Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE 6GB GDDR6
The compact 181mm length and 70W slot-powered design make this a standout for small form factor builds, delivering RTX 3050 performance with 6GB GDDR6 memory and dual HDMI 2.1 ports. Its low-profile, dual-fan cooler enables easy integration into slim pre-built systems without sacrificing modern connectivity. This card is best for users upgrading office PCs or HTPCs to handle 1080p 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
39 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong efficiency (83rd percentile) 83rd
Cons
- Below average ai (19th percentile)
- Below average vram (23rd percentile)
- Below average raster (26th percentile)
- Below average rt (27th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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78/100Our AI sentiment read
Based on 6 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 | 192 |
Compute
| CUDA Cores | 2304 |
| Tensor Cores | 64 |
| RT Cores | 16 |
| Base Clock | 1057 |
| Boost Clock | 1477 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 4.813 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 4.813 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 9498 |
| GPU Compute | 6442 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 70 |
| Recommended PSU | 300 |
| Power Connectors | No |
| Cooler | Dual Fan |
| Fans | 2 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x8 |
| DisplayPort | 2 |
| HDMI | 2 |
| Max Displays | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 |
Physical
| Length | 181 |
| Slot Width | 2 |
| Form Factor | Low Profile |
| Weight | 0.5 kg / 1.2 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| DirectX | 12 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE | MSI Ventus 2X OC | XFX SPEEDSTER MERC319 RX-78TMERCB9 | Sapphire PULSE 11325-04CPO | ASRock OC Formula RX6900XT OCF 16G | ASUS Dual DUAL-RX9060XT-16G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce RTX 3050 | GeForce RTX 5070 | Radeon RX 7800 XT | Radeon RX 7900 GRE | Radeon RX 6900 XT | Radeon RX 9060 XT |
| Vram | 6GB GDDR6 | 12GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1477 | 2557 | 2565 | 2290 | 2475 | 3250 |
| Tdp W | 70 | 105 | 236 | 268 | 300 | 140 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 96 | 192 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 128 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE | 19.1 | 27.1 | 23.2 | 25.5 | 35.2 | 35.4 | 44.3 | 45.1 | 83.4 | 52.9 | 51 |
| MSI Ventus 2X OC Compare | 62.4 | 77.6 | 64.8 | 82.1 | 63.9 | 72.7 | 56.8 | 71.8 | 99.3 | 82 | 88.6 |
| XFX SPEEDSTER MERC319 RX-78TMERCB9 Compare | 84.4 | 78.5 | 72 | 64.5 | 88.8 | 89.9 | 91.5 | 0 | 62.9 | 87.1 | 88.6 |
| Sapphire PULSE 11325-04CPO Compare | 89.2 | 87.9 | 71.1 | 79.7 | 95.2 | 72.7 | 72.9 | 0 | 62.1 | 86 | 0 |
| ASRock OC Formula RX6900XT OCF 16G Compare | 75.8 | 86.6 | 69.7 | 71.5 | 76.9 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 0 | 47.6 | 70.5 | 65.5 |
| ASUS Dual DUAL-RX9060XT-16G Compare | 77.2 | 57.4 | 67.8 | 49.9 | 65.1 | 89.9 | 56.8 | 45.1 | 84.8 | 76.7 | 95.3 |
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