MSI GeForce RTX 3050 Ventus 8GB GDDR6
The 8GB of GDDR6 VRAM on a 128-bit bus and support for DLSS make this Ampere-based card a capable entry point for 1080p gaming with ray tracing enabled. Its compact dual-fan, 235mm design fits easily into smaller builds while still offering a factory overclock to 1807 MHz. This card is best for budget-conscious gamers building a small form factor PC who want to play modern titles at 1080p with medium to high settings.
GPU GeForce RTX 3050
VRAM 8GB GDDR6
Boost Clock 1807 MHz
TDP 130 W
Memory Bus 128 bit
Ray Tracing Yes
Class consumer
52 Overall Score
Price $442
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong user sentiment (86th percentile) 86th
- Strong feature (79th percentile) 79th
Cons
- Below average ai (28th percentile)
- Below average raster (30th percentile)
- Below average vram (30th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Owner sentiment has held steady over time
88/100Our AI sentiment read
Based on 7 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 | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | 128 |
| Bandwidth | 192 |
Compute
| CUDA Cores | 2560 |
| Tensor Cores | 64 |
| RT Cores | 16 |
| Base Clock | 1057 |
| Boost Clock | 1807 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 4.813 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 4.813 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 12487 |
| GPU Compute | 6442 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 130 |
| Recommended PSU | 550 |
| Power Connectors | 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Dual Fan |
| Fans | 2 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 |
| DisplayPort | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 |
Physical
| Length | 235 |
| Slot Width | 2 |
| Weight | 0.7 kg / 1.5 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| Upscaling | DLSS |
| VR Ready | Yes |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI GeForce RTX 3050 Ventus | Gigabyte AORUS GV-N507TAORUS M-16GD | ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5070TI-O16G-GAMING | Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G | ZOTAC SOLID SFF OC ZT-B50710J3-10P | PNY OC VCG5070T16TFXPB1-O |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce RTX 3050 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti |
| Vram | 8GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1807 | 2670 | 2610 | 2680 | 2482 | 2450 |
| Tdp W | 130 | 300 | 300 | 339 | 300 | 300 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 128 | 256 | 256 | 384 | 256 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI GeForce RTX 3050 Ventus | 28.4 | 36.8 | 30.4 | 30.1 | 35.6 | 79.1 | 56.8 | 86.3 | 54.4 | 57.5 | 95.4 |
| Gigabyte AORUS GV-N507TAORUS M-16GD Compare | 80.6 | 88.5 | 85.1 | 88.8 | 93 | 84.3 | 91.5 | 71.6 | 69 | 94 | 99.1 |
| ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5070TI-O16G-GAMING Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85.1 | 88.8 | 93 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.7 | 69 | 99.2 | 95.4 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.6 | 91.7 | 91.4 | 83.4 | 99.2 | 84.3 | 91.5 | 86.3 | 42.5 | 98.7 | 78.5 |
| ZOTAC SOLID SFF OC ZT-B50710J3-10P Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85.1 | 88.8 | 93 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 0 | 69 | 94 | 82.6 |
| PNY OC VCG5070T16TFXPB1-O Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85.1 | 88.8 | 93 | 66.8 | 91.5 | 0 | 69 | 82 | 99.1 |
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