We first checked out NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 3050 GPU at its launch again in January, and this stays the entry-level choice from the present era (Ampere) of graphics playing cards from workforce inexperienced. Sure, a graphics card that begins effectively over $300 within the present market is your entry into Ampere graphics – although lower-cost playing cards are nonetheless being bought from the final era, such because the GTX 16 Sequence.
And now, some ranting concerning the lack of mainstream graphics choices this era.
It’s loopy to suppose that after three years we nonetheless don’t have a successor to the GTX 1650 on the mainstream facet of issues (1650 Tremendous however), or perhaps NVIDIA won’t ever revisit non-RTX variants as they did with the GTX 16 Sequence? (Properly, allegedly we are able to sit up for a GTX 1630 in some unspecified time in the future, so I suppose they received’t promote a GTX 1030 without end.)
There’s loads of competitors within the ‘reasonably priced’ graphics card section, not the least of which from AMD’s RX 6500 XT. Certain, this card – with its x4 connection and 64-bit reminiscence interface – could have appeared like a little bit of a ridiculous product at its launch, but it surely gives fairly compelling 1080p efficiency, and is at the moment out there for round $200. The RTX 3050 is a quicker choice by a large margin, but it surely prices much more.
Again to the evaluate. Sorry.
Introduced on your inspection is MSI’s GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING X 8G, a factory-overclocked choice (1845 MHz vs. inventory 1777 MHz Increase) with a thick, dual-fan cooler for cool and quiet operation. It at the moment sells for $359.99 (Newegg hyperlink). Let’s test it out.
