RTX 3050
Based on the Ampere chipset, the GeForce RTX 3050 is an entry-level 30-series offering from NVIDIA. Released on 27 January 2022, the GeForce RTX 3050 provides a budget-friendly alternative to NVIDIA’s flagship cards. Although it lags behind most higher-end GPUs when it comes to raw graphical performance, it makes for a great 1080p card, being able to run most modern titles at slightly tweaked visual settings.
| Technical Specs | NVIDIA RTX 3050 |
| GPU | GA106 |
| Architecture | Ampere |
| Process Size | 8 nm |
| Transistors | 12,000 million |
| Base Clock | 1552 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 1777 MHz |
| CUDA Cores | 2560 |
| Tensor Cores | 80 |
| RT Cores | 20 |
| TMUs | 80 |
| ROPs | 32 |
| Memory Size | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | 128-bit |
| Memory Speed | 224.0 GB/s |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB |
| TDP | 130 W |
| MSRP | $250 |
| Best Variants | Best RTX 3050 |
