GeForce RTX 3050 Review: 42 Ratings, Pros and Cons

3.9

29 ratings

GeForce RTX 3050 Review: 42 Ratings, Pros and Cons

Date: 25/01/2022 (Last saved review: 15/02/2024) - Review: CommentChoisir.fr

Check all the 42 reviews find on Graphics Cards GeForce RTX 3050, with the 29 ratings, comments, pros & cons from the reviewers.
Theses reviews and tests from Graphics Cards magazines and websites give 29 ratings, we get this average rating to this GeForce product : 3.9/5.

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GeForce RTX 3050 review : GeForce RTX 3050 seems to be very good in the category of Graphics Cards, the reviews are very positive overall for this product and the "Pros" are higher than "Cons".
NDA on Reviews ? Please note that 21 reviews were published the same day 26/01/2022.

This product got 5 times the maximum score in the reviews! This is pretty rare and shows that this Graphics Cards is extremely successful!

Warning this product has been rated 1 times severely, with very low scores, read the tests associated with these ratings.

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GeForce RTX 3050 ratings

29 Ratings ranked from best to worst, green to good grades, red to bad, Average rating: 3.9/5.
Source: https://www.commentChoisir.fr

5/5 TechPowerUp	5/5 Digital Citizen	4.5/5 PhonAndroid	4.5/5 WePC
85/100 Gaming Trend	4.2/5 GinjFo	8/10 FrAndroid	4/5 PCMag
8/10 DigitalTrends	8/10 AusGamers	8/10 CharlesTech	8/10 Glitched
7.8/10 Pokde.net	7.5/10 HardwareZone	3.5/5 Tom's Hardware	3.5/5 GamesRadar
3.5/5 Club386	6/10 MMORPG.com	3/5 Les Numériques	3/5 EuroGamer.fr
2/5 Chip.de

11 Preview or review without rating: GameStar, GameKult.com, CowCotLand.com, Engadget, PCWorld.com, HardwareCooking, MeriStation, NotebookCheck, PC Magazin, Razorman, ComputerBase

Pros and cons for GeForce RTX 3050 List of reviews and ratings

To better compare, we looked for you the advantages and disadvantages of Below and the notes given by specialized sites.

Digital Citizen

No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.

reviewed at 08/03/2022 - [read the full review on Digital Citizen]

TechPowerUp

Solid performance for 1080p gaming
Very quiet in gaming
Overclocked out of the box
Power limits increased
Idle fan stop
Very low temperatures
Dual BIOS
Additional headers for two case fans
Backplate included
Good overclocking potential
Additional HDMI output
Support for ray tracing
Minimal PSU requirements

High MSRP, but will depend on market conditions
PCIe x8 interface costs 1-2% performance when running in PCIe 3.0 mode
Physically large design might not fit some cases

[5/5] reviewed at 26/01/2022 - Test ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 STRIX OC [read the full review on TechPowerUp]
[5/5] reviewed at 26/01/2022 - Test EVGA GeForce RTX 3050 XC Black [read the full review on TechPowerUp]
[5/5] reviewed at 26/01/2022 - Test Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 Gaming OC [read the full review on TechPowerUp]
[5/5] reviewed at 10/03/2022 - Test Zotac GeForce RTX 3050 Twin Edge OC [read the full review on TechPowerUp]
reviewed at 15/02/2024 - Test NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB - The Fastest Slot-Powered GPU [read the full review on TechPowerUp]

4.5

PhonAndroid

No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.

reviewed at 26/01/2022 - [read the full review on PhonAndroid]

4.5

WePC

Simple and compact design
Great out of box perfromance
Fantastic cooling preventing throttling

More expensive than other offerings

reviewed at 14/03/2022 - [read the full review on WePC]

CharlesTech

No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.

[8/10] reviewed at 07/02/2022 - Test MSI GeForce RTX 3050 Ventus 2X OC : la petite carte graphique performante [read the full review on CharlesTech]
[8.8/10] reviewed at 15/04/2022 - Test Gigabyte Geforce RTX 3050 Gaming OC 8G : le GPU entrée de gamme bien refroidi [read the full review on CharlesTech]

100

Gaming Trend

$249 entry price
Coupled with DLSS, this card delivers solid frames at Ultra
Compact frame will fit nearly any case
Extraordinary low power draw
3 DisplayPort, 1 HDMI

Wider gap between 3050 and 3060 than expected
8GB of GDDR6 can be insufficient with RTX

reviewed at 26/01/2022 - [read the full review on Gaming Trend]

4.2

GinjFo

No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.

reviewed at 26/01/2022 - [read the full review on GinjFo]

FrAndroid

No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.

reviewed at 26/01/2022 - [read the full review on FrAndroid]

PCMag

Compact, twin-fan design
Full array of video ports in our test sample
Good price-to-performance ratio for its segment
Strong results in ray-tracing benchmarks
High overclock ceiling

Not as far ahead of AMD's Radeon RX 6500 XT in some tests as we would have hoped
Relatively high power consumption for its class

reviewed at 26/01/2022 - [read the full review on PCMag]

DigitalTrends

Solid 1080p gaming performance
Low list price
Supports DLSS
Decent ray tracing

Prices will likely be high
Minor stuttering in memory-intensive games

reviewed at 26/01/2022 - [read the full review on DigitalTrends]

AusGamers

Impressive all-round 1080p performance
DLSS and ray-tracing push this into a new class for entry-level GPUs
The fact that it can hit 60-fps in many RTX On titles
Efficient with low power usage

Big drop off when compared to the RTX 3060
A tad more raw performance would have been nice

reviewed at 31/01/2022 - [read the full review on AusGamers]

7.5

HardwareZone

Quite possibly the best entry-level GPU in the market
Brings DLSS, IO and Reflex to the masses
Reasonably priced
8GB VRAM

Unlikely cards will sell at SRP
The RTX 3060 is the better value card

[7.5/10] reviewed at 26/01/2022 - Test NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050: An entry-level card that delivers DLSS to the masses [read the full review on HardwareZone]
[8/10] reviewed at 07/02/2022 - Test ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3050 OC Edition 8GB: Made for 1080p gaming [read the full review on HardwareZone]

7.8

Pokde.net

Understated design should blend in well with most builds
Two HDMI and two DisplayPort outputs is great for multi-monitor setups
Decent performance across the board
Excellent raytracing performance vs RX 6600
Quite efficient and runs rather cool
Passable value for money

Older mid-range cards can still outclass it at non-raytraced titles
Not quite enough for 1080p 60FPS

[7.8/10] reviewed at 26/01/2022 - Test GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3050 EAGLE ? a reasonable compromise [read the full review on Pokde.net]
[8/10] reviewed at 28/02/2022 - Test COLORFUL iGame GeForce RTX 3050 Ultra Duo W OC ? one for the compact white builds [read the full review on Pokde.net]

Glitched

Fantastic cooling
Decent performance
Premium build

Still very expensive

reviewed at 25/03/2022 - [read the full review on Glitched]

3.5

GamesRadar

Performs at 60 FPS with DLSS and Ray tracing support
Well built for the asking price
8-pin power connector
Affordably priced at MSRP
Quiet and cool performance

Reliant on DLSS for 60 FPS
Unlikely to find for MSRP
Outperformed by RTX 2060

reviewed at 07/02/2022 - [read the full review on GamesRadar]

3.5

Club386

Overclocks well
Great for FHD gaming
Solid construction

Stock availability
Not that quiet

reviewed at 28/01/2022 - [read the full review on Club386]

3.5

Tom's Hardware

No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.

[3.5/5] reviewed at 26/01/2022 - Test Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050: Theoretically Mainstream [read the full review on Tom's Hardware]
[3/5] reviewed at 03/02/2022 - Test Zotac GeForce RTX 3050 Twin Edge OC: An Overpriced Overclock [read the full review on Tom's Hardware]
[3.5/5] reviewed at 17/03/2022 - Test Asus GeForce RTX 3050 ROG Strix: High Clocks, High Price [read the full review on Tom's Hardware]

MMORPG.com

1080p does perform well
Incredibly cool and quiet under pressure
Ability to leverage DLSS is a HUGE selling point

Alternatively, needs DLSS in order to thrive in modern games on the market
Doesn't do enough to separate it from AMD 1080p performers
Even with DLSS, $249 feels too much for 1080p in 2022

reviewed at 25/01/2022 - [read the full review on MMORPG.com]

Les Numériques

No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.

reviewed at 26/01/2022 - [read the full review on Les Numériques]

EuroGamer.fr

No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.

reviewed at 26/01/2022 - [read the full review on EuroGamer.fr]

Chip.de

No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.

reviewed at 26/01/2022 - [read the full review on Chip.de]

not scored

GameStar

No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.

reviewed at 26/01/2022 - News: RTX 3050 - Wo bleibt der Test zur neuen Nvidia-Grafikkarte? [read the full review on GameStar]
reviewed at 27/01/2022 - Hardware-Test: RTX 3050 Test - AMD hätte sich davon eine Scheibe abschneiden sollen [read the full review on GameStar]

not scored

GameKult.com

No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.

reviewed at 26/01/2022 - [read the full review on GameKult.com]

not scored

CowCotLand.com

No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.

reviewed at 26/01/2022 - [read the full review on CowCotLand.com]

not scored

Engadget

Great 1080p performance
Decent 1440p gaming
Quiet and cool
Low suggested price

May be tough to find at its $250 price

reviewed at 26/01/2022 - [read the full review on Engadget]

not scored

PCWorld.com

Great 1080p gaming with high visual settings
8GB of GDDR6 RAM
Cool and quiet
Playable ray tracing performance, especially with DLSS enabled
Support for modern features like DLSS, Nvidia Reflex, AV1 decode, Nvidia Broadcast, PCIe Resizable BAR, and more
No weird technical sacrifices like in Radeon RX 6500 XT

$100 more than last generation’s xx50-class card
No frills on EVGA XC Black model tested
Mining-friendly configuration doesn’t bode well for price or availability on the streets; $250 price feels very optimistic

reviewed at 26/01/2022 - [read the full review on PCWorld.com]

not scored

HardwareCooking

No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.

reviewed at 26/01/2022 - [read the full review on HardwareCooking]

not scored

MeriStation

No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.

reviewed at 01/02/2022 - [read the full review on MeriStation]

not scored

NotebookCheck

No "Pros & Cons" find for this reviewer.