NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 OEM: specs and benchmarks
- Interface PCIe 4.0 x8
- Core clock speed
- Max video memory 8 GB
- Memory type GDDR6
- Memory clock speed 14 Gbps
- Maximum resolution
Summary
NVIDIA started GeForce RTX 3050 OEM sales 4 January 2022. This is an Ampere architecture desktop card based on 8 nm manufacturing process and primarily aimed at gamers. 8 GB of GDDR6 memory clocked at 14 GB/s are supplied, and together with 128 Bit memory interface this creates a bandwidth of 224.0 GB/s.
Compatibility-wise, this is dual-slot card attached via PCIe 4.0 x8 interface. Its manufacturer default version has a length of 242 mm. 1x 8-pin power connector is required, and power consumption is at 130 Watt.
It provides good gaming and benchmark performance at
of a leader's which is NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090.
General info
Some basic facts about GeForce RTX 3050 OEM: architecture, market segment, release date etc.
| Place in performance rating | 132 | |
| Architecture | Ampere (2020−2022) | |
| GPU code name | GA106 | |
| Market segment | Desktop | |
| Release date | 4 January 2022 (1 year old) |
Technical specs
GeForce RTX 3050 OEM's general performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU base clock, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of GeForce RTX 3050 OEM's performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider its benchmark and gaming test results.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 2560 | of 20480 (Data Center GPU Max NEXT) |
| Boost clock speed | 1755 MHz | of 3599 (Radeon RX 7990 XTX) |
| Number of transistors | 12,000 million | of 14400 (GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile) |
| Manufacturing process technology | 8 nm | of 4 (GeForce RTX 4080 Ti) |
| Thermal design power (TDP) | 130 Watt | of 2400 (Data Center GPU Max Subsystem) |
| Texture fill rate | 140.4 | of 969.9 (H100 SXM5 96 GB) |
Dimensions and compatibility
Information on GeForce RTX 3050 OEM's compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | |
| Length | 242 mm | |
| Width | 2-slot | |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Memory
Parameters of memory installed on GeForce RTX 3050 OEM: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors have no dedicated memory and use a shared part of system RAM instead.
| Memory type | GDDR6 | |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | of 128 (Radeon Instinct MI250X) |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | of 8192 (Radeon Instinct MI250X) |
| Memory clock speed | 14 GB/s | of 22400 (GeForce RTX 4080) |
| Memory bandwidth | 224.0 GB/s | of 14400 (Radeon R7 M260) |
Video outputs and ports
Types and number of video connectors present on GeForce RTX 3050 OEM. As a rule, this section is relevant only for desktop reference graphics cards, since for notebook ones the availability of certain video outputs depends on the laptop model, while non-reference desktop models can (though not necessarily will) bear a different set of video ports.
| Display Connectors | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | |
| HDMI | + |
API support
APIs supported by GeForce RTX 3050 OEM, sometimes including their particular versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | |
| Shader Model | 6.6 | |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | |
| CUDA | 8.6 |
Benchmark performance
Synthetic benchmark performance of GeForce RTX 3050 OEM. Overall performance is measured in points in 0-100 range.
Overall score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
- Passmark
Passmark
This is probably the most ubiquitous benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
Benchmark coverage: 24%
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Gaming performance
Let's see how good GeForce RTX 3050 OEM is for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in frames per second. Comparisons with game system requirements are included, but remember that sometimes official requirements may reflect reality inaccurately.
Relative perfomance
GeForce RTX 3050 OEM's performance compared to nearest competitors among desktop video cards.
AMD equivalent
The nearest GeForce RTX 3050 OEM's AMD equivalent is Radeon RX 5600 OEM, which is faster by 6% and higher by 12 positions in our performance rating.
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Similar GPUs
Here is our recommendation of several graphics cards that are more or less close in performance to the one reviewed.
Recommended processors
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