Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Review: Quiet Release, Dodgy Name

I have seen the video that decides the score setting. It is well reasoned as well. Still it gives a very bad impression when you think back to scoring on the competitors of yesteryear. What did the rx6600 and xt version get?

Just 70 looks a lot better and makes you question the evaluation. It "feels" like a much higher score than 60 for example...

Makes for a weird kind of place... 70 feels more like 5 out of 5 and so on.
Gives a lot of "feelings" ammunition for us red boys you know...

Whereas the original model, released two years ago, is based on the GA107 silicon

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Acktual-ly, first 3058 was built on GA106, not 107.

So this is "technically", rt3030, not even 3040Ti

720p gamers, rejoice! You have a new card dedicated just for you!

I can see use cases for a low profile version of this card but full size would normally require a full size case and there are options if space isn't limited (even with a low powered 300W OEM PSU). The name is truely bad though and not just the 3050 - a card this low powered shouldn't have the ray tracing implied RTX either. As a replacement for the 1030 and if it was called the 3030 it would probably be a fine entry level card - but to be considered a "50" card when we have had some damn fine "50" cards in the past is an insult to budget conscious gamers.

This abomination is only 2 % faster than the GTX1060.
GTFO Nvidia...

Reminds me of the 1050ti 4GB which, honestly, isn't a bad thing. Everyone hates these super low end graphics cards andnthing they're just ewaste, but AMD APUs aren't up to snuff just yet. They're usable, but they aren't really that good yet. I don't thing nVidia would have made this card if they were.

This card is a decent upgrade for an older i7 office machine which has a proprietary PSU and no easy way to upgrade it.

Even with an upgradeable PSU, a minimal 500W PSU and 6600 will cost you $240+. The same PSU and a used 5600 XT (faster than this 3060-6GB) is $170 but you're taking your chances with used and DLSS + mesh shaders could tip the balance to the 3050-6GB.

But it would be a much better product listed as a 3040 Ti at $150.

takaozo said:

This abomination is only 2 % faster than the GTX1060.
GTFO Nvidia...

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You probably meant 20% faster while using 42% less power, but that still isn't great:

WTF with The A580 power usage ?

When Nvidia does it: "misleading" "troublesome"
When AMD does it: "Scammy"

https://www.techspot.com/review/2802-amd-ryzen-5700/

takaozo said:

This abomination is only 2 % faster than the GTX1060.
GTFO Nvidia...

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This card only requires the power supplied by the PCI slot, no PSU power required. The 1060 did.

Apples to oranges.