NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB
Specifications, where the GeForce RTX 3050 8GB sits for gaming, the processor worth pairing with it, and the frame rate the pair returns at every resolution.
Ryzen 5 4500
The GeForce RTX 3050 8GB and the Ryzen 5 4500 return about 30 fps on High at 1440p with neither part wasting the other. A processor slower than the Ryzen 5 4500 leaves the GeForce RTX 3050 8GB idling, and a faster one adds no frames to a GeForce RTX 3050 8GB at this resolution.
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| Manufacturer | NVIDIA |
| Released | 2022 |
| Video memory | 8 GB |
| Board power | 130 W |
| Gaming performance index | 22.0 (RTX 4090 = 100) |
What these numbers mean for the GeForce RTX 3050 8GB
On our index the GeForce RTX 3050 8GB scores 22.0, which places it 71st of the 89 graphics cards we track and puts it faster than roughly 20% of them.
The GeForce RTX 3050 8GB and the GeForce GTX 1070 land on exactly the same index score of 22.0, so on raw throughput the two are interchangeable and the choice between them comes down to memory, power draw and price on the day.
8 GB of memory is the figure to watch on the GeForce RTX 3050 8GB: workable at 1080p, tight at 1440p on high presets, and short of what a handful of recent titles want, which on a 8 GB card shows up as stutter rather than a lower frame counter and so gets misdiagnosed as the GeForce RTX 3050 8GB simply being slow.
At 130 W the GeForce RTX 3050 8GB sits in the mainstream power bracket, so a competent supply of around 450 W total handles the whole machine and cooling is a matter of normal case airflow rather than special planning.
Released in 2022, the GeForce RTX 3050 8GB is a card most people now meet on the used market or in an existing build rather than on a shelf, and after 4 years the only price worth judging a GeForce RTX 3050 8GB on is what it costs today.
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB frame rate at each resolution
The GeForce RTX 3050 8GB paired with the Ryzen 5 4500 on the High preset with 16 GB of system memory. The card is the limit throughout, so the GeForce RTX 3050 8GB falls the full 71% from 41 fps to 12 fps as the pixel count rises.
| Resolution | Estimated fps | Limited by |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p (1920 x 1080) | 41 fps | GPU |
| 1440p (2560 x 1440) | 30 fps | GPU |
| 4K (3840 x 2160) | 12 fps | GPU |
How the GeForce RTX 3050 8GB compares
6 cards sit within 30% of the GeForce RTX 3050 8GB on our gaming index, running from the GeForce RTX 3060 8GB at +27% to the GeForce RTX 2060 at +14%, a window narrow enough that price, memory and power decide it rather than raw speed.
What to pair with the GeForce RTX 3050 8GB, and when to upgrade
Best CPU for the GeForce RTX 3050 8GB
When the GeForce RTX 3050 8GB becomes the limit, the Radeon RX 6700 10GB is the next step worth paying for: 35.0 on our index against 22.0, a jump of 59%, which is roughly where an upgrade stops being something you have to look at a counter to notice. See its specs.
Check the GeForce RTX 3050 8GB against your own parts
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB specifications on this page are from NVIDIA, while its performance index of 22.0 is modelled from published benchmark data for the GeForce RTX 3050 8GB rather than measured on a test bench, and every frame rate above follows from that figure. How we calculate this