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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 — Benchmarks & Specs

8 GB VRAM130W TDP$249 MSRP2022

Short answer: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 generates a median 28.4 tokens/sec on 7-9B dense models at 4-bit (Q4) under ollama, across 6 cited runs from LocalScore.ai and llmrun.dev. 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). At the $259.97 Amazon price checked 1 h ago (prices change), that is 109.1 tok/s per $1,000, the SpecPicks Value Index. That ranks #15 of 29 GPUs on tok/s per $1,000 in the SpecPicks value table (table built 2026-10-21 13:12 UTC).

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Bottom line: how fast is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050?

SpecPicks median: 28.4 tokens/sec across 6 cited single-user runs of 7-9B dense models at 4-bit (Q4) under ollama (range 23.9–37.8 tok/s), from LocalScore.ai, llmrun.dev (5 runs). At the $259.97 Amazon price of the cheapest linked listing (checked ; prices change), that is a SpecPicks Value Index of 109.1 tok/s per $1,000. One of those runs: gemma2:9b at q4_K_M generates 23.9 tokens/sec under ollama, per llmrun.dev. At 1440p Highest, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 averages 68 fps in Death Stranding, per TechGage. In 3DMark Fire Strike it scores 14,734–15,843 points, across three published results (Club386, Notebookcheck GPU benchmark listing, Notebookcheck GPU benchmark listing). Its 8 GB of VRAM is the binding constraint for local inference: the gemma2:9b run above (9B 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; the SpecPicks median is computed here from the runs it names, each a row in the AI table, and the per-$1,000 figure divides it by the dated listing price. SpecPicks aggregates published measurements; it does not report first-party benchmark runs.

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*Price sourced from Amazon.com. Last updated 2026-10-21. Price and availability subject to change.

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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'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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 is a graphics card from the Ampere family released in 2022 from NVIDIA. Key on-paper specs include 8 GB of GDDR6 VRAM, 130W TDP. It launched with a $249 MSRP, though street prices typically diverge meaningfully from launch pricing — see the linked product cards below for current listings. Data on this page draws on 12 linked listings, 16 synthetic benchmark results (top 10 shown), 12 community AI inference reports, 57 measured game frame-rate results (top 15 shown), compiled from llmrun.dev, TechSpot, LocalScore.ai, GPU-Monkey, Notebookcheck, TechGage, 3DMark, DEV Community, The FPS Review, Club386, LocalLLaMA, PassMark; each table row links to its source. Read this page when shopping the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050, 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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 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
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege 1080p Ultra 225 fps — TechSpot 2022-01-26
Doom Eternal 1080p — 178 fps — TechSpot 2022-01-26
Doom Eternal 1440p — 130 fps — TechSpot 2022-01-26
Resident Evil Village 1080p Balanced 114 fps — TechSpot 2022-01-26
Hitman 3 1080p Medium 112 fps — TechSpot 2022-01-26
Watch Dogs: Legion 1080p Medium DLSS 111 fps — TechSpot 2022-01-26
12-game average 1080p Mixed (per-game presets) 108 fps — TechSpot 2022-01-26
Death Stranding 1080p Default 108 fps — TechSpot 2022-01-26
Far Cry 6 1080p Medium 96 fps — TechSpot 2022-01-26
Death Stranding 1440p Highest DLSS Quality 92 fps — TechGage 2022-01-26
Far Cry 6 1080p Ultra FSR Quality 92 fps — The FPS Review 2022-03-30
Watch Dogs: Legion 1080p Medium 88 fps — TechSpot 2022-01-26
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1080p Highest 87 fps — TechSpot 2022-01-26
Battlefield 2042 1080p Ultra DLSS Quality 84 fps — The FPS Review 2022-01-26
Death Stranding 1440p Highest 68 fps — TechGage 2022-01-26

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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050, 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.
Model Quantization Relative Tokens/sec VRAM used Source
llama3.2:1b q4_K_M ollama 98.0 tok/s — LocalScore.ai retrieved 2026-04-28
qwen3:0.6b — ollama 47.1 tok/s — LocalLLaMA 2026-04-15
llama3.1:8b q4_K_M ollama 37.8 tok/s — LocalScore.ai retrieved 2026-04-28
gemma3:4b q4_K_M ollama 37.0 tok/s — LocalScore.ai retrieved 2026-07-09
llama3.1:8b q4_K_M llama.cpp 34.5 tok/s — LocalScore.ai retrieved 2026-06-09
mistral:7b-instruct-v0.3 q4_K_M ollama 29.6 tok/s 4.9 GB llmrun.dev 2026-07-30
qwen2.5:7b q4_K_M ollama 29.2 tok/s 5.0 GB llmrun.dev 2026-07-30
mistral:7b q4_K_M llama.cpp 28.6 tok/s — DEV Community 2024-04-30
mistral:7b-orca-dpo-v2 q6_K llama.cpp 28.6 tok/s — DEV Community 2024-03-11
llama3.1:8b q4_K_M ollama 27.5 tok/s 5.3 GB llmrun.dev 2026-07-30
qwen3:8b q4_K_M ollama 26.4 tok/s 5.5 GB llmrun.dev 2026-07-30
gemma2:9b q4_K_M ollama 23.9 tok/s 6.1 GB llmrun.dev 2026-07-30

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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 — 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 2022-01-24Same result reported by VideoCardz
3DMark Fire Strike 14,754 points Notebookcheck retrieved 2026-07-09
3DMark Fire Strike 14,734 points Notebookcheck retrieved 2026-06-09
PassMark G3D Mark 12,495 pts PassMark retrieved 2026-04-20
3DMark Fire Strike Extreme (Graphics score) 7,355 points GPU-Monkey 2026-10-08
3DMark Time Spy 6,726 points Notebookcheck retrieved 2026-06-09
3DMark Time Spy 6,587 points 3DMark 2022-01-26
3DMark Time Spy (Graphics score) 6,077 points GPU-Monkey 2026-10-08
3DMark Port Royal 3,609 points 3DMark 2022-01-27
3DMark Port Royal 3,529 points GPU-Monkey 2026-10-08

Products Featuring the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050

Systems with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050

Laptops and desktops that ship with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 — whole systems, listed separately from the part itself.

Full Specifications

TDP130 W
VRAM8 GB
Memory typeGDDR6
CUDA cores2560

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 best used for?
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 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.
When was the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 released, and what was its launch MSRP?
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 launched in 2022 at a $249 MSRP. Street prices drift from launch pricing over a product's life, so check the current listing before buying.
Where do the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 run local LLMs?
Yes — AI inference results for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050?
Amazon listings for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 are linked at the top of this page and in the Products Featuring the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 section. SpecPicks earns a small affiliate commission on qualifying purchases, at no extra cost to the buyer.

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