RTX 3050 vs 1080p Gaming - Is this GPU that Bad?

At 1080p gaming, the RTX 3050 8GB should perform ok. But it's bad because it's a bad value graphics card. But to discover how bad it is, it's time to test it at 1080p in some games!
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[@himekomurata72]

It's not a bad gpu, just its pricing

[@jstz531]

If you are here to say an rtx3050 is garbage, think about the gt1030 but with ddr4 vram :) 3050 is more likely a decent card which it can let you play most of the games at high settings, but the price is just not ideal for the performance it offers..... And remember, not everyone is rich to buy a high end graphics card for gaming, talking about how "bad" is the rtx3050 but you can see there are people still buying the 6gb version for a budget build (of course its cheaper than the 8gb version) However i would not recommend buying the 8gb if you have the money just buy the rx6600 instead

[@LethaliDyr]

It's performance is bad for it's price. It is a poor value card. Well, both 40 series from Nvidia and 7000 series from AMD are both bad for it's price.

[@xbigbobsagetx]

Picked up a 3050 to upgrade from my 1060. Got a used dell one for 140 USD off eBay. I could have gotten a 2060 but I figure the extra year or so of driver support will make it worth while.

[@donaldnemesis393]

6650XT, 1630:

[@MrSamadolfo]

its not garbage, gpu tier list shows that its a 1070 or 1660super/ti, it just depends on price and availability and exactly what year your building your PC, as the years go by people will go for the 3050 8gb instead of the 1070, all is relative

[@Ouroboross-]

Thats not the point. The point is that for the same price you can get something significantly better. If this card was being sold for 100$ nobody would call it garbage.

[@sergiochipo2826]

I can confirm this card is so bad that it can lose against the 6600 in some 3D rendering programs like Lumion, Escape and D5. Just as a correction the 3050 uses more power than the RX6600, being about 30-35% slower.

[@anonytuser711]

If you only have rail power, the A2000 or RX6400 don't look so bad. If you only have an 8-pin, the RX6600 is great value. There's always 780M and 155H integrated graphics to get the job done versus bad value cards.

[@ProYamYamPC]

I agree, I believe the 6GB 3050 requires no external power wither. But if you have access to an 8-pin power connector, the RX 6600 is w much better card in gaming

[@Kacheng_3080]

I struggle to find a reason for 3050 to exist.

[@ProYamYamPC]

So do I, especially when the 1660 Ti exists and it's cheaper. Or the RX 6600 which is at worst, the same price yet way faster

[@robertanderson5735]

Its gonna replace the 1650 for budget low profile machines! It actually a good option now and and its performance isn't bad, just the price. But thats all NVIDIA cards bro! Edit: its also great on power draw, and low profile doesn't require a 6 pin power, makes it perfect for office budget rigs!

[@MrSamadolfo]

😊 it will make more sense as the years go by

[@MrSamadolfo]

@@robertanderson5735 at Microcenter sometimes the 3050 6gb is the same price as the 1650 so go for the 3050

[@BladeCrew]

I struggle to find a reason for rx 6600 to exist.

[@marknewellmusic]

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[@ProYamYamPC]

I appreciate the feedback mate, I will up the gain slightly in future

[@marknewellmusic]

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[@scarfaceReaper]

What's shocking is that in my country you can get a RX 6600, GTX 1080 TI mew thats the same price and a 3060 12 and RX 6700XT used that's the same price as a this card new.... shameful of a card

[@moleedaboi]

Pretty much the same for my country.

[@hrvojemilicevic3309]

Rtx 3050 is gtx 1070 supported by rtx drivers

[@lanelesic]

When 3050 8GB was released in January of 2022 the mining craze was still ongoing well in the year all the way to October (when ETH went PoS) and due to lockdowns and "chip shortage" the 3050 was selling up to $345 and the price didnt drop to msrp levels until 2023.

[@ProYamYamPC]

Yep, I think Nvidia though they could get away with the pricing back then. Which is why most of the 40 series is pretty horrid value as well I'd imagine.

[@Greenalex89]

thats when integrated grafics safed my ass with the AMD ryzen 5600G :D

[@Custom_PC_Keebs]

Haha title already said it 😮 Thanks for testing this for the cause

[@AlexHusTech]

Nice, I saw a machine on FB market with 3050 and i7 7700 for £250, tempted but got no space lol

[@ProYamYamPC]

Depending on the rest of the specs that could be a decent deal mate

[@AlexHusTech]

@@ProYamYamPC 32GB RAM, the rest the seller hasn't listed. BTW, did you buy the Sony A7 IV purely for KZbin or was it for a different project?

[@nepalidiy]

The funny part was some of the manufacturer we're making triple fan more for RTX 3050 which was unnecessary. Maybe they could charge a premium price for having a triple fan design I don't know

[@Greenalex89]

I heard there are passively cooled variants and thats the only use I see for this card: For silent sound recording builds, I guess. Other than that its pretty garbage for the price.. Id prefer a 6600 any day..

[@ProYamYamPC]

!00% mate, the RX 6600 is the gift which keeps giving

[@harshrawat7685]

Can you test arc a750 with amd ryzen 5 8600g wanna n Know how it perform ? Please 🥺

[@Hughesburner]

A few pop here and there in my local market for around $150...but like you said, there are more 6600xt's for not much more or the same you could get a rtx 2080 or 2070. I will eventually grab one when they are around $50 in a few years, as second or third card.

[@X_irtz]

It's a bit weird seeing those temperatures on a 3050. Is the Gigabyte model that bad? Or perhaps it wasn't reassembled properly after the repaste.

[@ProYamYamPC]

The cooler was red hot to the touch. So I’m just guessing it’s a poor cooler design🤣

[@X_irtz]

@@ProYamYamPC Unsurprising, given the track record of Gigabyte cards regarding their quality...

[@imsane2319]

Got mine for 110 USD, a dell oem version one

[@rugby187gaming]

It's definitely bad for the price but it's not a bad card imo. Used a couple of them in builds during the crypto and scalping drought but they cost me around £270 which is too much. I couldn't get any AMD cards at that time either

[@Boba_Fett1980]

6600 xt is way better like you said, GTX 1080 you could get around that price and it also absolutely smokes the 3050, you could also get an rtx 2060 which is still better but it's also cheaper for around 120 bucks on eBay. There's just so many options that make more sense.

[@MrSamadolfo]

🙂 the 3050 6gb is bus powered, its close to a 1660 or 1660 super depending on the game so its not too bad, useful if u got a really lower watt power supply of 300w, i imagine most people that buy it are thinking of using it for an oem prebuilt such as something from Dell / HP / Lenovo, theres low profile versions too if u want to use it an a skinny SFF oem case, sometimes they are the same price as the 1630 or 1650 4gb so if they are close then i suggest spending a bit more and pickup the 3050 6gb, they are sometimes on sale as either Clearance or Open Box Returned, bus powered cards are useful, always have a handful of them in your stash

[@deathtoinfidelsdeusvult2184]

3050 6 gb is close to a 1060 which is bad af. 4060 sff already exists and according to techpowerup, uses less power on gaming than the 3050. They are the same as the 6650xt which is around 170$ according to pcpartpicker.

[@NiffyClips]

i have a gtx 1070, an i5 2320 and 16gb ddr4 RAM. Should i upgrade my cpu to an i7 3770k or buy a whole new pc with a different motherboard (i dont want to spend too much)

[@marknewellmusic]

Unless you have typos you can't do those upgrades - you say cpu is 2nd gen Intel, so no 3rd gen Intel will work on the current motherboard. You also say DDR4, it was only DDR3 on 1st 2nd 3rd and 4th gen Intel so I think you meant to type DDR3. Gotta make sure parts are compatible when building as often different generations don't mix with each other. HTH

[@vladnicolescu2638]

@@marknewellmusic3rd gen and 2nd gen have a shared platform, like 6-7 and 8-9. the 3770k would be a big upgrade over the 2320 but i would rather upgrade to a newer platform since 2nd and 3rd gen lack some instructions

[@NiffyClips]

@@marknewellmusic i7 3770k and i5 2320 are both LGA1155 and yes I meant ddr3 thanks

[@MrSamadolfo]

whats your exact motherboard model? what bios version are you on? so i can look it up, before verifying usually something like that just plug in a i7-2600 or a Xeon equivalant whichever is cheaper but it depends on the exact motherboard of course

[@marknewellmusic]

The bare minimum build gamers should be buying used these days is a 4th gen i7 build or newer as that's the first cpu generation to have AVX2 instruction sets which is needed and will be needed by certain games - Death Stranding, Horizon Zero Dawn etc. Realistically though, you wouldn't even want that generation as minimum cpu core count you should be getting is 6 - this puts you looking at 5th gen at a minimum. Also 5th gen had the bonus of quad channel memory on X99 so that gives you a bit of extra lifespan before memory bandwidth becomes a factor compared to dual channel generations eg 4th gen Gotta be very careful when looking for older build upgrade paths regarding pricing... Sometimes older cpu/mobo used can work out the same price or more expensive than a fairly recent generation cpu/mobo as the PC used market is saturated with modern (eg last 5 years releases) options that are similar price yet give better price-performance than say an older 4th gen 5th gen 7th gen 8th/9th gen cpu/mobo combo - just watch out for very new generations of used eg 12th 13th 14th gen Intel as the pcore ecore latency and microstutter situation isn't ideal on newish gen used stuff. In your situation that would involve you having to buy newer DDR4 ram (which is cheaper priced now fortunately👍), so you might not even want to go that modern if you are happy with DDR3 still - me personally if I were you, I would want to move to at least a quad channel DDR3 5th gen x99 Intel build with a 5960k cpu minimum, or I would finally jump over to a cheap (but good price/performance) DDR4 build such as the 8th gen 8700k cpu (with a 9th gen Z390 motherboard) or 9th gen cpu eg 9900k for 8 cpu cores which will give you a bit longer before hitting limits years down the line (8th gen used build is exactly what I did last year, coming from an ancient i7 990x system). I avoided newer generations such as 12th, 13th, 14th gen Intel due to seeing the issues ecores were causing with latency etc. I've got my eye on 15th gen Intel cpus to see how they do and I am eagerly awaiting rtx 5000 Blackwell gpus to see if nvidia finally give the gamers the killshot fatality that prices them all out of new gpus from now on with ridiculous price points. We will never get to cloud gaming cuz of Nvidias approach, but we will see gamers only buying used, older generation gpus more as the years go forward, as that is the only way gamers with sensible gpu budgets (around £300/$300 or less), will be able to purchase gpu upgrades without getting ripped off. PC gaming for normal folk is in a very sorry state currently, but if nvidia keep releasing new generation gpus every 2 years, then over time things will normalise nicely for average gamers due to used gpus being where it's at for fairly reasonably priced gpu upgrades - performance is very good with newer gpu generations (vram amounts is another story currently eg 8gb vram is crazy low for 2024 games), it's just new pricing that is batshit crazy 🤪 HTH

[@lolol50735]

Its more than good enough for 1080p gaming just overpriced, should be around 140.

[@AnnHiroCh]

I'm specifically a 50 series fan, I just say find one used for about half the price, and if you're still on Pascal anything under a 1070 Ti.

[@MrSamadolfo]

🙂 i have one in my roundup of cards, if u look at the gpu tier list its around a 1660 super or thai, 1070, vega 56, 1070 ti, 5600XT, it has 8gb of vram and uses a single 8pin, not too power hungry so u should be fine with ur typical decent namebrand 450w 500w power supply

[@deathtoinfidelsdeusvult2184]

3050 consumes more power than a 4060.

[@ORBPHIL]

A comparison on the RTX 3050 8GB vs GTX 1070 8GB is essentially needed. For those who could'nt get the GTX 1070, the RTX 3050 8GB is its rebirth; with ray tracing of course🤔😉🤪

[@MrSamadolfo]

🙂 sure, its about the same performance, one thing about the 1070 1070super ti 1080, those variants you can get a nice long argb cool looking three fan Asus Strix Rog video card version, if ur looking to build something with asthetics and bling

[@mr.pumpkin8891]

i almost bought one of these in the used market until i saw a 2060 super for the same price 😂

[@GhostLinx]

Basically an overclocked 1660 super

[@remoquillojosemiguel1105]

Sounds perfect to me. Not bad for workstation stuff

[@deathtoinfidelsdeusvult2184]

@@remoquillojosemiguel1105 might as well get a 5600g and be done with workstation stuff.

[@shockcrew5275]

An RTX 3050 6gb would make perfect sense in an OEM with a proprietary PSU and no 6 or 8-pin PCI-e connectors. At some point, this would have been a perfect fit for me. It performs about the same as an RTX A2000 at a fraction of the price. These two are the only real solution for strictly slot-powerdraw.

[@donaldnemesis393]

even the rtx 3050 6gb have it's use case for old pre built upgrade due to having only 75w and also cheaper, while 8gb 3050 requires 6 pin and cost more than 2060 and 6600

[@MrSamadolfo]

the 1650 is sometimes the same price as the 3050 6gb so go for the newer faster card =)

[@deathtoinfidelsdeusvult2184]

@@MrSamadolfo or you could just buy a 8700g which is more or less a 3050 6 gb to begin with. That way you get less power and then upgrade your gpu later on.

[@Flyon86]

If this was $125 new, maybe $150 tops, it could be a decent ultra budget option or for someone that's buying an old workstation and wants to slap a gpu in there for light gaming. As is I don't know why you'd want to buy this instead of an rx6600.

[@gamingtemplar9893]

it's not bad, I prefer other options but it's all nvidia and depends on price 2060super is great for example

[@RobertFixit]

3050 sounds like the annoying little brother that you love and hate at the same time. $170 USD sounds a little steep

[@gaurav07843]

guys use rtx 2060 instead of this this gpu is so badly priced

[@csh9853]

I dont think its all that bad.

[@g30d3d8-xd3xr]

It simply is

[@knightfall71]

i bought my mrs 1 of these just to play fortnite and a few other games. it played some games pretty good imo. 1080p med settings. but then she bought days gone. and it just didnt like it no matter what settings. when you turn around in the games you could see the trees still rendering. also people with no bodies lol

[@dcikaruga]

Could be worse, could be a 3050 6GB. 🤣

[@rotemlv]

Oooh doncha worry, the 4050 or whatever it'll be called will put this one to shame. 32Gb bandwidth :))

[@solarx4166]

They shouldve kept this a laptop gpu...

[@dianaalyssa8726]

Ah the 3050.

[@Trwals]

It is bad because it is made by NVidia. NVidia's drivers are garbage, they haven't been able to handle DisplayPort with multiple monitors properly for over 10 years. The last 3 driver releases haven't even been able to detect my second monitor at all. It's unfortunate I have to replace my monitor with a FreeSync one in addition to getting a new card to get away from NVidia.

[@renzogallegos5877]

I'm very lucky to afford myself an AMD Radeon rx 6650 xt instead of this gpu 😂🎉

[@lamikal2515]

"How a GPU can be this bad ?" Simple : because people buy it.

[@thefilthycasual448]

An Rx 6600xt? No need. An Rx 6600 is far better, the XT is too much 😂

[@Blasten]

Definitely would not recommend this card

[@Greenalex89]

to your enemies

[@Blasten]

@@Greenalex89 had to edit my post to “not” haha good catch lol

[@takehirolol5962]

It has always been bad. Always, like the 1050 Ti at launch, it was bad. And don't tell me the argument of old office PCs, it's only a regional circumstance. The deal has always been the RX 6600.

[@XxGorillaGodxX]

And the office PC thing only applies to the 6gb version, the 8gb is just horrifically overpriced compared to other options that are far faster.

[@ProYamYamPC]

I can't remember the 1050 Ti having a terrible launch. At least you could get it for $150 and not $250 like the RTX 3050

[@takehirolol5962]

@@ProYamYamPC The 1050 Ti was not the deal since the RX 470 was $175 and it was faster by a significant margin, since the RX 470 was also the PS4 Pro GPU. Then came Etherium in 2017 and the only GPU late gamers that didn't know of the 2016 PC Gaming Resurgence could get was the 1050 Ti.

[@MrSamadolfo]

🙂 i picked up a 5700 8gb, nobody talks about it, its very close to a 6600 but alot cheaper

[@bobsonuk]

✋ I have a RTX 3050... But I didn't buy it for gaming.

[@ProYamYamPC]

Do you use it for video editing/productivity?

[@bobsonuk]

@@ProYamYamPC I got it mainly for getting back into Blender in my freetime, after many years absence. The selling points of the RTX 3050 for me were: 1. Nvidia RTX GPU which is basically a must for Blender. 2. A fairly newer generation GPU that you could get a 6-pin variant. (HP Z440 dual 6-pin). 3. Not that RTX "3050" 6GB cut down nonsense. Compared to the dual Quadro M4000 I had before, the RTX 3050 seemed a smart upgrade.

[@testertester4968]

3050 is a rebranded 750ti

[@jstz531]

are you serious? 3050 is nearly 300% faster than a 750ti lol, i would say its a 1660 with ray tracing and dlss

[@MrSamadolfo]

its close to a 1660 super / thai 😊

[@v.9876]

If someone does not want their 3050 they are more than welcome to give it to me :)

[@ok_cool5122]

its not a bad card, but just overpriced

[@Greenalex89]

that makes a bad card