MSI GeForce RTX 3050 Gaming X
January, 2022Type
Graphics CardPrice
TBA ($249 US MSRP)Test Setup
We used the following test system for comparison between the different graphics cards. The latest drivers that were available at the time of testing were used from AMD and NVIDIA on an updated version of Windows 11. All games that were tested were patched to the latest version for better performance optimization for NVIDIA and AMD GPUs.
MSI GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB Test Setup:
| CPU | Intel Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|
| Motherboard | AORUS Z690 Master |
| Video Cards | MSI GeForce RTX 3050 Gaming X MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT Gaming X MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT Gaming X MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming X Trio MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SUPRIM X MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ti SUPRIM X MSI GeForce RTX 3070 SUPRIM X MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Gaming X Trio MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming X Trio MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Lightning Z MSI GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Gaming X Trio MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming X Trio ASUS GeForce RTX 2070 STRIX OC MSI GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Gaming Z MSI GeForce RTX 2060 Gaming Z MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT Gaming X MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming Z |
| Memory | G.SKILL Trident Z5 Series 32GB (2 X 16GB) CL36 6000 |
| Storage | Samsung 980 Pro M.2 (1 TB) |
| Power Supply | ASUS ROG THOR 1200W PSU |
| OS | Windows 11 64-bit |
| Drivers | AMD Radeon Adrenalin Edition 21.12.1 NVIDIA GeForce 511.17 WHQL |
- All games were tested on 1920x1080 (HD), 2560×1440 (2K), and 3840×2160 (4K) resolutions.
- The “reference” cards are the stock configs while the “overclock” cards are factory overclocked configs provided to us by various AIB partners.
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About the author: A Software Engineer by training and a PC enthusiast by passion, Hassan Mujtaba serves as Wccftech's Senior Editor for hardware section. With years of experience in the industry, he specializes in deep-dive technical analysis of next-generation CPU and GPU architectures, motherboards, and cooling solutions. His work involves not only breaking news on upcoming technologies but also extensive hands-on reviews and benchmarking.
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