ZOTAC GeForce RTX 3050 Twin Edge OC 6GB GDDR6
ZOTAC
45 Overall Score
vs
MSI GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Gaming 12GB GDDR6X
MSI
76 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
MSI GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Gaming 12GB GDDR6X
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Ray Tracing
Gaming 1440p
Gaming 1080p
Content Creation
Budget
Gaming 4k
Workstation
Ai Llm
Specifications
| ZOTAC GeForce RTX 3050 Twin Edge OC | MSI GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Gaming | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 3050 | GeForce RTX 4070 Ti |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Ampere | Blackwell |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 8 | 5★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 6 GB | 12 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | ||
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 18 | 36★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 4.813000202178955 | 29.149999618530273★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 4.813000202178955 | 29.149999618530273★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 70★ | 285 |
| Recommended PSU | 450★ | 700 |
| Power Connectors | Bus Powered | 1 x 16-Pin |
| Cooler | Dual Fan | Triple Fan★ |
| Fans | 2 | 3★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x8 | PCI Express 4.0 |
| DisplayPort | 3 | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 162★ | 307 |
| Slot Width | 2★ | 3 |
| Form Factor | Full Height | ATX |
| Weight | — | 0.84 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS | DLSS 4 |
| 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)
MSI GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Gaming 12GB GDDR6X
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong feature (84th percentile)84th %ile
- Strong compute (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
- Strong raster (77th percentile)
Pricing
ZOTAC GeForce RTX 3050 Twin Edge OC 6GB GDDR60.202score per dollar
vs
MSI GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Gaming 12GB GDDR6X0.091score per dollar
ZOTAC GeForce RTX 3050 Twin Edge OC 6GB GDDR6 offers 2.2x better value for money
ZOTAC GeForce RTX 3050 Twin Edge OC 6GB GDDR6
MSI GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Gaming 12GB GDDR6X
Verdict
Winner: MSI GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Gaming
Scores 76 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 18 of 38 specs.
