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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $249
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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MSRP in USD: $329
Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3050 outperforms the more expensive GeForce GTX 970 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3050 is 2664 days newer than the more expensive GeForce GTX 970.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
- Performs up to 400% better in Cyberpunk 2077 than GeForce GTX 970 - 5 vs 1 FPS
- Up to 18% cheaper than GeForce GTX 970 - $161.99 vs $198.68
- Consumes up to 12% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 130 vs 148 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 8 vs 4 GB
Cyberpunk 2077
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE OC 6G Graphics Card, 2X WINDFORCE Fans, 6GB GDDR6 96-bit GDDR6, GV-N3050WF2OC-6GD Video Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
86.19069273912385%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
86.14627285513362%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 900 |
$249 | MSRP | $329 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 224 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
1552 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1050 MHz |
1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1178 MHz |
| 1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3050 or GeForce GTX 970
Cyberpunk 2077, 1920 x 1080, RT Overdrive
1 FPS
$749.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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1 FPS
$789.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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1 FPS
$949.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 7 5700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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1 FPS
$1688.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$1,688.88
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2 FPS
$805.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-13700K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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1 FPS
$859.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$859.99
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1 FPS
$873.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$873.64
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1 FPS
$999/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$999
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1 FPS
$999.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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1 FPS
$705.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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