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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB is a graphics card, built on the Ampere architecture. It has 8 GB of video memory and a 130 W board power rating. It scores 12,482 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan 1.4 and CUDA compute capability 8.6.

Ampere

4/10 key specs recorded · 57 facts

Depth: 39 recorded fields, 21 features, 5 PassMark workloads

Specification data last verified July 25, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark and NVIDIA GeForce Specifications. Coverage: 4 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.

PassMark Videocard Benchmark NVIDIA GeForce Specifications PassMark Videocard Benchmark

Shading units

n/a

Memory

8 GB

Boost clock

n/a

Board power

130 W

550 W PSU advised

Performance

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB scores 12,482 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 91.3% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #242), measured across 9,671 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 918.

PassMark G3D Mark

12,482

Rank #242
Faster than 91.3% of 2,658 GPUs
9,671 samples

0relative to the fastest GPU on record (41,928)

PassMark workload tests

DirectX 9 141 fps

reference: fastest recorded 526 fps · faster than 82.6% of 1,675 GPUs

DirectX 10 65 fps

reference: fastest recorded 231 fps · faster than 82.8% of 1,602 GPUs

DirectX 11 90 fps

reference: fastest recorded 362 fps · faster than 82.7% of 1,430 GPUs

DirectX 12 59 fps

reference: fastest recorded 213 fps · faster than 84.9% of 1,274 GPUs

GPU Compute 6,407 ops/s

reference: fastest recorded 26,591 ops/s · faster than 87.8% of 1,447 GPUs

Averages of PassMark PerformanceTest submissions; frames/sec are PassMark test-scene rates, not game FPS. Tests PassMark does not report for this card are omitted. PassMark listing

In the PassMark workload tests the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB averages DirectX 9 141 fps, DirectX 10 65 fps, DirectX 11 90 fps, DirectX 12 59 fps and GPU Compute 6,407 ops/s, across 9,671 submitted results. Frames per second are PassMark test-scene rates, not game frame rates.

As stated by PassMark

Category Desktop

Bus interface PCIe 4.0 x8

Max memory 8 GB

Core clock 1552 MHz

Memory clock 1750 MHz

DirectX 12_2

OpenGL 4.6

Max TDP 130 W

First benchmarked 2022-01-28

Samples 9,671

PassMark listing (collected 2026-09-30)

PassMark's own listing for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB states the PCIe 4.0 x8 interface, up to 8 GB of memory, a core clock of 1552 MHz, DirectX 12_2 and OpenGL 4.6, first benchmarked on 2022-01-28. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.

Graphics processor

Architecture Ampere

Codename Not recorded

Chip Not recorded

Process node Not recorded

Transistors Not recorded

Die size Not recorded

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB is based on the Ampere architecture.

Memory

Size 8 GB

Type Not recorded

Bus width Not recorded

Bandwidth Not recorded

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB is equipped with 8 GB of memory.

Board and power

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB has a board power rating of 130 W, a total board power of 130 W, a power supply of at least 550 W is recommended, power is supplied through 1x PCIe 8-pin, the maximum operating temperature is 93 °C and it connects over PCIe 4.0.

Board power (TDP) 130 W

Total board power 130 W

Suggested PSU 550 W

Power connectors 1x PCIe 8-pin

Slot width Not recorded

Length Not recorded

Width Not recorded

Height Not recorded

Cooler Not recorded

Max temperature 93 °C

Bus interface PCIe 4.0

Market

Launched Not recorded

Launch price Not recorded

Status Not recorded

Form factor Not recorded

Segment Desktop

Series GeForce RTX 30 Series

Benchmarks

PassMark G3D 12,482

PassMark G2D 918

Rank #242

Samples 9,671

Graphics and compute APIs

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan 1.4 and CUDA compute capability 8.6.

DirectX 12 Ultimate

OpenGL 4.6

Vulkan 1.4

CUDA compute capability 8.6

Feex has no recorded OpenCL version for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB.

Features

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB has 17 supported features recorded and 2 features explicitly listed as not supported outside the media engine. A feature that no source mentions is shown as not listed, never as unsupported.

Rendering

Supported: DirectX 12 Ultimate

Microsoft's top DirectX 12 feature tier, covering hardware ray tracing, mesh shaders, variable-rate shading and sampler feedback.
Supported: NVIDIA DLSS

NVIDIA's AI-based upscaling and frame-generation technology that can raise frame rates in supported games.

Modes: Yes
Supported: Hardware ray tracing 2nd Generation

Dedicated GPU hardware that speeds up ray-traced lighting, reflections and shadows in supported games and apps.
Supported: Vulkan ray tracing

Support for hardware ray tracing through the Vulkan graphics API.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, NVIDIA DLSS, Hardware ray tracing (2nd Generation) and Vulkan ray tracing under Rendering.

Compute and AI

Supported: CUDA Compute capability 8.6

Support for NVIDIA's CUDA computing platform, used by many creative, scientific and AI applications.
Supported: Tensor cores 3rd Generation

NVIDIA's dedicated matrix-math units used for AI workloads such as DLSS and machine-learning inference.

Not supported (1)

Explicitly not supported: NVLink / SLI

What it is: Support for linking two NVIDIA GPUs with a bridge for multi-GPU setups.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB supports CUDA (Compute capability 8.6) and Tensor cores (3rd Generation) under Compute and AI. NVLink / SLI is explicitly listed as not supported.

Display features

Supported: NVIDIA G-SYNC

Support for NVIDIA's variable refresh rate technology, which syncs the display to the GPU to reduce tearing and stutter.
Supported: HDCP content protection HDCP 2.3

Support for HDCP, the copy-protection standard that some protected 4K streaming and disc video requires.

Not supported (1)

Explicitly not supported: VR ready

What it is: The vendor states the GPU meets the requirements for running mainstream PC virtual reality headsets.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB supports NVIDIA G-SYNC and HDCP content protection (HDCP 2.3) under Display features. VR ready is explicitly listed as not supported.

Platform

Supported: Resizable BAR

Lets the CPU access the GPU's full video memory at once, which can improve performance in some games on supporting systems.

Not listed (1)

No source Feex holds states whether the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB supports Small-form-factor ready. That is silence, not a statement that they are unsupported.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB supports Resizable BAR under Platform.

Software and drivers

Supported: NVIDIA Freestyle

NVIDIA game filter feature that adjusts colors and sharpness in supported games.
Supported: NVIDIA Game Ready drivers

Driver branch tuned and released alongside new games.
Supported: NVIDIA Broadcast

NVIDIA software that applies AI noise removal and camera effects for calls and streams.
Supported: NVIDIA Omniverse

Support for NVIDIA's Omniverse platform for collaborative 3D design and simulation.
Supported: NVIDIA Reflex

NVIDIA's latency-reduction technology that lowers the delay between input and what you see in supported games.
Supported: RTX Remix

NVIDIA tooling for modding older games with ray tracing and updated assets.
Supported: NVIDIA ShadowPlay

NVIDIA's built-in tool for recording and streaming gameplay.
Supported: NVIDIA Studio drivers

Driver branch tuned and tested for creative applications.

Not listed (1)

No source Feex holds states whether the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB supports RTX HDR. That is silence, not a statement that they are unsupported.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB supports NVIDIA Freestyle, NVIDIA Game Ready drivers, NVIDIA Broadcast, NVIDIA Omniverse, NVIDIA Reflex, RTX Remix, NVIDIA ShadowPlay and NVIDIA Studio drivers under Software and drivers.

Media engine

Feex holds no codec support statement for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB.

NVIDIA NVENC encoder 7th GenerationNVIDIA's dedicated video-encoding engine, used by streaming and capture software; newer generations encode more efficiently.

NVIDIA NVDEC decoder 5th GenerationNVIDIA's dedicated video-decoding engine; newer generations support more codecs and formats.

Not listed: H.264 (AVC), HEVC (H.265), AV1 and VP9. No source Feex holds states whether the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB supports these codecs; that is silence, not a statement that they are unsupported.

Media engines recorded for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB: NVIDIA NVENC encoder (7th Generation) and NVIDIA NVDEC decoder (5th Generation).

Display outputs

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB offers outputs HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, up to 4 simultaneous displays, a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 and HDCP 2.3. The vendor states it is not VR ready.

Outputs HDMI, 2x DisplayPort

Max simultaneous displays 4

Max resolution 7680x4320

HDCP 2.3

VR ready No (stated by the vendor)

Naming and aliases

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB is also known by other names: PassMark also lists it as NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050.

Other names (PassMark) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050

Frequently asked questions

How much VRAM does the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB have?

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB has 8 GB of video memory.

How much power does the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB use and what power supply does it need?

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB has a board power rating of 130 W. Feex records a suggested power supply of at least 550 W. Power connectors: 1x PCIe 8-pin.

How fast is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB?

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB scores 12,482 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 91.3% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #242. In the PassMark DirectX 12 test it averages 59 fps.