MSI GeForce RTX 3050 Gaming X 6GB GDDR6
MSI
49 Overall Score
vs
AMD Radeon HD 5450 2GB GDDR3
AMD
14 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
AMD Radeon HD 5450 2GB GDDR3
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 | AMD Radeon HD 5450 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 3050 | Radeon HD 5450 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | AMD |
| Architecture | Ampere | — |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 8★ | — |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 6 GB★ | 2 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6★ | GDDR3 |
| Memory Bus | 96★ | 64 |
| Bandwidth | No data | |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | ||
| Tensor Cores | 64★ | — |
| RT Cores | 16★ | — |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 4.813000202178955★ | — |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 4.813000202178955★ | — |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | No data | |
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 70 | 19★ |
| Recommended PSU | 550★ | — |
| Power Connectors | None | None |
| Cooler | Dual Fan★ | Passive |
| Fans | 2★ | 0 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x16 | PCI Express x16 2.0 |
| DisplayPort | 1★ | 0 |
| HDMI | 2★ | 1 |
| USB-C | — | 0★ |
| Max Displays | 4★ | 2 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | — |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 205★ | — |
| Slot Width | 2★ | — |
| Form Factor | Full Height | Low Profile |
| Weight | 0.69 kg | 0.27 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Upscaling | DLSS | — |
| AV1 Encode | ✓★ | — |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 11 |
| 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)
AMD Radeon HD 5450 2GB GDDR3
- Strong affordability (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong social proof (74th percentile)
- Below average compute (1st percentile)1st %ile
- Below average vram (5th percentile)5th %ile
- Below average rt (5th percentile)5th %ile
- Below average raster (6th percentile)6th %ile
Pricing
MSI GeForce RTX 3050 Gaming X 6GB GDDR60.223score per dollar
vs
AMD Radeon HD 5450 2GB GDDR30.298score per dollar
AMD Radeon HD 5450 2GB GDDR3 offers 1.3x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: MSI GeForce RTX 3050 Gaming X
Scores 49 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 25 of 39 specs.
