ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 Phoenix 6GB GDDR6
A 70W TDP and single-fan design make this a compact, low-power card that fits into tight builds without needing a PSU upgrade. The 0dB technology enables silent operation during light workloads, and HDMI 2.1 support keeps it viable for modern displays. This GPU is best for budget-conscious builders seeking a simple drop-in upgrade for esports titles at 1080p.
GPU GeForce RTX 3050
VRAM 6GB GDDR6
Boost Clock 1740 MHz
TDP 70 W
Memory Bus 96 bit
Ray Tracing Yes
Class consumer
33 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)
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 | 2048 |
| Tensor Cores | 64 |
| RT Cores | 16 |
| Base Clock | 1057 |
| Boost Clock | 1740 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 4.813 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 4.813 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 9498 |
| GPU Compute | 6442 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 70 |
| Recommended PSU | 550 |
| Cooler | Single Fan |
| Fans | 1 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 |
| DisplayPort | 1 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Displays | 3 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 |
Physical
| Slot Width | 2 |
| Form Factor | ATX |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| DirectX | 12 |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 Phoenix | Gigabyte WINDFORCE GV-N4090WF3-24GD | ZOTAC SOLID SFF OC ZT-B50710J3-10P | PNY OC VCG5070T16TFXPB1-O | MSI GAMING TRIO G5070-12GTC | XFX Swift RX-97SWFB3B9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce RTX 3050 | GeForce RTX 4090 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5070 | Radeon RX 9070 |
| Vram | 6GB GDDR6 | 24GB GDDR6X | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 12GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1740 | 2520 | 2482 | 2450 | 2610 | 2700 |
| Tdp W | 70 | 450 | 300 | 300 | 250 | 245 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 96 | 384 | 256 | 256 | 192 | 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 | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 Phoenix | 19 | 27.2 | 23.2 | 25.6 | 34.6 | 35.4 | 34.6 | 83.4 | 32.8 | 29.6 |
| Gigabyte WINDFORCE GV-N4090WF3-24GD Compare | 92.4 | 99 | 92.6 | 96.6 | 94.6 | 84.3 | 91.5 | 41.7 | 70.5 | 95.4 |
| ZOTAC SOLID SFF OC ZT-B50710J3-10P Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85.1 | 88.8 | 93 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 69 | 94 | 82.6 |
| PNY OC VCG5070T16TFXPB1-O Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85.1 | 88.8 | 93 | 66.8 | 91.5 | 69 | 82 | 99.1 |
| MSI GAMING TRIO G5070-12GTC Compare | 62.3 | 82.8 | 64.8 | 82.1 | 81.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 73.5 | 94 | 95.4 |
| XFX Swift RX-97SWFB3B9 Compare | 83 | 79.3 | 74.9 | 69 | 86.8 | 89.9 | 72.9 | 63.1 | 94 | 88.9 |
Price
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