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ZOTAC GeForce RTX 3050 Twin Edge OC 6GB GDDR6
The compact 162mm dual-fan design and 70W TDP allow for easy integration into small form factor builds without external power connectors. It provides modern features like DLSS and AV1 encode on a 6GB GDDR6 framebuffer, though its 96-bit memory bus limits high-resolution texture performance. This card is best for budget-conscious users upgrading older office PCs for 1080p esports gaming and media playback.
GPU GeForce RTX 3050
VRAM 6GB GDDR6
Boost Clock 1477 MHz
TDP 70 W
Memory Bus 96 bit
Ray Tracing Yes
Class consumer
45 Overall Score
Price $230
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong efficiency (93rd percentile) 93rd
- Strong feature (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong connectivity (71st percentile) 71st
Cons
- Below average user sentiment (6th percentile)
- Below average ai (19th percentile)
- Below average vram (22nd percentile)
- Below average social proof (27th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Owner sentiment has improved over time
55/100Our AI sentiment read
Based on 5 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 3050 |
| Brand | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Ampere |
| Class | consumer |
| Process | 8 |
Memory
| VRAM | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | 96 |
| Bandwidth | 168 |
Compute
| CUDA Cores | 2304 |
| Tensor Cores | 72 |
| RT Cores | 18 |
| Base Clock | 1477 |
| Boost Clock | 1477 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 4.813 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 4.813 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 12487 |
| GPU Compute | 6427 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 70 |
| Recommended PSU | 450 |
| Power Connectors | Bus Powered |
| Cooler | Dual Fan |
| Fans | 2 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x8 |
| DisplayPort | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 |
Physical
| Length | 162 |
| Slot Width | 2 |
| Form Factor | Full Height |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| Upscaling | DLSS |
| AV1 Encode | Yes |
| VR Ready | Yes |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | ZOTAC GeForce RTX 3050 Twin Edge OC | MSI Gaming GeForceRTX5060Ti 8G GAMING TRIO OC | ASRock OC Formula RX6900XT OCF 16G | Gigabyte Vision GV-N3080VISION OC-10GD | ASUS PRIME PRIME-RTX5060TI-8G | Sapphire PULSE 11330-02-20G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce RTX 3050 | GeForce RTX 4070 Ti | Radeon RX 6900 XT | GeForce RTX 3080 | GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | Radeon RX 7800 XT |
| Vram | 6GB GDDR6 | 12GB GDDR6X | 16GB GDDR6 | 10GB GDDR6X | 8GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1477 | 2610 | 2475 | 1800 | 2602 | 2430 |
| Tdp W | 70 | 285 | 300 | 320 | 250 | 263 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 96 | 192 | 256 | 320 | 128 | 256 |
| Ray Tracing | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| GPU Class | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Rt | Vram | Raster | Compute | Feature | Thermal | User Sentiment | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZOTAC GeForce RTX 3050 Twin Edge OC | 18.6 | 37.4 | 22.4 | 30 | 35 | 90 | 56.7 | 6.1 | 93.2 | 70.6 | 26.7 |
| MSI Gaming GeForceRTX5060Ti 8G GAMING TRIO OC Compare | 58.9 | 76.3 | 58.8 | 77.3 | 83.1 | 84.3 | 91.5 | 0 | 53.4 | 70.6 | 57 |
| ASRock OC Formula RX6900XT OCF 16G Compare | 75.6 | 86.6 | 69.6 | 71.3 | 76.9 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 0 | 47.4 | 70.6 | 66.4 |
| Gigabyte Vision GV-N3080VISION OC-10GD Compare | 53.9 | 75.1 | 55.8 | 66.7 | 85 | 79.1 | 91.5 | 96.3 | 34.8 | 65.8 | 69.8 |
| ASUS PRIME PRIME-RTX5060TI-8G Compare | 40.4 | 60.5 | 47.8 | 55.4 | 59.6 | 90 | 91.5 | 96.3 | 38.1 | 94.1 | 95.5 |
| Sapphire PULSE 11330-02-20G Compare | 84.3 | 78.5 | 71.9 | 64.3 | 88.8 | 84.3 | 44.2 | 0 | 51.7 | 86 | 82.7 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From $160
Micro Center 3 offers From $160
Amazon 1 offer From $299
Price History
New Open Box / Refurbished
Usage Scores
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