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RTX 3050 8GB
The current RTX 3050 8GB price from retailers, its key specifications, and how it performs for each job.
Works well for: Light Use & Efficiency
Trade-offs: you want strong value with Balanced priorities specifically
- Memory bandwidth
- 224 GB/s
- Board power
- 130 W
- Architecture
- Ampere
- Interface
- PCIe 4.0 x8
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What does it cost today, and is that a good price?
Market confidence: LowAt CAD 600 the RTX 3050 8GB is priced in line with its CAD 600 representative market level. Only one retailer currently backs that price, so the level is a single data point rather than a market.
Limited market: only one retailer currently has a verified offer, so treat this price as a single data point.
Prices & availability
RTX 3050 8GB: current price and offers
Compare the offers we track for this model, across variants and retailers.
1 tracked offers · 1 retailers
| Variant | Store | Condition | Price (snapshot) | Value · Balanced | Checked | Offer link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS DUAL RTX 3050 OC | Newegg | New | CAD 600 | 38 | 2026-10-17 | View offer → |
| RTX 3050 8GBMultiple variants available | Amazon Affiliate | Varies | Find on Amazon | Not tracked | No price snapshot | Find on Amazon → |
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Performance and where it ranks
Two different questions, side by side. Performance compares what the hardware can do; Value compares what that capability costs at today’s price. A product can rank high on one and low on the other — that gap is the point.
Performance Balanced
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#37 of 38 graded graphics cards
- #32 NVIDIARTX 5050 23
- #33 NVIDIARTX 3060 12GB 22
- #34 AMDRX 7600 21
- #35 AMDRX 6600 XT 20
- #36 NVIDIARTX 3050 6GB 15
- #37 NVIDIARTX 3050 8GB 15
- #38 AMDRX 6500 XT 4GB 8
Value Balanced
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#31 of 39 currently priced graphics cards
- #28 NVIDIARTX 3060 Ti 46
- #29 NVIDIARTX 3070 Ti 44
- #30 NVIDIARTX 3050 6GB 40
- #31 NVIDIARTX 3050 8GB 38
- #32 NVIDIARTX 4090 38
- #33 IntelIntel Arc Pro B70 38
- #34 NVIDIARTX 5090 37
Performance 1080p
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#37 of 38 graded graphics cards
- #32 NVIDIARTX 5050 23
- #33 NVIDIARTX 3060 12GB 22
- #34 AMDRX 7600 21
- #35 AMDRX 6600 XT 20
- #36 NVIDIARTX 3050 6GB 15
- #37 NVIDIARTX 3050 8GB 15
- #38 AMDRX 6500 XT 4GB 8
Value 1080p
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#31 of 39 currently priced graphics cards
- #28 NVIDIARTX 3070 Ti 41
- #29 NVIDIARTX 4070 Ti Super 41
- #30 NVIDIARTX 4080 41
- #31 NVIDIARTX 3050 8GB 39
- #32 AMDRX 6500 XT 4GB 32
- #33 IntelIntel Arc Pro B70 32
- #34 AMDRX 6700 XT 26
Performance 1440p
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#37 of 38 graded graphics cards
- #32 NVIDIARTX 5050 23
- #33 NVIDIARTX 3060 12GB 22
- #34 AMDRX 7600 21
- #35 AMDRX 6600 XT 20
- #36 NVIDIARTX 3050 6GB 15
- #37 NVIDIARTX 3050 8GB 15
- #38 AMDRX 6500 XT 4GB 8
Value 1440p
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#35 of 39 currently priced graphics cards
- #32 IntelIntel Arc Pro B70 25
- #33 AMDRX 6700 XT 23
- #34 NVIDIARTX PRO 4000 Blackwell 22
- #35 NVIDIARTX 3050 8GB 22
- #36 NVIDIARTX 3050 6GB 22
- #37 AMDRX 6600 XT 12
- #38 AMDRX 6500 XT 4GB 11
Performance 4K
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#37 of 38 graded graphics cards
- #32 NVIDIARTX 5050 23
- #33 NVIDIARTX 3060 12GB 22
- #34 AMDRX 7600 21
- #35 AMDRX 6600 XT 20
- #36 NVIDIARTX 3050 6GB 15
- #37 NVIDIARTX 3050 8GB 15
- #38 AMDRX 6500 XT 4GB 8
Value 4K
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#35 of 39 currently priced graphics cards
- #32 AMDRX 6700 XT 19
- #33 NVIDIARTX 3060 Ti 19
- #34 AMDRX 7600 17
- #35 NVIDIARTX 3050 8GB 12
- #36 NVIDIARTX 3050 6GB 11
- #37 AMDRX 6600 XT 9
- #38 AMDRX 6500 XT 4GB 4
Performance AI
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#28 of 38 graded graphics cards
- #25 NVIDIARTX 5060 Ti 16GB 11
- #26 AMDRX 7900 GRE 11
- #27 NVIDIARTX 3050 6GB 11
- #28 NVIDIARTX 3050 8GB 11
- #29 NVIDIARTX 5060 9
- #30 AMDRX 7800 XT 9
- #31 AMDRX 7700 XT 8
Value AI
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#32 of 39 currently priced graphics cards
- #29 NVIDIARTX 3060 Ti 8
- #30 NVIDIARTX 5060 8
- #31 AMDRX 7700 XT 8
- #32 NVIDIARTX 3050 8GB 8
- #33 NVIDIARTX 3050 6GB 7
- #34 NVIDIARTX 5050 6
- #35 NVIDIARTX 4060 5
Performance 3D Rendering
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#30 of 31 graded graphics cards
- #25 IntelIntel Arc Pro B70 17
- #26 AMDRX 7800 XT 16
- #27 AMDRX 7700 XT 15
- #28 NVIDIARTX 3060 12GB 14
- #29 NVIDIARTX 3050 6GB 11
- #30 NVIDIARTX 3050 8GB 11
- #31 AMDRX 6700 XT 10
Value 3D Rendering
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#30 of 39 currently priced graphics cards
- #27 NVIDIARTX 5060 14
- #28 NVIDIARTX 3060 Ti 14
- #29 AMDRX 7700 XT 11
- #30 NVIDIARTX 3050 8GB 10
- #31 NVIDIARTX 3050 6GB 10
- #32 NVIDIARTX 5050 9
- #33 NVIDIARTX 4060 8
Performance Light Use
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#4 of 37 graded graphics cards
- #1 NVIDIARTX 3050 6GB 100
- #2 AMDRX 6500 XT 4GB 91
- #3 NVIDIARTX 4060 89
- #4 NVIDIARTX 3050 8GB 85
- #5 NVIDIARTX 5050 85
- #6 NVIDIARTX PRO 4000 Blackwell 83
- #7 NVIDIARTX 5060 82
Value Light Use
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#11 of 39 currently priced graphics cards
- #8 NVIDIARTX 4060 52
- #9 AMDRX 7600 50
- #10 AMDRX 9070 GRE 47
- #11 NVIDIARTX 3050 8GB 46
- #12 NVIDIARTX 5060 Ti 16GB 40
- #13 AMDRX 9070 39
- #14 NVIDIARTX 4060 Ti 8GB 36
These ladders follow the preset scenario shown above. Your own weights re-score this product, not the whole field.
What it is good for
| Scenario | this productCapability grade · Value at current price | Higher capability | Higher Value with current priorities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balanced (all-round)Weighted all-round view | GradeNo grade Value38 | Higher capability RX 9060 XT 8GB 85 +164% capability · +18% price | Higher Value with current priorities RTX 5050 61 +56% capability · +3% price |
| 1080p GamingRaster performance · 1080p | GradeC Value39 | Higher capability RX 9060 XT 8GB A 97 +164% capability · +18% price | Higher Value with current priorities RTX 5050 B 66 +56% capability · +3% price |
| 1440p GamingRaster performance · 1440p | GradeD Value22 | Higher capability RX 9060 XT 8GB B 66 +164% capability · +18% price | Higher Value with current priorities RTX 5050 C 42 +56% capability · +3% price |
| 4K / VRRaster performance · 4K / VR | GradeF Value12 | Higher capability RX 9060 XT 8GB C 43 +164% capability · +18% price | Higher Value with current priorities RTX 5050 F 26 +56% capability · +3% price |
| AI / Local LLMAI compute · memory and ecosystem fit | GradeC Value8 | Higher capability RX 9060 XT 8GB C 10 ⚠ not a drop-in swap +16% capability · +18% price | — |
| 3D Rendering3D rendering · creator workloads | GradeD Value10 | Higher capability RTX 5060 C 14 +114% capability · +10% price | — |
| Light Use & EfficiencyEfficiency · lighter workloads | GradeA Value46 | Higher capability Higher capability · Higher Value with current priorities RTX 3050 6GB S 100 +17% capability · +0% price | |
Balanced has no letter: it is a weighting preset, not a capability rubric. A grade answers “how well does this handle that job?” — price is never part of it. Relative Value puts the current market price back in.
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Trade-offs
Works well if
- Light Use & Efficiency is your main prioritygraded A for Light Use & Efficiency on the same rubric as the tier list
- You want memory headroom — memory is not what limits it hereno memory cap applies to this grade — the raster index sets it, not the frame buffer
- DLSS 4.5 matters to yousecond-generation transformer upscaler, but no frame generation on this generation — derived from the ampere architecture, not from a scraped feature flag
Consider other options if
- You want strong value with Balanced priorities specificallyat today's market no realistic price for this model reaches strong value with Balanced priorities — the calculation only gets there near CAD 207, against a cheapest tracked CAD 600
- 4K / VR is what you actually need it forit grades only F there
For the selected scenario this is not a strong fit — the grade above is the reason, and the models below suit it better.
Works well if
- 1080p is not actually your main job — Light Use & Efficiency isit grades C for 1080p, but A for Light Use & Efficiency
Consider other options if
- 1080p is what you actually need it forit grades C there; RX 9060 XT 8GB grades A at CAD 710
- You want strong value for 1080p specificallyat today's market no realistic price for this model reaches strong value for 1080p — the calculation only gets there near CAD 292, against a cheapest tracked CAD 600
For the selected scenario this is not a strong fit — the grade above is the reason, and the models below suit it better.
Works well if
- 1440p is not actually your main job — Light Use & Efficiency isit grades D for 1440p, but A for Light Use & Efficiency
Consider other options if
- 1440p is what you actually need it forit grades D there; RX 9060 XT 8GB grades B at CAD 710
- You want strong value for 1440p specificallycompeting products deliver so much more for 1440p per dollar that no price this model realistically trades at reaches the strong-value mark for this job
For the selected scenario this is not a strong fit — the grade above is the reason, and the models below suit it better.
Works well if
- 4K is not actually your main job — Light Use & Efficiency isit grades F for 4K, but A for Light Use & Efficiency
Consider other options if
- 4K is what you actually need it forit grades F there; RX 9060 XT 8GB grades C at CAD 710
- You want strong value for 4K specificallycompeting products deliver so much more for 4K per dollar that no price this model realistically trades at reaches the strong-value mark for this job
For the selected scenario this is not a strong fit — the grade above is the reason, and the models below suit it better.
Works well if
- AI is not actually your main job — Light Use & Efficiency isit grades C for AI, but A for Light Use & Efficiency
Consider other options if
- AI is what you actually need it forit grades C there; RX 9060 XT 8GB grades C at CAD 710
- You want strong value for AI specificallycompeting products deliver so much more for AI per dollar that no price this model realistically trades at reaches the strong-value mark for this job
For the selected scenario this is not a strong fit — the grade above is the reason, and the models below suit it better.
Works well if
- 3D Rendering is not actually your main job — Light Use & Efficiency isit grades D for 3D Rendering, but A for Light Use & Efficiency
Consider other options if
- 3D Rendering is what you actually need it forit grades D there; RTX 5060 grades C at CAD 660
- You want strong value for 3D Rendering specificallycompeting products deliver so much more for 3D Rendering per dollar that no price this model realistically trades at reaches the strong-value mark for this job
Works well if
- Light Use is your main prioritygraded A for Light Use on the same rubric as the tier list
- You want memory headroom — memory is not what limits it hereno memory cap applies to this grade for Light Use — the raster index sets it, not the frame buffer
- DLSS 4.5 matters to yousecond-generation transformer upscaler, but no frame generation on this generation — derived from the ampere architecture, not from a scraped feature flag
Consider other options if
- You want strong value for Light Use specificallyat today's market no realistic price for this model reaches strong value for Light Use — the calculation only gets there near CAD 290, against a cheapest tracked CAD 600
- 4K / VR is what you actually need it forit grades only F there
Every line states the fact it was derived from, for the scenario selected above. Thresholds are calculated points on our value curve — information about where the maths turns, not instructions about what to pay.
Similar options to the RTX 3050 8GB
Chosen for Balanced
Chosen for 1080p
Chosen for 1440p
Chosen for 4K
Chosen for AI
This scenario carries a requirement candidates are checked against first: CUDA — Many local-LLM and diffusion toolchains are CUDA-only. ROCm and Vulkan builds exist and work, but they are not drop-in — check your toolchain before treating a non-NVIDIA card as an equivalent swap.
Chosen for 3D Rendering
This scenario carries a requirement candidates are checked against first: OptiX — Blender Cycles reaches its fastest path on NVIDIA OptiX. HIP (AMD) and oneAPI (Intel) render the same scenes, so this is a workflow question, not a capability wall — but render times and add-on support differ.
Chosen for Light Use
Alternatives stay near this product’s price range. Step-up options may exceed the standard budget envelope when the capability gain is meaningful.
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Specifications and compatibility
What this product is, and what to check before it goes into your build.
Core / Performance
- Architecture
- Ampere
- GPU chip
- GA106
- GPU variant
- GA106-150-KA-A1
- Process node
- 8 nm
- Transistors
- 12,000 million
- Shading units
- 2560
Memory
- Capacity
- 8 GB
- Type
- GDDR6
- Bus width
- 128 bit
- Effective speed
- 14 Gbps
- Bandwidth
- 224 GB/s
Power / Interface
- Board power (TBP)
- 130 W
- Power connector
- Varies by version
- Recommended PSU
- Varies by version
- Bus interface
- PCIe 4.0 x8
Physical / Outputs
- Length
- Varies by version200 mm across tracked variants
- Height
- Varies by version123 mm across tracked variants
- Width
- Varies by version
- Slot thickness
- Varies by version2 across tracked variants
- Fans
- Varies by version2 across tracked variants
- Cooling
- Varies by version
- Outputs
- Varies by version
Power / Interface
- Board power (TBP)
- 130 W
- Power connector
- 1x 8-pin
- Recommended PSU
- 300 W
- Bus interface
- PCIe 4.0 x8
Physical / Outputs
- Length
- 200 mm
- Height
- 123 mm
- Width
- Unknown
- Slot thickness
- 2 slots
- Fans
- 2
- Cooling
- Air
- Outputs
- 3× DisplayPort · 1× HDMI
Exact board / Identity
- Board part number
- DUAL-RTX3050-O8G
- Vendor warranty
- 3 years
Select an exact version for physical dimensions and connector details.
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Core / Performance
- Texture units
- 80
- ROPs
- 32
- Ray tracing cores
- 20
- Tensor cores
- 80
- Base clock
- 1552 MHz
- Boost clock
- 1822 MHz
Features
- Upscaling
- DLSS 4.5
- Ray tracing
- Supported
- RGB lighting
- No
Warranty & release
- Release year
- 2022
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Sources: Comparator offer frame 2026-10-11–2026-10-17
What to check in your build
Varies by version
The exact requirement depends on the version you select.
Varies by version
Select a board to confirm its connector and cable-clearance needs.
Varies by version
The exact requirement depends on the version you select.
Varies by version
The exact requirement depends on the version you select.
Varies by version
Slot occupancy depends on the board cooler and thickness.
Select an exact version above for physical dimensions and connector details.
300 W PSU recommended
Whole-system figure from the board vendor — it already allows for the processor and transient spikes.
1x 8-pin required
Adapters work but add connector bulk and need extra cable-bend clearance.
Needs at least 200 mm of GPU clearance
Front radiators and fans eat into the figure a case advertises.
Leave room beyond the card for the cable bend
No verified minimum is published — measure it.
Occupies 2 slots
The cooler covers the slots below it — check nothing adjacent needs that space.
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Compatibility guidance is practical help, not a score. Missing data is shown as unknown, never invented.
Summary
RTX 3050 8GB offers a balanced view across an all-round mix of priorities. It ranks #37 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is raster index 360. RX 7600 currently clears the same practical bar with stronger Relative Value.
RTX 3050 8GB offers C-grade capability for 1080p. It ranks #37 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is raster index 360. The C grade is the decisive limitation for this workload.
RTX 3050 8GB offers D-grade capability for 1440p. It ranks #37 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is raster index 360. The D grade is the decisive limitation for this workload.
RTX 3050 8GB offers F-grade capability for 4K. It ranks #37 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is raster index 360. The F grade is the decisive limitation for this workload.
RTX 3050 8GB offers C-grade capability for AI. It ranks #28 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is ai compute index 378. The C grade is the decisive limitation for this workload.
RTX 3050 8GB offers D-grade capability for 3D Rendering. It ranks #30 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is raster index 360. The D grade is the decisive limitation for this workload.
RTX 3050 8GB offers A-grade capability for Light Use. It ranks #4 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is raster index 360. RX 6500 XT 4GB currently clears the same practical bar with stronger Relative Value.
FAQ
How much case clearance should I allow for the RTX 3050 8GB?
Tracked boards range from 200 to 200 mm in length. Select the exact board, then also allow for front radiators or fans, card height, slot thickness and power-cable bend; length alone does not guarantee fit.
Why does Relative Value change when I choose another scenario?
Each scenario changes the weights applied to capability, price and the other published factors. The hardware facts stay fixed, but the value question changes, so its score and rank can change too.
Why can Amazon appear without a tracked price?
Amazon is shown as a discovery link when we do not have a permitted verified price snapshot. It is excluded from price comparisons, rankings and Relative Value until a compliant tracked price exists.
Useful links & sources
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