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£159.99
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP $249
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MSRP $249
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£169.98
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Boost Clock
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£179.17
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£161.96
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Boost Clock
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£169.34
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£179.99
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Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP $1499
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MSRP $1499
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£1,565.5
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£2,302.48
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Boost Clock
Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3090 outperforms the cheaper GeForce RTX 3050 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce RTX 3050 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3090 is 490 days older than the cheaper GeForce RTX 3050.
Advantages of GeForce RTX 3050
- Up to 90% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3090 - £159.99 vs £1565.50
- Up to 82% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than GeForce RTX 3090 - £2.67 vs £14.63 per FPS
- Consumes up to 63% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 - 130 vs 350 Watts
Advantages of GeForce RTX 3090
- Performs up to 78% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than GeForce RTX 3050 - 107 vs 60 FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 - 24 vs 8 GB
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
60
56%
Value, £/FPS
£2.67/FPS
100%
Price, £
£159.99
100%
Value Winner
MSI GeForce RTX 3050 LP 6G OC Gaming Graphics Card - 6GB GDDR6, 1492 MHz, PCI Express Gen 4, 96-bit, 1x DP (v1.4a), 2x HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K)
Buy for £159.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 748 minutes ago
GeForce RTX 3090
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
FPS
107
100%
Value, £/FPS
£14.63/FPS
18%
Price, £
£1565.5
10%
FPS Winner
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition Graphics Card
Buy for £1,565.5 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 747 minutes ago
Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
GeForce RTX 3090
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
30%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
26%
GeForce RTX 3090
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
189.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
556 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce RTX 3050 | vs | GeForce RTX 3090 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2020 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$249 | MSRP | $1499 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 GB | Memory | 24 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR6X |
| 128-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 224 GB/s | Bandwidth | 936.2 GB/s |
1552 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1395 MHz |
1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1695 MHz |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1219 MHz |
PC Builds Using GeForce RTX 3050 or GeForce RTX 3090
With selected game settings
50 FPS
£13.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£679.99
In Stock
49 FPS
£12.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£629
In Stock
49 FPS
£14.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£695
In Stock
91 FPS
£39.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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£3,610
In Stock
50 FPS
£18.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£934.99
In Stock
91 FPS
£38.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
£3,515
In Stock
91 FPS
£39.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
£3,635
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