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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB — Benchmarks & Specs

8 GB VRAM

Short answer: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB generates 34.5 tokens/sec on llama3.1:8b (q4_K_M) under llamafile in a single cited run, per LocalScore.ai; there are too few comparable runs on file for a median. Its 8 GB of VRAM holds up to Gemma 2 9B at Q4_K_M with an ~8K context, by the Will-It-Run matrix's sizing (8 of 23 models fit).

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Bottom line: how fast is the GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB?

At 1440p High, the GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB averages 31 fps in Starfield, per VividRepairs. For local LLM inference it generates 34.5 tokens/sec running llama3.1:8b at q4_K_M under llamafile, per LocalScore.ai. In 3DMark Fire Strike it scores 15,843 points, per Club386. Its 8 GB of VRAM is the binding constraint for local inference: the llama3.1:8b run above (8B parameters) is the largest model on file at 4-bit quantization on this card.

Every figure above is a row in the tables below, and each row links out to the review or public benchmark database the number was taken from. SpecPicks aggregates published measurements; it does not report first-party benchmark runs.

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Check what fits in 8 GB: by Q4-class file size, 8 of the 23 open-weight models in the SpecPicks Will-It-Run matrix load entirely into the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB's 8 GB with 1.5 GB left for an ~8K context, up to Gemma 2 9B (a 5.8 GB Q4_K_M file per its Hugging Face listing). Check a model in the Will-It-Run matrix →

The GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB is a graphics card from the Ampere family from NVIDIA. Key on-paper specs include 8 GB of VRAM. Data on this page draws on 12 linked listings, 8 synthetic benchmark results, 6 community AI inference reports, 57 measured game frame-rate results (top 15 shown), compiled from TechSpot, VividRepairs, LocalScore.ai, 3DMark, Tech4Gamers, Tom's Hardware, Club386, DEV Community, Ollama GitHub Discussions, PassMark, r/LocalLLaMA, Reviewed.com, TechGage, TechPowerUp, vllm GitHub Issues; each table row links to its source. Read this page when shopping the GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB, comparing it against other graphics cards in your build, or sizing it for a specific workload (gaming at 1080p/1440p/4K, synthetic benchmark scores, or local LLM inference).

Gaming Performance (measured FPS)

Average and 1% low frame rates by game, resolution, and quality preset. Bars are scaled against the fastest result on this page.

Measured gaming frame rates for the GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB by game, resolution, and quality preset. “1% low” is the frame-time floor that determines perceived smoothness. Each row links to its original review or benchmark database.
Game Resolution Settings Relative Avg FPS 1% low Source
Valorant 1080p High 312 fps — VividRepairs 2025-10-21
Counter-Strike 2 1080p High 187 fps — VividRepairs 2025-10-21
Counter-Strike 2 1440p High 124 fps — VividRepairs 2025-10-21
Forza Horizon 4 1080p Extreme 116 fps — Reviewed.com 2022-02-17
Resident Evil Village 1080p Balanced 114 fps — TechSpot 2022-01-26
Hitman 3 1080p Medium 112 fps — TechSpot 2022-01-26
Death Stranding 1080p Maximum 108 fps — TechSpot 2022-01-26
PUBG 1080p Ultra 101 fps 88 fps Tech4Gamers 2023-09-13
Tom's Hardware 2022 launch-review suite average 1080p Medium 98 fps — Tom's Hardware 2022-01-26
Far Cry 6 1080p Medium 96 fps — TechSpot 2022-01-26
Death Stranding 1440p Maximum DLSS Quality 92 fps — TechGage 2022-01-26
Hitman 3 1080p Ultra 88 fps 74 fps Tech4Gamers 2023-09-13
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1080p Highest 87 fps — TechSpot 2022-01-26
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1080p Medium 79 fps — TechSpot 2022-01-26
Starfield 1440p High 31 fps — VividRepairs 2025-10-21

AI Inference Performance

Tokens per second under each model + quantization. Higher = faster generation. Bars compare runs across the same model.

Local LLM inference throughput on the GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB, in generated tokens per second for a single request (one user's generation speed). Higher is better; each row links to the community report or benchmark database it came from. Batched serving runs are listed separately below.
Model Quantization Relative Tokens/sec VRAM used Source
Llama 3.2 1B FP16 ollama 125.0 tok/s 3.2 GB Ollama GitHub Discussions 2024-03-05
Phi-3.5 mini q4_K_M llama.cpp 89.0 tok/s 2.1 GB r/LocalLLaMA 2024-01-30
llama3.1:8b q4_K_M llamafile 34.5 tok/s — LocalScore.ai retrieved 2026-06-12
mistral:7b q6_K llama.cpp 28.6 tok/s 8.0 GB DEV Community (maximsaplin) 2024-01
mistral-7b-finetuned-orca-dpo-v2 — llama.cpp 28.6 tok/s — DEV Community 2024-05

Batched serving throughput

Aggregate output tokens per second on the GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB summed across many concurrent requests (serving runtimes such as vLLM). This is total server throughput, not one user's generation speed — each request generates far slower — so these rows are not comparable with the single-stream table above.
Model Quantization Relative Tokens/sec (aggregate) VRAM used Source
Gemma 2 2B q8_0 vllm batched 98.0 tok/s aggregate 3.5 GB vllm GitHub Issues 2024-02-15

Synthetic Benchmarks

Higher is better. Bars are scaled within each benchmark family (multi-thread, single-thread, etc.) so you can compare like-with-like at a glance.

Synthetic benchmark scores for the GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB — higher is better. Each row links to the public database the number was taken from. A benchmark listed more than once is separate published results, shown as published rather than averaged.
Benchmark Relative Score Source
3DMark Fire Strike 15,843 points Club386 2022-01-24
PassMark G3D Mark 12,491 points PassMark retrieved 2026-06-12
3DMark Time Spy 7,250 points TechPowerUp 2024-01-20
3DMark Time Spy 6,587 points 3DMark 2022-01
3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 graphics score 1,338 points 3DMark (UL Benchmarks) 2026-09-26
3DMark Steel Nomad 1,337 points UL Benchmarks (3DMark) 2024-06
3DMark Speed Way 1,240 points 3DMark 2024-03
3DMark Port Royal 6.8 fps Tom's Hardware 2023-12-18

Products Featuring the GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB

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Full Specifications

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GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB best used for?
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB is an 8 GB VRAM Ampere-family graphics card. 1080p gaming and general productivity are the headline use cases; the benchmark tables on this page place it within its generation.
Where do the GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB benchmark numbers come from?
Each benchmark row on this page names its source (public benchmark databases such as TechPowerUp, PassMark, Geekbench and Cinebench, and community reports such as r/LocalLLaMA threads) and links to it, so every number can be checked against the original.
Can the GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB run local LLMs?
Yes — AI inference results for the GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB are on file; the AI Inference Performance section on this page lists model, quantization and tokens-per-second for each run. 8 GB VRAM fits models up to about 9B parameters at Q4.
Where can I buy the GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB?
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