Can The Worst RTX Graphics Card Do Ray Tracing?

I test the ray tracing performance of the loseriest RTX graphics card you can buy, the RTX 3050.
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[@dragontales1999]

The thing that blows my mind is that the 3050 is worse than the 2060, so it's essentially just a 2050, not an actual 3050.

[@Astorath_the_Grim]

Nvidia keeps releasing lines of new cards without really an invocation.

[@JS-ji5fl]

Follows Nvidia trends though.

[@dragontales1999]

@@JS-ji5fl to be fair, the 3060 TI was on par with a 2080 Super. All of the high end 3000 series cards were a improvement

[@dragontales1999]

@E E uh no the 3060 TI is better than a 2070 Super and on par with a 2080 Super

[@mohameddaahir1171]

@E E 2080 super and 3060ti and very similar but 3060 ti is usually better

[@eldibs]

DLSS is the real selling point for RTX cards. It's not perfect, but it works well. For gaming, ray tracing is currently just a neat toy.

[@devilmikey00]

RT reminds of 3D on the 3DS. I'd turn it on for a few seconds, go "that's neat" and promptly turn it off forever because it cut the framerate in half.

[@lgkninja]

@@devilmikey00 did the 3ds get worse fps with 3d on? If so I didn’t know that. Or are you talking about ray tracing?

[@liamsgamingpcs7473]

@@lgkninja I believe it’s slightly worse but given it’s a console and every game is specifically designed for the console I doubt it’s by that much….

[@gybody4653]

yeah, dlss is one of the reasons i went for nvidia instead of radeon, despite the radeon being technically slightly faster

[@420southcitykid]

I agree, dlss was why I went with nvidia. Imo ray tracing is overhyped and not worth the loss in fps

[@Microwave034]

Bro lost about 950 fps when he turned on Rtx mode in quake 2

[@LatS0ul]

Shows how unoptimized Ray tracing is

[@gregga.7546]

​@LatS0ul ray tracing is awesome on Doom Eternal. I play on a 4050 laptop and I still make ~120 fps heavy load all at least high graphics

[@Arylist]

when the "worst rtx graphics card" works better than your gpu

[@SkSkPlacaPlaca]

What do you have

[@Hpa09]

A 3200G;-;

[@Thats_NotHisName]

@@SkSkPlacaPlaca Gt 710

[@babatona]

Yep, I don't wanna fucking RTX 4090 when i can have 3050. I don't play AAA games with ultra max graphics which doesn't make sense anyways. It's good because it mostly does its job at 1080p. I had a Nvidia GT-400 or something before.

[@irmajustinasmikuckiai8287]

I have rtx 3050 16 gb version it can do 4K at 40 fps 1440P 113 fps

[@tonny8881]

Been stuck with a 1050Ti for 5 years. Upgraded to a 3050 after getting a new CPU and I am not regretting it. Enjoying Cyberpunk with DLSS without RT and I couldn't be happier since the game is over 60 FPS.

[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

Cool! That’s a huge upgrade and I’m glad to hear you’re happy with your new GPU. 😁

[@tonny8881]

@@DawidDoesTechStuff All I can say is hard work paid off 😀. Just had to grab the card when I saw it for such a good price.

[@emmettdaster]

that's exactly what I'm doing haha

[@pajeetsingh]

You playing cybercuck?

[@memething8347]

Im still with the 1050ti, waiting for the new series

[@ObliteAbyss]

The thing with raytracing is that it was the goal for so long, that we had plenty of time to get very good at faking it - So when it finally came along, it didn't make as much of an impact as it would have previously.

[@elhomo6406]

It still makes a pretty big impact in open world games with dynamic light and weather systems where baked in lighting is more difficult to get right.

[@igorrafael7429]

it does make a big difference, you only need to know where to look at.

[@GamerGavin04]

@@igorrafael7429 lol minecraft with ray tracing looks super good. Especially paired with shaders.

[@BlazeSh0t]

I’d say it’s a pretty big impact considering how little it actually does visually lol. Cyberpunk in 4K on a 3090 with rtx on gets like 20 fps

[@sobari745]

Yeah, pretty much the only thing raytracing currently does noticeably better than the “faked” methods is reflections, in my opinion. Honestly though, with time, I feel like AMD and Nvidia probably could have developed new techniques to further improve realism in game without relying on the brute force method that is raytracing.

[@spl4shhimself]

To be fair, you dont actually have to play with RTX, unless you really want to. The thing is, this GPU was designed specifically for 1080p gaming, so imo This gpu would be one of the best budget gpus for those 1080p gamers 😄

[@JimJK]

gamers when rtx doesn't run at 6000000 fps

[@BaxTechYT]

I'm impressed by how well DLSS can help. If the GPU market ever comes back to a reasonable place, this gives me hope!

[@WASD-MVME]

Yea they will just keep selling you cards with lesser power but you can use DLSS right and game devs can continue to use it as a crutch

[@Verpal]

@@WASD-MVME Whilst I agree game dev got lazy, blaming DLSS isn't really what I will do right now, since vast majority of PC gamer don't have access to DLSS yet. Maybe another 5 year we will start to see horribly optimized game coming out, but with absolutely immaculate DLSS implementation.

[@AllanBorch]

Well actually... it's not great... you can see if you're running a lesser card (like me) that the DLSS is just upscaling... from time to time, when you hit the demanding stuff, you will get reminded of just how poor you are... -there's more, because the errors in development just stays there, for example Cyberpunk... every time you look in the mirror it looks like 360p... like... you are not moving! -Why does this need upscaling?!?? ...and sudden texture changes, when just driving around in the desert... there's lots more, but my point is: save up for an xx80, or xx90, don't let yourself be dependent on DLSS... it's just not worth it.

[@buggerlugz6753]

IF.

[@Bourinos02]

Well, yeah, playing at 720p in 2022 will definitely help the GPUs to push out higher fidelity graphics.

[@tobyedwards1803]

"Dawid cackles manically as RTX 3050 cries"

[@drdeathkitty]

Ive always wondered, what happens if you solder more memory modules to the empty space?

[@Cortanakya]

Technically doable. You'd also need to flash a hacked bios that was able to manage the added memory, and you might run into issues with artificially limited memory channels (e.g., if nvidia used poorly binned silicon for the lower tier cards like Intel does then there might be no physical connection between the actual gpu and the memory channels for the newly installed vram). If nvidia didn't A) physically sever the data lanes for the memory and B) you could convince the bios on the card, the bios on your computer, the drivers on your computer, and the memory management across the whole... Well, then sure! It might be as simple as soldering it on and flashing the bios from a higher tiered card (e.g., a 3090 with 24gb ram) and matching the memory one-to-one with the flashed bios's expected memory configuration. You'd then just have to tell the card to limit itself to only using the CUDA/RTX cores that your 3050 actually has (so it doesn't attempt to compute data on cores that don't exist) and also limit the max power draw for the card to match the specifications of the 3050. Things like fan speed control and display output should just work as-is. Super simply: yes, that's basically what nvidia/MSI/Asus etc do. They produce thousands of boards that can accept several GPU configurations (3050/3060/3060ti/3070 etc) and simply stamp the required components onto the board. You could absolutely do that yourself but anybody with the knowledge and skills required to do so almost certainly wouldn't need to do so as they likely have a very profitable job working for nvidia already and could just buy a brand new 4090ti ;)

[@bagenskiii8376]

I have the laptop variant (found within the MSI GF63 Thin) and it runs ray tracing surprisingly well. Metro Exodus, Minecraft RTX, and Cyberpunk all run around 40-50 frames. It's not perfect, but certainly fun to mess around with.

[@Marchey_]

seeing that GPU at 99% and that CPU at 1% running quake made me laugh 😂

[@buggerlugz6753]

Which speaks volumes really.

[@infiniteblaz3416]

That means the GPU is being fully utilized. That’s not a bad thing.

[@TheAAandGGShow]

gpu at 100% isnt a bad thing its just how gpus go they arent like ram or cpu

[@notsoseriouslen6374]

umm thats a good thing its when the gpu dips below 90% or so the cpu isnt processing quick enough so what are you talking about?

[@Sergmanny46]

@@infiniteblaz3416 And that speaks very bad of the CPU, because it's not doing anything. Or you can look at it another way and say the GPU is pretty much sweating at this point constantly being forced to running at 99%. How is that NOT a bad thing? You're not supposed to 100% your GPU all the time, and same goes for the CPU.

[@IVIUT3D]

The 3050 is the perfect upgrade if you have not gotten into modern cards. I was coming off a gtx760 and I am happy with the performance of the 3050.

[@DrastixMachina]

Yeah, I do blender rendering and video editing, on top of gaming but I’m coming from a 1050. I bought the card (was supposed to come in today, but nope, last minute shipping update changed to tomorrow instead) But I haven’t gotten to get into any new era cards and the 1050 was starting to fail in certain aspects on newer games I tried playing. The 3050 intrigued me and was a budget rtx card, the benchmarks are promising and it’ll increase my workflow with blender and video editing by a fuck ton

[@aidencrooker6243]

@@DrastixMachina yo tell me how it does when you test it

[@akiani]

i mean, i can play elden ring on max with barely any stuttering. good enough for me

[@durg3sh]

Hello from a guy who upgraded from uhd 620

[@jub8891]

same here.. this is mindblowingly good for the games i play with it.. i dont need 4k@120fps, just something that looks good on a laptop..

[@SmittyWJManJensen]

6:30 "there's some fire on our gun, this is definitely worth half the framerate" This statement is basically raytracing in a nutshell.

[@Aruj]

technically the worst rtx card is RTX 2050 laptop

[@mezzix6969]

but still has better performance

[@Altair112pl]

I played Control on a 2070 and DLSS was pretty much mandatory to keep the game above 60fps, it looks phenomenal with RTX so if you can run it with it, it's definitely worth it

[@recordatron]

Seems for most games the real killer RT feature is ray traced global illumination. The shadows and reflections are nice and all but the real scene changing stuff comes from GI. If that's not featured or its paired back the difference seems to be a lot less noticeable if you're not looking for it.

[@stonedassnecoarc]

To me at least the reflections are the most noticeable change. While full global illumination would be nice, almost no games use it yet because it is just so hard to run, and even then, the only time it does much is in dark areas with minimal lighting sources, for example, dark caves with a few torches in minecraft. Reflections are far more noticeable and improved overall, all for minimal performance drops. DOOM Eternal's RT reflections are really well done and the non RT global illumination looks extremely good as well.

[@imo098765]

@@stonedassnecoarc Cyberpunk has great reflections and GI

[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

That’s a very good point. Hopefully we will start too see that more as the new Unreal engine starts showing up in more games.

[@recordatron]

@@stonedassnecoarc Dying Light 2 is pretty much the poster boy for RT GI at the moment, don't even have to know what you're looking for to see the differences in a lot of environments when turning it on and off. Definitely worth taking a look at if you want something that's a bit more drastic looking.

[@frenchfrogg4209]

@@DawidDoesTechStuff can i teste my motherboard without a cpu fan before i plut in my pc

[@saberkura]

Question... leaving aside the games, my question is with this video card if it is good for a video rendering in the edition? is it HD or 4K? and the rendering speed, how is it going fast or slow?..... I appreciate your prompt response

[@davidclark6071]

I have no clue what half the stuff you’re talking about it but it’s so entertaining. Amazing content!

[@TechWithSean]

3:27 those pads may help the cooler sit flush against the PCB. Even though there's no VRAM there, if there were no pads on one side, the mounting pressure may be more uneven.

[@twizz420]

I was thinking there might also be memory on the other side of the PCB, but I'm not sure if that's the case with the 3050.

[@kwerpi]

I doubt those soft squishy pads do anything for mounting pressure. The real reason is that the memory modules in different locations on different cards but they just put in the thermal pads on all locations so to not have to determine a different pad placement for every possible location for 4 VRAM packages.

[@buggerlugz6753]

Should have put more ram on it then. I mean wtf bother leaving them empty. cop out IMHO.

[@kwerpi]

@@buggerlugz6753 Because that would change the specs off the card: each memory package uses a 32bit interface. Using 4 means the card has 128bit memory bus. But add 2 more and now you have 192bit memory bus which is the same as the 3060. The memory bus also determines the size of VRAM you can have, and 12GB already seemed like too much for the 3060 but the other option was 6GB. 8GB is a good middle ground for the 3050.

[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

That’s a very good point! Makes complete sense. Thanks for pointing that out.

[@terradrive]

the RT cores aren't just for gaming, it can literally double 3d rendering speed in blender, used for AI programs like AI image upscalers etc

[@juliusfucik4011]

As far as I can tell Blender uses CUDA cores to do the raytracing. A typical RTX application does one (!) raytracing pass and then uses a neural network to add detail. Blender needs to do hundreds of passes as it gathers the details for each pixel. Also, take into account the material simulation in Blender is probably more complex than the ones you can define in RTX.

[@RhapsodyWarrior]

Yep, that's why a sold my RX5600XT and buy a RTX 3050...

[@b_j_t]

@@juliusfucik4011 No, that was in the past. Blender's Cycles renderer added support for the OptiX API which makes use of some of Nvidia's other cores producing a huge speedup. CUDA only is still an option but it's vastly slower than OptiX if the GPU supports it

[@terradrive]

@Невада большевик the problem is not whether if it can use amd'a rt cores but amd's support on these apps are lackluster. You need to buy plugins to be able to render properly using amd's gpu, even then it has problems too

[@Magnulus76]

@@juliusfucik4011 You can use both. Tensor cores are just a specialized kind of CUDA core that runs fp16 operations faster.

[@Kwnos889]

I got a 3060Ti and on max performance settings to squeeze out everything I keep getting wierd cuts on my screen and lower frames. This started to happen right after I formatted my PC. I tured on all the windows performance modes, my CPU, ram is amazing all running really high at like 4.6 ghz and 3600 mhz and still I cannot play games well with my RTX. Is there a setting I need to turn on or something I can do to fix this. I have the latest drivers ofc.

[@galaxysvoid]

he never took the film off the part where it says eagle on the fan side of the card

[@Forseti008]

2:20 - imagine firing THIS kind of shots after getting the GPU sent by Gigabyte. :D

[@Minto107]

Well, at least his honest about gigashit quality

[@mrducky179]

better to have honest opinions instead of someone being all flattery and soft just because they got sent a free gpu

[@Forseti008]

@@mrducky179 But this GPU appears to be perfectly fine so it was possible to express an honest opinion without roasting Gigabyte for their previous fuckup. :P

[@Minto107]

@@mrducky179 exactly. I've had 2 Gigabyte boards. Intel and AMD one. Both died after like 5-7 years, while in other PC I had an Asus board which works well till this day. I'm using MSI Tomahawk Max B450 in my main rig now and so far no issues

[@mrducky179]

@@Forseti008 fair enough but we all know dawid for his sarcasm

[@MandoMTL]

I think the logic behind the extra thermal pad is to even out mounting pressure.

[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

Ayyyy! That makes complete sense.

[@MRRIMURUTEMPEST]

Hi, is it okay to upgrade to 3050 coming from 1050ti? The 3050 here in my country is currently selling at $200 and I don't really have a budget for the other high end gpus

[@pringleiscool475]

to fix the treading, just add some superglue into the hole and insert the screw, it won't stick to the screw in my experience, and it holds up well if you're not constantly taking it apart. just don't put the back plate on when the glue is wet.

[@MenkoDany]

The new Cyberpunk patch apparently improves performance a lot, especially on low-end HW and higher resolutions

[@rubenfasola5402]

going from patch 1.1 to 1.5 (had not played the game in a while xD) i went from 27 to 38fps in the same place, same settings

[@ChengTeoh]

"I've been screwing for a while" ... another quote to add to the pile of things said on this channel that could get him into trouble if the KZbin bot learns about sex. 😆

[@doomslayer_spyrofan3943]

They are really annoying

[@YK.Its.Turtle]

It's kinda sad when even references to sex are immediately picked up...

[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

I really hope that day doesn’t come. 😅

[@EpicArcher13244]

just got this exact card and it runs great for gaming with friends at 1080p, ray tracing is something that's amazing but not something i use 24/7 as I mainly play valorant, overwatch and etc... but otherwise its defiantly a huge upgrade from my 1050 ti and if you are going for a budget modern build this is something worth looking into

[@godpop]

1080p is the goat

[@jimjam8166]

If you think about it since movies run at mid 20s FPS it’s actually quite scenic it’s like it’s straight out of a movie! 😂

[@alienatedpoet1766]

What I was hoping for with raytracing was more on reflections. It bugged me how windows and mirrors didn't reflect images anymore. It was a small detail I missed in other games. Now raytracing offers exactly that, but is used to show off the same lighting we had before, just different. Yay. Come on gaming industry! Ray tracing works if you put it in the right places instead of slathering it all over and making barely any change!

[@raven4k998]

I've been screwing for a while🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@BobM925]

I like the understated design of the Eagle cards, I have the Eagle 3070, it's not quite as "cheap" since there's a metal back plate on the cooler, not just a plastic shell.

[@anime5h_m1shr4]

Can't stop laughing right from watching the thumbnail. Love your videos, man. Totally makes my day. Thank you! :D

[@Sa.Mos.]

"at least the game doesnt feel like it's playing via dial-up anymore" ... I felt that and it made me feel old -.-

[@FinnLovesFP]

Crysis 1 Remastered's Raytracing affects reflections only. which applied to mostly metal surfaces and some water surfaces, and some concrete interiors. while it does look nice, it's not really all that worth it. if anything, Crysis 2 remastered raytracing makes more sense as 1 could've benefited more from RT Shadows and global illumination instead.

[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

Haha!! That makes sense. Also explains why it didn’t have much of a performance effect.

[@QWERTYCommander]

Also it doesn't use the RT cores, unlike the other games.

[@FinnLovesFP]

@@QWERTYCommander I heard from someone in the Crysis discord that It actually does, as if you have an RTX card or RDNA 2 GPU, it has a seperate Vulkan layer API to handle hardware acceleration for Crysis 1 remastered.

[@bloodywall81]

your wrong , the tittle is turtle sim remastered

[@autobahn_cj]

I've got myself a 3050 last week and it was big upgrade for me from 970, it does the job alright for 1080p settings, hopefully the market comes down so I can grab another 3080 for 1440p settings lol

[@unlimitedbagels]

How you getting on? I've ordered an Asus OC 3050, coming from a 980. After spending ages looking around and seeing the horrible 3060 prices etc I thought this is a good in between card. You get the new tech etc. But after I ordered I did start to think, omg have I made a mistake. Especially as the price isn't mega low still. I'm at 1080p on a nice 22" monitor.

[@indrajitroy1570]

Enjoy ur card brother.

[@autobahn_cj]

@@unlimitedbagels I'm happy with it, and yea it will be a good upgrade for u if ur going to use it in ur current setup

[@jadenwilliams615]

You should definitely see a big difference... have fun ;)

[@autobahn_cj]

Update : upgraded my monitor to 1440p ultra wide and 3050 gets me mostly 90fps to 100 on apex with 1440p settings. I still think it's bang for ur buck with current prices coming down and if don't want to spend much on gpu also I think if u have don't have a fairly new setup new gpus won't even run with 100% potential.

[@auralitegames3367]

Just got a 2070 super and I love playing with raytracing! I get a solid 60-80 on most games, but haven't tried competitive yet

[@MrPrinceofallsaiyan]

The 2070 super smokes the 3050 and 3060

[@fishsticksvr15]

RTX 3050: ohhhh promotion RTX 2050: Well i suppose i dont exist anymore.

[@tylerbeaumont]

Ray tracing is more an industrial thing. RTX cards are noticeably better at rendering 3D scenes, baking lights in unreal, and other industrial stuff than their non-RTX counterparts. Real time ray tracing in games isn’t really too viable in games rn, as much as it runs amicably on even the 2060 and 3050. It’s gonna be a few years yet until RTX is a staple, and even longer until it’s worth it to the average gamer, but for anything non-real time or non-gaming, RTX a wonderful feature and a massive time saver

[@InfinityTheLion]

I just really want to say Dawid, your videos make my day every single time you upload. Your content always brings me joy and I sit through every single upload loving your charisma, your sexy component close-up shots, ALL DA MEMEZ. You're getting me through a really tough time in my life and I appreciate you and your content.

[@raven4k998]

encourage him to add more ram to his rtx 3050 and fill those empty ram spots for shits and giggles factor

[@error404usernamenotavailable]

whats the program that you use that shows you the specs on the top left corner called?

[@brendanstephenson509]

Dumb question. What overlay specs program do you use?

[@jonumand]

I absolutely LOVE that you take your time with these reviews.

[@raven4k998]

do two rtx 3050's in sli equal an rtx 3060 or 3070?

[@jonumand]

@@raven4k998 no

[@iq6796]

I think im the only person in this community who actually bought a 3050 XD, I run mine at 1080p at almost max settings in most games and I get over 100 FPS usually. I do think its a good GPU for the price in the current market

[@socrguy123]

I felt a little attacked. This is the exact card in my system and I feel pretty good about it. You need dlss, but it runs great

[@danyscrub2344]

I am thinking of getting a bunch of upgrades for my pc in the future and i am wondering what cpu are you running? I am thinking about getting a ryzen 5600x and in the future get the 3050. I currently have a rx570 4gb

[@iq6796]

@@socrguy123 I'm running the Palit dual OC version, and it has been working great. The max temp I saw was 79°C but that is probably because I'm using a 14 year old case which has absolutely no ventilation, but I'll be getting a new case soon and that should improve thermals

[@socrguy123]

@@danyscrub2344 I have the 11600kf and 32 gb of crucial ballistix 3200mhz. Probably a little overkill for this, but plenty of room to grow

[@iq6796]

@@socrguy123 yea that is definitely overkill XD. I'm running a Ryzen 5 Pro 3350G which is basically an OEM only CPU but I managed to get it for $180 and I'm running 16 GB of RAM that is capable of 3200MHz but it's capped at 2933MHz due to CPU limitations and my Palit RTX 3050 OC, but all of this nice shiny hardware is in a 14 year old PC case rn so I'm planning to get a new case soon

[@DeadPixel1105]

I was surprised to find out that my 1660 Ti graphics card is actually a bit more powerful than the 3050. I made the mistake of thinking that, just because it's a 30 Series gpu, it must be super powerful.

[@24avenged24]

The 3050 is in a weird spot performance wise, at least right now while there's still brand new 2060's available that cost the same or less and perform better.

[@JorgeDimton]

but that's a lie, the 3050 is better than the 1660ti in power since the 3050 is equivalent to the 1070

[@alexturnbackthearmy1907]

@@JorgeDimton Not really an upside. The only real upside is DLSS, which 1660 doesnt have, but power "savings" would never justify new card cost, you literally spend more on card then few years worth of electricity FOR WHOLE SYSTEM, not the difference.

[@JorgeDimton]

@@alexturnbackthearmy1907 First of all, if there is a difference in energy consumption. Not everyone has power supplies of 500w or more, I know that power supplies are not especially expensive but they are an expense, and they get more expensive the more bats they have. I talk about energy consumption by source, and to a lesser extent but with equal importance, electricity expenditure. That's point number one. Point number two: The RTX 3050, although in my opinion it is not worth it, it is cheap. Very cheap, costing less than $200 for the 8 gigabytes of vram model. That is, for a little more money, compared to what a 1660Ti or 1660 Super costs, you have the RTX 3050 that comes with 8 gigabytes of vram, and not the 6 gigabytes that all GTX 1660 models have, in addition to coming with more power (Since the RTX 3050 performs the same, or similar, as the GTX 1070. That is, it is more powerful than the GTX 1660, 1660Ti and 1660 Super). Without mentioning that it comes with DLSS 2.4 and supports Ray tracing: Bad, of course, since the 3050 is the least powerful RTX, but it can handle ray tracing and does it much better than the very limited ability to handle Ray tracing that the GTX has 1660, 1660Ti and 1660 Super. That and the 3050 consumes less energy, therefore, it does not need a source of more than 500 watts, and therefore, your electricity expenditure is lower. And all for, at best, $150... the same $150 that the GTX 1660, 16060Ti and 1660 Super cost you. Bottom line: The RTX 3050 is absolutely, and without a doubt, a much better option than the 1660, 1660Ti and 1660 Super. But it's better at everything, literally everything. There isn't a single thing that the 1660, and its models, are better at. Literally NOTHING.

[@g_webb21]

​@@alexturnbackthearmy1907To be fair, without DLSS at medium 1080p on CP2077 I get like 25fps. With DLSS+FG mod now I constantly hit 60+ up to 80. Sparked new life into my 3050 laptop. This alone is a massive improvement.

[@s4pslxg158]

How many degrees does the gpu reach, because mine playing those games reaches 80, bordering on 85, should I change the thermal paste?

[@CaptainMumpitz]

"Ah yes, my favourite disappointment!" that's what my mum tells me whenever I visit

[@JamesSmith-sw3nk]

"I've been screwing for a while." - Dawid 2022

[@eminent_fatalis5535]

could you show which application you use to look at your performance please i wpould like if you put a link to it

[@trashcompactorYT]

I think that plastic debris on the screw threads was Loctite or a similar brand of screw adherent compound. I think the screw was too small and so they sealed it in with gray Loctite. That or they WAY over torqued the screw and those are the plastic threads sheared off and wedged into the screw's threads lol

[@Dog_21]

I love how on Quake 2 the CPU is at 2-1% and the Gpu was at like 35-40% lol and then Dawid turned on ray tracing

[@buggerlugz6753]

Which shows how uselessly implemented ray tracing is.

[@Dog_21]

@@buggerlugz6753 yeah it’s honestly kinda sad

[@ssenrak8117]

I wonder if the stickers means that gigabyte ain't gonna void your guarantee if you open the card, but still put this to ensure that you buy a brand new card (or a non opened one if its an used one) If so that's great and I support this idea

[@eknaap8800]

"...ain't gonna." Really?

[@turbsyy]

How does it feel to play at 1,000 fps? Bc i run at 20 - 30

[@offtopicmusic9639]

What are you using to see what fps your getting and see your temps and what not

[@catinapue8056]

using an rtx 3080, I've been fortunate to be able to play games maxed out with ray tracing also maxed out, and I have to say that right now I've only seen 2 or 3 modern games that really really show an obvious change in lighting, and those are Control, Cyberpunk, and now Dying Light 2. Dying Light 2 is the only 1 of those 3 that actually made my jaw drop when I turned on ray tracing, and it's during the night time where it truly stands out. Walking through forest areas at night hearing shuffling noises around you truly is terrifying when it ACTUALLY looks the way a forest should look at night. I mean its SPOOKY. When i turned off ray tracing to compare at night in the same area, it suddenly felt boring by comparison.

[@frostbuilds_2248]

try ray tracing on Minecraft lmao

[@Blobby192]

shadow of the tomb raider looks incredible at max settings with ray tracing on max

[@ksm13706]

Im running Cyberpunk on the rtx 3060 and I have to say I can definitely tell a difference. The nights are darker and more moody, after it rains you can see the wet reflection of the puddles on the streets. Idk im still pretty new to pc gaming but im def enjoying myself 😊

[@msquirrel1]

For me, its very hard to see the differences with RT on in Cyberpunk. Game looks good with regular old lighting. What kind of FPS are you getting? What are your settings? I ask because I cannot find the right setting set up.

[@lilapple]

@@msquirrel1 I have a 3060 too, and I use all high and ultra settings, dlss quality, only rt reflections, on 1080p, and I get 70+ fps at all times

[@msquirrel1]

@@lilapple thanks! Ill try it out!

[@dbadaddy7386]

That was the only difference I noticed, puddle reflections. Welcome to the PC Master Race.

[@shuriken204]

@@msquirrel1 I went from a 1660 super to a 2070 super and didn’t think the lighting really changed. I know everything else looks better but the lighting doesn’t look like it even changed.

[@Real_jseals]

did you put some thermal paste back on?

[@bradmannion6769]

Ok, I'm new to all this, and here's my stupid question, which monitoring overlay are you using?

[@nehalcity]

1:17 wtf 8k dollars, thanks I'll buy this for 300 dollars then sell this in the used market for 8k dollars

[@kwerpi]

Technically the loseriest “ray tracing” GPU is the 6500XT…

[@NuggetsXInfinite]

The 6500XT has the best slideshow raytracing experience

[@buggerlugz6753]

The 6500XT and RTX 3050 could be stepsiblings. Either way the only people getting shafted with this crap is the customers.

[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

I guess we will have to give the RX 6500 XT a run at ray tracing then. 😁

[@ShinyHelmet]

The one thing in the RX 6500 XT's favour is that you can actually buy it at MRSP. The equivalent 'new' Nvidia card in the UK at the same price point is a GTX 1650!

[@weavercs4014]

@@ShinyHelmet 1650 in the UK is 120. 6500xt is 250. 3050 is 350. Which is insane seeing as a 2060 is 320-350

[@wintraday]

Hello, I have a hp elitebook i7 6th gen with integrated Intel 520 graphics. And it has a VGA port and DVI port too. My question is can I attach 2 extra monitors to it? Will it cause any problem if I use with 2 extra monitors? Your answer is appreciated! Thanks

[@jeroenstefan]

What do you think of the 3060 eagle, cause i recently bought it XD

[@jonasGancedo]

It's not the worst RTX card. The worst is actually the Quadro T400 based on Turing architecture, it has DLSS and RTX too, but it's wayyy worse. Still, good video mate!

[@whatdahek]

Isn't Quadro workstation cards tho?

[@jonasGancedo]

@@whatdahek Yes sure, but this one is just a 1650 with less cores so it doesn't change that much things. Maybe you'll get better image quality / better colors but that's just better lol

[@jonasGancedo]

@@whatdahek Also Quadro cards often have wayy better performance per watts than GeForce Cards

[@hughmanateecrisis]

We need add in boards for RT, like the old physx cards. Surely that's an untapped market for nvidia.

[@horacegentleman3296]

I've been expecting it any day now. They will probably recycle misfab chips.

[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

That’s a good point. I wonder if we will ever see something like that.

[@robertcraane7910]

@@DawidDoesTechStuff RTX 710 2022 Edition! Just 500 Bucks, please...

[@wildwoodtop]

Is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card Ti integrated or dedicated

[@TheUnkown49]

Hey Dawid how do you get those performance numbers on your screen

[@simongruber4075]

6:38 My parents call me like that too

[@oleksii_levenko]

I think ray tracing is more a useful tool for developers than for players since it makes creating lighting so much easier and keeping it realistic, so future development will be much simpler and accessible

[@brokegamer5587]

this guy is funny,first video of yours ive seen and its an instant sub for me

[@derek9879]

The thermal pads without modules- the thermal pads act like the modules, removing a layer for the heat to go through and in turn increasing thermal efficiency. 👍

[@zelozelos578]

ray tracing at this point is just a tease anyway. It is awesome eyecandy and I hope the tech keeps getting better and games n whatnot get on board more too. RT is going to be something that will immerse you more into your experience, it can be a tool to bring more realistic stuff to your eyes or super realistic, the super part we got, we can just make it up and see what looks good, for realistic its gonna take a LOT of work. There is a bandwidth of rays we still do not "trace" or calculate. Subtle variances, interactions and conditions that effect everything. Adding all this together can make a scene indistinguishable from the real thing. Now we have screens that can show more detail than our eyes can see we can push the limits of cg calculations

[@kiimaro]

Since I have no plans at all, in the foreseeable future go from 1080p to anything higher, this card might actually be a nice pickup for me, altho, maybe I'll wait for the 4050 or see how the 3050 Ti performs, my 980 Ti at the moment holds up pretty well for 1080p gaming. My i7 3770k with DDR3 however.... Not so much.

[@buggerlugz6753]

At £400? honestly, a console would be on a different plane of reality better.

[@kiimaro]

@@buggerlugz6753 I'm talking about MSRP,, and I am perfectly contempt in waiting for the actual gpu prices to be msrp. Also, in terms of consoles, I already own a PS5 and both last gen consoles so.

[@politicalgangster9395]

@@kiimaro 8 months later and gpu prices are good on ebay

[@edmondaluz2372]

Hi. I just want to ask what is the software on the upper left that shows fps and temp

[@goingtoaster299]

What is the FPS app called in the top left?

[@Spark-pv9js]

8:19 - dlss ultra performance on 4k is actually rendering at 720p, so it even tricked Dawid's experienced eye xd Just goes to show how dlss is amazing and how its rtx's only true benefit lol

[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

Haha! Yeah that’s true. To be fair, it was “only” on a 1080p monitor. So the jump from 720p wasn’t too huge. 😁

[@Tartarus144]

I had _not_ expected the 2060 to beat the 3050. I opened the comments as soon as you introduced the card, ready to say that you had chosen the wrong card. The more you know, I guess 😅

[@ArioyOkur]

In future 3050 more fps than 2060 because have 8gb vram

[@Tartarus144]

@@ArioyOkur ...no? the 2060 has 6gb vram already, and the difference between 6gb and 8gb isn't a lot both are 1080p cards and that isn't gonna change, and 6-8gb is generally sufficient for 1080p

[@alexturnbackthearmy1907]

@@ArioyOkur It have worse bus. So it "better" only in capacity, everything else is worse.

[@misterfitzgerald]

I think you forgot the real runt of the RTX litter, the RTX 2050 Mobile.

[@setshowjayy8427]

I’ve got a 3060 and am not too familiar with graphics cards cuz my friend helped me build my pc, how good is it compared to the average gpu?

[@whoamI-tk3qz]

Thats way above average and pretty powerfull.

[@Signetboi]

this thing is actually equal (almost 2%) from my old gtx 1070 its like the 3050 has rtx is just name for it

[@Minto107]

I wanted to get 3050 to replace my 1070 but it gets less FPS in FH5 than my 1070. (ROG STRIX OC Edition)

[@Signetboi]

@@Minto107 well the mighty 1070 still strong being equal 3050 so u should save up bit more if u want replace it

[@user-db4lk7yg3o]

3050 is basically just a 1070 with less power draw and dlss, theres no other major differences

[@ahmetberat.]

4:30 bro -1950 fps

[@jeremyalston3849]

i want to know what cpu was used in this pc

[@animalmother9143]

the rate racing feature for crisis is built into the engine it is not dependent on a graphics card

[@thelunchbox420x]

I turn on ray tracing on any of my games and I literally can't tell any difference other than it runs slower.

[@StuTheMoose]

You and many others in this thread seriously need to consult an optician

[@tyre1337]

@@StuTheMoose not every game implements ray tracing well

[@crylune]

@@StuTheMoose Thank you Jensen very cool

[@Dtr146]

Throughout the years, The next generation's graphics card normally was as good as it's predecessors higher model. For example, the 1050 was as good as the 960 or it's a 1070 was as good as 980. Now it's just all over the place

[@raven4k998]

it's quite little look at that🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@grimsdespise6774]

most replayed part is the part with most sound. i wonder from what other site that came from

[@kionsland]

I didn't expected to be assualted in such a way 💀

[@wosh]

Who here actually bought the 3050 with me lol?

[@k.b.tidwell]

I've got an Acer Nitro 5 on the way with the TI inside and I can't wait. I wouldn't buy this card for my desktop, but I think it would be a nice upgrade from what I do have in it...a GTX 950 :D I'm going to see how prices drop and figure out what to get for that a little later.

[@torrancemwgaming]

rtx 1080ti dead?

[@outu296]

stting cyberpunk on medium settings with rtx psycho is like mounting a spoiler on a 50hp multipla

[@_Iza_Nagi]

i have 1660 super with i5 10400f now and kinda want to upgrade my gpu to rtx series. what kind of rtx gpu should i get ? not the most expensive ones but should i get 2060 ?

[@Supermage119]

yes 2060 should do

[@The_Meme_Man]

I would definitely prefer this over my current GTX 670

[@dynoisnothere]

yeah i have gtx 650

[@FS--ew3se]

@@dynoisnothere i have 680😳

[@dynoisnothere]

@@FS--ew3se heck yeah gtx 600 series gang

[@SSJfraz]

I have a 750ti, because I'm a serious gamer.

[@krypton1142]

@@SSJfraz thats cute. The 710 is clearly the best graphics card of all time

[@altonb]

Just had to point out that in Quake II the CPU is drawing 2 watts. Thought that was amusing

[@Fogolol]

that thing draws less than my cpu on idle lmao

[@sakakisalahden1akaja]

so what are alternatives ? any recommendations pls no 2000 series is not available in my country

[@s8lmm]

What is your moniter

[@SgtRock4445]

These are going for the same price as a rx6600 over here (~€500). If my rtx 2080 were to kick the bucket right now I'd get a rx6600. More bang for buck.

[@okami9039]

Why? Your RTX 2080 is better than rx 6600

[@SgtRock4445]

@@okami9039 I said if my 2080 would break. 😊

[@okami9039]

@@SgtRock4445 then get a better one you'll just degrade your performance if you go for rx 6600 if RTX 2080 breaks lol

[@fwsavage]

@@okami9039 are you joking or do you just not understand his comment

[@okami9039]

@@fwsavage that was two months ago so...

[@fierce134]

When you hit 400K subscribers, you should enter all your followers into a raffle. Winner gets three e-waste peripherals of their choice from your stash

[@msub17]

6:41 "My favorite disappointment: Cyberpunk" got me rolling 😂

[@piyushgarg9814]

I have a question. I have rtx 3050 with ryzen 5 3600x. If i get a new monitor in future, should i get 1440p? I have checked various youtube videos of rtx 3050 at 1440p with ray teacing and dlss and its 30fps or higher. Honestly fps doesnt matter to me as long as game is not stuttering and run smoothly