GeForce RTX 3050 8GB
Gaming performance index 37, faster than 46% of desktop graphics cards in our catalog.
Used by 3.21% of Steam gamers (#5, survey). Faster than the graphics in 21% of Steam gaming PCs.
Runs 34 of 57 popular games at 60+ fps, 1080p high (estimated). All games it runs →
- GeForce RTX 2060 6GB42
- GeForce GTX 1070 Ti41
- Radeon RX Vega 5638
- GeForce RTX 3050 8GB37
- GeForce GTX 980 Ti36
- GeForce GTX 1660 Ti36
- Radeon RX 9050 4GB36
- Brand
- NVIDIA
- Series
- RTX 30
- Released
- 2022
- Type
- Desktop
- Video memory
- 8 GB GDDR6
- Memory bus
- 128-bit
- Board power
- 130 W
Estimated FPS in popular games (high preset)
| Game | 1080p | 1440p | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 234 | 164 | above recommended |
| Dota 2 | 300+ | 300+ | above recommended |
| PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS | 85 | 60 | recommended |
| WARDOGS | 33 | 23 | minimum |
| Apex Legends™ | 93 | 65 | above recommended |
| Valheim | 79 | 55 | recommended |
| Grand Theft Auto V Legacy | 171 | 120 | above recommended |
| Aniimo | 44 | 31 | minimum |
| HELLDIVERS™ 2 | 53 | 37 | minimum |
| Slay the Spire 2 | 222 | 155 | above recommended |
| Marvel Rivals | 53 | 37 | minimum |
| Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege | 53 | 37 | minimum |
| Overwatch® | 111 | 78 | above recommended |
| The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth | 300+ | 300+ | above recommended |
| War Thunder | 89 | 62 | recommended |
| Dead by Daylight | 159 | 111 | above recommended |
| Geometry Dash | 300+ | 300+ | above recommended |
| Limbus Company | 300+ | 259 | above recommended |
| Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced | 50 | 35 | minimum |
| Delta Force | 79 | 55 | recommended |
| Terraria | 300+ | 300+ | above recommended |
| Stardew Valley | 300+ | 300+ | above recommended |
| Rust | 44 | 31 | minimum |
| EA SPORTS FC™ 26 | 72 | 50 | recommended |
| Battlefield™ 6 | 36 | 25 | minimum |
| Palworld | 36 | 25 | minimum |
| Project Zomboid | 58 | 41 | recommended |
| VRChat | 49 | 34 | minimum |
| Baldur's Gate 3 | 49 | 35 | minimum |
| Left 4 Dead 2 | 300+ | 300+ | above recommended |
| Euro Truck Simulator 2 | 72 | 50 | recommended |
| Monster Hunter Wilds | 48 | 34 | minimum |
| Hearts of Iron IV | 222 | 155 | above recommended |
| Rocket League® | 97 | 68 | above recommended |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 82 | 58 | recommended |
| NARAKA: BLADEPOINT | 82 | 58 | recommended |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 45 | 32 | minimum |
| Call of Duty® | 44 | 31 | minimum |
| TBH: Task Bar Hero | 79 | 55 | recommended |
| ELDEN RING | 62 | 43 | recommended |
| Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel | 44 | 31 | minimum |
| Don't Starve Together | 300+ | 300+ | above recommended |
| PEAK | 53 | 37 | minimum |
| R.E.P.O. | 62 | 43 | recommended |
| No Man's Sky | 260 | 182 | above recommended |
| eFootball™ | 79 | 55 | recommended |
| Graveyard Keeper 2 | 44 | 31 | minimum |
| BeamNG.drive | 50 | 35 | minimum |
| How to Fish | 106 | 74 | above recommended |
| Path of Exile 2 | 53 | 37 | minimum |
| Forza Horizon 6 | 49 | 35 | minimum |
| Street Fighter™ 6 | 44 | 30 | minimum |
| Garry's Mod | 111 | 78 | above recommended |
| Diablo® IV | 97 | 68 | above recommended |
| The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition | 106 | 74 | above recommended |
| Destiny 2 | 89 | 62 | recommended |
| Arena Breakout: Infinite | 53 | 37 | minimum |
Estimated FPS from our model (v0), based on the game's published requirements and relative GPU/CPU performance. Not measured. Real results vary with drivers, patches, and scenes. Values above 300 fps show as 300+.
Power supply
550 W
recommended with a typical 105 W processor (estimated load 355 W).
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Specs: manufacturer page. Performance index is our own estimate.