Nvidia's Cheapest RTX GPU - RTX 3050 Review

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Nvidia's Cheapest RTX GPU - is it worth it?

Timestamps
0:00-0:39 - Intro
0:40-1:55 - Specs and pricing
1:56-5:09 - 1080p gaming benchmarks
5:10-5:44 - i3 + 3050 vs. Apex / Valorant
5:45-6:24 - Ray tracing and DLSS
6:25-6:46 - Power, clocks, temps
6:47-7:44 - Closing thoughts

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[Trajectoree]

Lord have mercy, I wanted to see it stacked against the RTX 2060.... Now I regret it lol. Thanks for keeping us informed!

[LastSecBloomer]

To put it in perspective for those who are still stuck on Pascal, it's basically 1070/1070Ti performance, depending on game...it sits between GTX 1660s and RTX 2060 performance.

[jtdx_]

I'm still using the 1060 & 1070 in my two builds. Crazy how they still hold up very well for 1080p and even some 1440p gaming.

[maslascher]

Well. 3060 starts in europe usually at 650E. I can't imagine this having a price tag below 500E.
Prices seem to fall very slowly even with crypto crash so no choice but being patient.

[vivalamo]

And I thought 2 years ago my strix 2070 was a mistake....god am I glad to have it now xD

[ivovass]

Great example showing the 3050+12100 performance as a realistic use case for someone just starting from zero, for everyone else with a running system with dedicated gpu this won't be much of upgrade unless you really want dlss

[Tseuqgninaem]

This is a good and honest card, even if you end up paying around $300. wow, I hit the jackpot over a year ago. Bought a new GTX 1660S for msrp and about a month later I won the newegg shuffle to buy the RTX 3060 for MSRP. still have both.

[tazzyreign]

One of the most sensible reviews and selection for test bench with the i3, I watched - "Gaming Performance: i3 vs i5, i7, i9 Intel 12th-gen" and understood why i3 fits perfect for 1080p gaming in 2022. Such quality content.

[DanmTheSystem]

Big thankful I got my 2070 Super before all this mess happened. Still running strong, and I have no desire yet to game above 1080p with 144hz refresh rate.

[holnutz]

I bought the same model for $205 online sealed and perfectly functioning like it should. Worth it, got attached to it, Its very small and nice.

[matthieuzglurg]

some called me a fool when I upgraded my 2060 to a 2070S in May 2020 like "wait for the new GPUs !"

well well, seems like I dodged a bullet, and me and my brother are comfortable enjoying our 3 year old cards

[traversharty]

Both recent "budget" offerings from AMD and NVIDIA are taking consumers for fools.

[ProTroy_]

Amazing how well the 1660 Super is holding up after over 2 years now, so happy I picked one up back then

[christophertomes]

Makes me wonder if we will end up ever seeing a 40 class gpu or if $250 will be the floor from now on

[SpeedyFlix]

This would be a huge upgrade for me. I'm still rocking my GTX 950 lol

[skinnyercearl]

its all personal preference really, why are pc gamers so toxic in a argument over a graphics card?

[JamieR]

3060 is 200-220% higher priced than the 3050 in Norway. It's not bad for the price point in the current market. Way better offering than 6500 XT in every aspect.

[abgesturzttv]

Gtx 1080 in 2016 best buy ever, just still going strong

[vinyfiny]

DLSS is really the killer feature here if you can get a 3050 for a decent price. DLSS quality (for games that support it) with optimized settings can probably get you to 1440p/60fps in everything but Cyberpunk.

[AlexGomez-qtsz]

Blessings from Honduras good video man.