zero-RPM fan mode
- Strong value for budget builds
- Good out-of-box after fan-curve tuning
Cons
- Can be loud under load
- Stock fan curve allows high temperatures
- Requires manually tuning fan curve and voltage
- Large physical size may not fit small cases
- Packaging could be better for shipping protection
Scores
Specifications
| ZOTAC GeForce RTX 3050 Twin Edge OC | XFX Radeon RX 570 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 3050 | Radeon RX 570 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | AMD |
| Architecture | Ampere | GCN 4th Generation Architecture |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 8★ | 14 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 6 GB | 8 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR6★ | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | 72★ | — |
| RT Cores | 18★ | — |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 4.813000202178955★ | 2.6110000610351562 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 4.813000202178955★ | 2.6110000610351562 |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 70★ | 150 |
| Recommended PSU | 450★ | 550 |
| Power Connectors | Bus Powered | 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Dual Fan | Dual Fan |
| Fans | 2 | 2 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x8 | PCI Express 3.0 |
| DisplayPort | 3 | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 | 6★ |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 4096 x 2160 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 162★ | 243 |
| Slot Width | 2 | 2 |
| Form Factor | Full Height | Full Height |
| Weight | — | 0.91 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓★ | — |
| Upscaling | DLSS | — |
| AV1 Encode | ✓★ | — |
| VR Ready | ✓ | ✓ |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 |
| 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)
XFX Radeon RX 570 8GB GDDR5
- Strong social proof (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Below average rt (20th percentile)20th %ile
- Below average raster (22nd percentile)
- Below average vram (22nd percentile)
- Below average efficiency (23rd percentile)
Pricing
ZOTAC GeForce RTX 3050 Twin Edge OC 6GB GDDR6 offers 1.5x better value for money
Verdict
Scores 45 overall, wins 7 of 8 usage categories and 17 of 39 specs.
