80
Jacob Roach
Digital Trends
“The RTX 3050 is a return to budget GPUs for Nvidia, with solid performance that's bolstered by DLSS.”
Critical Assessment
What Critics Praise
- Solid 1080p gaming performance
- Low list price of $249
- Supports DLSS and decent ray‑tracing
- 90 W TDP – can run on a 250 W PSU
- Low temperatures under load
- Ample GDDR6 memory
Points of Contention
- Prices may rise once initial stock is sold out
- Minor stuttering in memory‑intensive games
- Expensive for a budget card
- Higher power consumption
- Loses to RTX 2060 trade‑off
Professional Reviews
5 reviews from 4 critics80
Brad Chacos
PCWorld
“The GeForce RTX 3050 delivers everything you’d want from a modern 1080p graphics card, from fast frame rates to fully loaded features.”
74
Jackie Thomas
TechRadar
“However, its high price pits it against the RTX 2060, a fight the RTX 3050 just cannot win.”
70 Jarred Walton 2 reviews · avg ASUS Geforce RTX 3050 ROG Strix Tom's Hardware “The Asus GeForce RTX 3050 ROG Strix looks great, with an overclock that makes it faster than reference cards, but its high price makes it a poor value.”
Jarred Walton 2 reviews · avg ASUS Geforce RTX 3050 ROG Strix
Tom's Hardware
“The Asus GeForce RTX 3050 ROG Strix looks great, with an overclock that makes it faster than reference cards, but its high price makes it a poor value.”
All 2 Jarred Walton reviews, aggregated above
70
Asus GeForce RTX 3050 ROG Strix
ASUS Geforce RTX 3050 ROG Strix “The Asus GeForce RTX 3050 ROG Strix looks great, with an overclock that makes it faster than reference cards, but its high price makes it a poor value.”
60
Zotac GeForce RTX 3050 Twin Edge OC
Zotac Geforce RTX 3050 Twin Edge Oc The Zotac GeForce RTX 3050 Twin Edge OC offers negligible performance gains over the reference model while costing $150 more. The reviewer advises budget-conscious gamers to stick with the reference RTX 3050 or wait for price reductions.
