MSI GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING X 6G
GPU GeForce RTX 3050
VRAM 6GB GDDR6
Boost Clock 1507 MHz
TDP 70 W
Memory Bus 96 bit
Ray Tracing Yes
Class consumer
49 Overall Score
Price $280
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong efficiency (83rd percentile) 83rd
- Strong feature (73rd percentile) 73rd
Cons
- Below average ai (19th percentile)
- Below average vram (23rd percentile)
- Below average raster (26th percentile)
- Below average rt (32nd percentile)
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 |
| Stream Processors | 2304 |
| Tensor Cores | 64 |
| RT Cores | 16 |
| Base Clock | 1550 |
| Boost Clock | 1507 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 4.813 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 4.813 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 9498 |
| GPU Compute | 6442 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 70 |
| Recommended PSU | 550 |
| Power Connectors | None |
| Cooler | Dual Fan |
| Fans | 2 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 1 |
| HDMI | 2 |
| Max Displays | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 |
Physical
| Length | 205 |
| Slot Width | 2 |
| Form Factor | Full Height |
| Weight | 0.7 kg / 1.5 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| Upscaling | DLSS |
| AV1 Encode | Yes |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING X 6G | ASUS PRIME PRIME-RTX5070-12G | PNY OC VCG507012TFXPB1-O | XFX Swift RX-97SWFB3B9 | ASRock Challenger RX9070 CL 16G | ZOTAC Twin Edge ZT-B50700H-10A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce RTX 3050 | GeForce RTX 5070 | GeForce RTX 5070 | Radeon RX 9070 | Radeon RX 9070 | GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Vram | 6GB GDDR6 | 12GB GDDR7 | 12GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR6 | 12GB GDDR7 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1507 | 2512 | 2587 | 2700 | 2520 | 2542 |
| Tdp W | 70 | 250 | 250 | 245 | 220 | 250 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 96 | 192 | 192 | 256 | 256 | 192 |
| 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 | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING X 6G | 18.9 | 32 | 23.1 | 25.5 | 35 | 72.7 | 44.2 | 83.4 | 52.8 | 95.5 |
| ASUS PRIME PRIME-RTX5070-12G Compare | 62.3 | 82.8 | 64.8 | 82 | 81.1 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 73.4 | 94.1 | 95.5 |
| PNY OC VCG507012TFXPB1-O Compare | 62.3 | 82.8 | 64.8 | 82 | 81.1 | 90 | 72.9 | 73.4 | 94.1 | 95.5 |
| XFX Swift RX-97SWFB3B9 Compare | 83 | 79.3 | 74.9 | 68.8 | 86.7 | 90 | 72.9 | 62.9 | 94.1 | 88.9 |
| ASRock Challenger RX9070 CL 16G Compare | 83 | 79.3 | 74.9 | 68.8 | 86.7 | 79.1 | 91.5 | 76.7 | 82.1 | 88.9 |
| ZOTAC Twin Edge ZT-B50700H-10A Compare | 62.3 | 82.8 | 64.8 | 82 | 81.1 | 90 | 56.7 | 73.4 | 94.1 | 66.5 |
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