This review of the EVGA (NVIDIA) RTX 3050 video card offers benchmarks vs. the RTX 3060, RX 6500 XT, GTX 970 & 1070 in 2022, and many more. We test gaming and power results.
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NVIDIA's RTX 3050 launched today, but the EVGA RTX 3050 XC we're reviewing is actually *$80* more expensive than we were told to expect. That's because EVGA accidentally shipped it with the VBIOS for a higher-tier card, although the ultimate difference between the two is about 2-3%. The EVGA RTX 3050s are either $250 or $330 MSRP, although other cards, like the ASUS ROG Strix RTX 3050, go up as high as $500 MSRP (before even getting scalped). The range is massive. We're benchmarking the RTX 3050 in gaming, helping establish whether it's worth it to upgrade from a GTX 960, GTX 970, GTX 980 Ti (no), GTX 1070, or other cards.
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RELATED PRODUCTS [Affiliate Links]
You might be able to find the RTX 3050 here on Amazon: https://geni.us/WC1as
You might be able to find the RX 6500 XT here on Amazon: https://geni.us/wsvpMI
You maybe can find the RX 6600 XT here on Amazon: https://geni.us/DXVT6
EVGA RTX 3060 on Amazon here: https://geni.us/sBCPYBG
RTX 3060 Ti on Amazon here: https://geni.us/hX5CMV1
MSI Z690 Unify we used in this review on Amazon: https://geni.us/p5PgnQ
We also used an Intel i7-12700K, here on Amazon: https://geni.us/MP2tSl
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - NVIDIA RTX 3050 Review & Benchmarks
01:02 - EVGA's Mistake
03:56 - Frequency is Too High
04:43 - Tomb Raider 1080p & 1440p GPU Benchmarks
06:30 - Rainbow Six Siege (1080p, 1440p, & 4K)
08:04 - Red Dead Redemption 2 (1080p & 1440p)
09:31 - Total War: Three Kingdoms Best Gaming GPUs
10:42 - Horizon Zero Dawn Best GPUs 2022
11:29 - The Division 2
12:09 - Far Cry 6
12:45 - Grand Theft Auto V
13:01 - Power Consumption
13:21 - Conclusion
15:45 - Reviewing GPUs is Still Weird
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Host, Testing, Writing: Steve Burke
Testing: Patrick Lathan, Patrick Stone
Video: Keegan Gallick
Sponsor: Arctic Liquid Freezer II 280 (Amazon) https://geni.us/RJBy and Arctic MX-5 Thermal Paste (Amazon) - https://geni.us/EXf0I
NVIDIA's RTX 3050 launched today, but the EVGA RTX 3050 XC we're reviewing is actually *$80* more expensive than we were told to expect. That's because EVGA accidentally shipped it with the VBIOS for a higher-tier card, although the ultimate difference between the two is about 2-3%. The EVGA RTX 3050s are either $250 or $330 MSRP, although other cards, like the ASUS ROG Strix RTX 3050, go up as high as $500 MSRP (before even getting scalped). The range is massive. We're benchmarking the RTX 3050 in gaming, helping establish whether it's worth it to upgrade from a GTX 960, GTX 970, GTX 980 Ti (no), GTX 1070, or other cards.
The best way to support our work is through our store: https://store.gamersnexus.net/
Like our content? Please consider becoming our Patron to support us: http://www.patreon.com/gamersnexus
RELATED PRODUCTS [Affiliate Links]
You might be able to find the RTX 3050 here on Amazon: https://geni.us/WC1as
You might be able to find the RX 6500 XT here on Amazon: https://geni.us/wsvpMI
You maybe can find the RX 6600 XT here on Amazon: https://geni.us/DXVT6
EVGA RTX 3060 on Amazon here: https://geni.us/sBCPYBG
RTX 3060 Ti on Amazon here: https://geni.us/hX5CMV1
MSI Z690 Unify we used in this review on Amazon: https://geni.us/p5PgnQ
We also used an Intel i7-12700K, here on Amazon: https://geni.us/MP2tSl
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - NVIDIA RTX 3050 Review & Benchmarks
01:02 - EVGA's Mistake
03:56 - Frequency is Too High
04:43 - Tomb Raider 1080p & 1440p GPU Benchmarks
06:30 - Rainbow Six Siege (1080p, 1440p, & 4K)
08:04 - Red Dead Redemption 2 (1080p & 1440p)
09:31 - Total War: Three Kingdoms Best Gaming GPUs
10:42 - Horizon Zero Dawn Best GPUs 2022
11:29 - The Division 2
12:09 - Far Cry 6
12:45 - Grand Theft Auto V
13:01 - Power Consumption
13:21 - Conclusion
15:45 - Reviewing GPUs is Still Weird
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Host, Testing, Writing: Steve Burke
Testing: Patrick Lathan, Patrick Stone
Video: Keegan Gallick
