[ GEFORCE ]
Graphics Cards
GeForce RTX 3050
Overall Score
25/100
Key Technical Specifications
Graphics (GPU)
Ampere
[ EXPERT VERDICT · SUMMARY ]
GeForce RTX 3050 is an engineering-tested graphics cards achieving an overall rating of 25/100. It is positioned for balanced everyday compute and power efficiency.
Benchmark Performance Scores
Normalized 0–100 Scale
Efficiency
Rating: Below Average
50/100
Gaming
Rating: Poor
22/100
Detailed Technical Specifications
3D Mark
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Fire Strike | 15967 |
| Night Raid | 74854 |
| Port Royal | 3546 |
| Solar Bay | 30191 |
| Time Spy | 6235 |
| Wild Life Extreme | 12795 |
API
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| CUDA | 8.6 |
| DLSS | DLSS 2 |
| DirectX | 12 |
| DisplayPort | 1.4a |
| OpenCL | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 |
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| Vulkan | 1.3 |
Games
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| 1080p High | 75 |
| 1080p Ultra | 59 |
| 1440p Ultra | 42 |
| 4K Ultra | 21 |
| CoD: Modern Warfare III | 59493522 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 1391017231 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 48452611 |
| Far Cry 6 | 76664925 |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 92534326 |
| Ghost of Tsushima | 46352815 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 49383013 |
| Margin of Error | Low |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 80734925 |
| The Witcher 3 | 90704924 |
GeekBench 6 ML
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Backend | DirectML |
| Depth Estimation (Q) | 18361 |
| Face Detection (HP) | 22467 |
| Framework | ONNX |
| Image Classification (SP) | 4958 |
| Image Segmentation (HP) | 12747 |
| Image Super Resolution (Q) | 9816 |
| Machine Translation (HP) | 3721 |
| Object Detection (SP) | 5929 |
| Pose Estimation (Q) | 41362 |
| Style Transfer (SP) | 84665 |
| Text Classification (SP) | 2563 |
GeekBench 6 OpenCL
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| API | OpenCL |
| Background Blur | 110.4 img/sec |
| Edge Detection | 3.76 Gpixels/sec |
| Face Detection | 64.4 img/sec |
| Feature Matching | 0.81 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 2.89 Gpixels/sec |
| Horizon Detection | 2.87 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle Physics | 9339.7 FPS |
| Stereo Matching | 270.9 Gpixels/sec |
General
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Architecture | Ampere |
| Build | Discrete |
| Case | Desktop |
| GPU Codename | GA106 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $249 |
| Purpose | Gaming |
| Recommended CPU | -Intel Core i5 12400or above |
| Released | January 27, 2022 |
| Segment | Entry-level |
| Vendor | Nvidia |
Graphics Processing Unit
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Base Clock | 1552 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 1777 MHz |
| Compute Units (Pipelines) | 20 |
| Instructions Per Cycle | 2 IPC |
| L1 Cache | 128KB per cluster |
| L2 Cache | 2MB shared |
| Ray-tracing Cores | 20 |
| Render Output Units (ROPs) | 32 |
| Shading Units | 2560 |
| Tensor Cores | 80 |
| Texture Mapping Units (TMUs) | 80 |
Memory
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Bus | 128-bit |
| ECC | No |
| Effective Memory Speed | 14000 Mbps |
| Memory Clock | 1750 MHz |
| Memory Size | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 |
Passmark Graphics
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| DirectX 11 | 90 FPS |
| DirectX 12 | 59 FPS |
| G2D Mark | 916 |
| GPU Compute | 6415 Ops/s |
Physical
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Die Size | 276 mm² |
| Fabrication Process | 8 nm |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Manufacturing | Samsung |
| TGP | 130 W |
| Transistor Count | 12 billion |
| Transistor Density | 43.48 MTr/mm² |
Raw Performance
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Pixel Fill Rate | 57 GPixel/s |
| Texture Fill Rate | 142 GTexel/s |
Recent User Tests
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | Benchmark |
| 📘 2026-04-21->DmitryDmitry | Cinebench 2024 |
Strengths & Limitations
Key Advantages
- Comprehensive positive benchmark metrics recorded.
Key Considerations
- No major hardware limitations flagged during benchmark run.
Direct Competitors & Alternatives
NVIDIA
Nvidia RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell
98/100
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GEFORCE
GeForce RTX 5090
96/100
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GEFORCE
GeForce RTX 4090
89/100
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AMD
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
85/100
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Methodology, Provenance & Verification
Score version 2026.1 · Data verified 2026-08-26 · Source: official manufacturer datasheets and standardized reproducible benchmark suites (Geekbench 6, Cinebench R24, 3DMark).