NVIDIA · Ampere
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB: specs and comparison
- 8 GB GDDR6
- 130 W
- PSU 550 W+
- Launch price
- $249
- MSRP, US
- Release
- January 4, 2022
- Power supply
- 550 W+
- manufacturer recommendation
Performance
There are no benchmark results for this configuration yet. Runs under the shared GPU name are on the page of GeForce RTX 3050.
Specifications
Reference values for the chip. Clocks, length and connectors depend on the card model.
Chip
- Architecture
- Ampere
- Shader units
- 2,560 (CUDA cores)
Clocks
- Base clock
- 1,550 MHz
- Boost clock
- 1,780 MHz
Memory
- Video memory
- 8 GB
- Memory type
- GDDR6
- Memory bus
- 128 bit
Power and dimensions
- Board power
- 130 W (board power)
- Recommended PSU
- 550 W
- Interface
- PCIe 4.0
Checked against NVIDIA’s official specifications on 2026-11-14. Fields NVIDIA does not list are left empty.
Specifications: NVIDIA, checked November 14, 2026. Release date and launch price: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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