MSI GeForce RTX 3050 Gaming X 6GB GDDR6
MSI
49 Overall Score
vs
Gigabyte GeForce GT 1030 2GB DDR4
Gigabyte
11 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
MSI GeForce RTX 3050 Gaming X 6GB GDDR6
82 out of 100 medium confidence 21 reviews
The RTX 3050 is widely praised as a budget-friendly card that runs on PCIe slot power alone, making it ideal for office PCs with low-wattage PSUs. Users highlight its solid 1080p gaming performance, DLSS 3 support, and quiet operation, though some note it's not a miracle worker and better options exist for a bit more money. Overall, it's seen as great value for entry-level builds.
Pros
- Runs on PCIe slot power only
- Low power draw (under 100W)
- Great 1080p gaming performance
- DLSS 3 support
- Quiet and cool operation
Cons
- Not a miracle worker
- Better options for slightly more money
- Fan noise after a year (one case)
- Price a bit steep vs used cards
Power draw 5
Gaming performance 4
Value for money 4
Dlss support 3
Cooling and noise 3
Compatibility 2
Gigabyte GeForce GT 1030 2GB DDR4
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Budget
Gaming 1080p
Gaming 1440p
Ray Tracing
Content Creation
Workstation
Gaming 4k
Ai Llm
Specifications
| MSI GeForce RTX 3050 Gaming X | Gigabyte GeForce GT 1030 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 3050 | GeForce GT 1030 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Ampere | Pascal |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 8★ | — |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 6 GB★ | 2 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6★ | DDR4 |
| Memory Bus | 96★ | 64 |
| Bandwidth | No data | |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | ||
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | 64★ | — |
| RT Cores | 16★ | — |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 4.813000202178955★ | — |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 4.813000202178955★ | — |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 70 | 30★ |
| Recommended PSU | 550★ | — |
| Power Connectors | None | — |
| Cooler | Dual Fan★ | Single Fan |
| Fans | 2★ | 1 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x16 | PCI Express 3.0 x4 |
| DisplayPort | 1★ | — |
| HDMI | 2★ | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4★ | — |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 4K |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 205 | 150★ |
| Slot Width | 2 | 1★ |
| Form Factor | Full Height | Low Profile |
| Weight | 0.69 kg★ | — |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓★ | — |
| Upscaling | DLSS | — |
| AV1 Encode | ✓★ | — |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 |
| RGB | ✗ | — |
Pros & Cons
MSI GeForce RTX 3050 Gaming X 6GB GDDR6
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong efficiency (91st percentile)91st %ile
- Strong affordability (81st percentile)81st %ile
- Strong feature (73rd percentile)
- Below average ai (19th percentile)19th %ile
- Below average compute (19th percentile)19th %ile
- Below average vram (24th percentile)
- Below average raster (25th percentile)
Gigabyte GeForce GT 1030 2GB DDR4
- Strong affordability (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Below average compute (6th percentile)6th %ile
- Below average vram (6th percentile)6th %ile
- Below average ai (8th percentile)8th %ile
- Below average feature (12th percentile)12th %ile
Pricing
Verdict
Winner: MSI GeForce RTX 3050 Gaming X
Scores 49 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 24 of 38 specs.
