GeForce RTX 3050
2022UnverifiedEntry-level ray tracing for budget 1080p builds
Launch price $249Today $199
Then vs. now
6140The frontier has moved: down 21 points since 2022.
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| Dimension | At launch | Today |
|---|---|---|
| Raster perf | 48 | 24 |
| Ray tracing | 55 | 27 |
| AI compute | 58 | 26 |
| Efficiency | 68 | 49 |
| Thermals & noise | 76 | 66 |
| Value | 62 | 47 |
Today-scores are recomputed against the current market frontier. How scoring works
Why the GeForce RTX 3050 stands out
Where it beats the average graphics card in its class.
TDP
130 W
1.8× less than the 232 average
Process Node
Samsung 8nm
41% less than the 11 average
Boost Clock
1777 MHz
23% more than the 1,441 average
Specifications
Core
- CUDA Cores
- 2560
- Boost Clock
- 1777 MHz
- Process Node
- Samsung 8nm
Memory
- VRAM
- 8 GB GDDR6
- Memory Bus
- 128-bit
- Bandwidth
- 224 GB/s
Power
- TDP
- 130 W
- Recommended PSU
- 550 W