{"id":485785,"date":"2025-11-13T23:58:49","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T23:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2185892"},"modified":"2025-11-13T23:58:49","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T23:58:49","slug":"nvidia-geforce-rtx-3050-review-the-cheapest-rtx-card-yet-impresses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3050-review-the-cheapest-rtx-card-yet-impresses\/","title":{"rendered":"Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 review: the cheapest RTX card yet impresses"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The \u00a3239\/$249 Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 is the long-awaited desktop equivalent of the RTX 3050 that debuted in laptops last year, bringing with it a massively expanded power envelope and double the VRAM of the mobile version. That ought to allow for much better performance on the desktop, but how much can Nvidia wring out of the GA106 die? To find out, we’ve paired the new GPU with a high-end PC system and tested it in all of our favourite games. <\/p>\n

Normally, we’d expect a next-generation GPU to perform within the same ballpark as the previous-gen part from the same tier. So for the RTX 3050, the hope is that we see performance in line with the outgoing RTX 2060, which remains a pretty strong choice for 1080p to 1440p gaming – and has the ability to use DLSS to boost performance significantly, often compensating for the extra strain caused by enabling ray tracing. If the RTX 3050 can bring those features down to a lower price point without compromising performance, then Nvidia would be on to a winner. <\/p>\n

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The \u00a3239\/$249 Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 is the long-awaited desktop equivalent of the RTX 3050 that debuted in laptops last year, bringing with it a massively expanded power envelope and double the VRAM of the mobile version. That ought to allow for much better performance on the desktop, but how much can Nvidia wring out of the GA106 die? To find out, we’ve paired the new GPU with a high-end PC system and tested it in all of our favourite games. Normally, we’d expect a next-generation GPU to perform within the same ballpark as the previous-gen part from the same tier. So for the RTX 3050, the hope is that we see performance in line with the outgoing RTX 2060, which remains a pretty strong…<\/p>\n

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