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PNY GeForce RTX™ 3050 8GB Verto Dual Fan Graphics Card

Name: PNY GeForce RTX™ 3050 8GB Verto Dual Fan Graphics Card
Brand: PNY
SKU: B0BC1DQRRD

Status: PNY GeForce RTX™ 3050 8GB Verto Dual Fan…: Unavailable on Amazon as of 2026-10-06 16:14 UTC. SpecPicks has no in-stock listing with matching specs on file; the search below lists current offers. eBay sellers may still list this model new or used.

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Bottom line: The PNY GeForce RTX™ 3050 8GB Verto Dual Fan Graphics Card: 8GB GDDR6 VRAM at 128-bit, enough headroom for 1080p texture settings; main trade-off: 128-bit bus caps memory bandwidth at 224GB/sec, limiting 1440p work.

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By Mike Perry, Founder & Editor-in-Chief · Listing data updated 2026-10-06

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Pros & Cons

Pros

✓ 8GB GDDR6 VRAM at 128-bit, enough headroom for 1080p texture settings
✓ 2nd-gen RT Cores and 3rd-gen Tensor Cores enable ray tracing and DLSS
✓ 1777MHz boost clock on NVIDIA Ampere architecture
✓ HDMI 2.1 plus DisplayPort 1.4a covers high-refresh and 4K displays
✓ Dual-fan Verto cooler and PCIe 4.0 interface fit most mid-tower builds

Cons

✗ 128-bit bus caps memory bandwidth at 224GB/sec, limiting 1440p work
✗ 2560 CUDA cores make it the entry rung of the RTX 30 lineup
✗ Ampere is two generations behind current NVIDIA architectures
✗ Dual-fan shroud needs more clearance than single-fan RTX 3050 variants

Manufacturer description

The GeForce RTX™ 3050 is built with the powerful graphics performance of the NVIDIA Ampere architecture. It offers dedicated 2nd gen RT Cores and 3rd gen Tensor Cores, new streaming multiprocessors, and high-speed G6 memory to tackle the latest games. Step up to GeForce RTX. The all-new NVIDIA Ampere architecture features new 2nd generation Ray Tracing Cores and 3rd generation Tensor Cores with greater throughput. GeForce RTX™ 30 Series GPUs are powered by NVIDIA’s 2nd gen RTX architecture, delivering the ultimate performance, ray-traced graphics, and AI acceleration for gamers and creators.

SpecPicks Verdict

SpecPicks scored PNY GeForce RTX™ 3050 8GB Verto Dual Fan Graphics Card using a rating × review-volume × price-fit model applied to our editorial and benchmark analysis across the graphics cards category. PNY's graphics cards lineup sits within the broader category mid-tier; price and specs are the deciding factors over brand loyalty here. Judge it on the specification table and the price rather than on sentiment: check the figures that decide your use case, then put it side-by-side with two or three close alternatives in the Compare tool before clicking through.

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Key Features

NVIDIA Ampere architecture, with 1552MHz core clock and 1777MHz boost clock speeds to help meet the needs of demanding games.
8GB GDDR6 (128-bit) on-board memory, plus 2560 CUDA processing cores and up to 224GB/sec of memory bandwidth provide the memory needed to create striking visual realism.
PCI Express 4.0 interface - Offers compatibility with a range of systems. Also includes DisplayPort 1.4a and HDMI 2.1 outputs for expanded connectivity.
NVIDIA GeForce Experience - Capture and share videos, screenshots, and livestreams with friends. Keep your drivers up to date and optimize your game settings. It's the essential companion to your GeForce graphics card.

Full Specifications

Brand	PNY
Model Name	VCG30508DFBPB1
Model Number	VCG30508DFBPB
Built-In Media	GeForce RTX™ 3050 8GB VERTO Dual Fan Graphics Card
Number of Fans	2
Mfr Part Number	VCG30508DFBPB1
Number of Items	1
Video Processor	NVIDIA
Antenna Location	Gaming
Graphics Card Ram	8 GB
Graphics Ram Size	8 GB
Graphics Ram Type	GDDR6
Compatible Devices	Desktop
Memory Clock Speed	1777 MHz
Graphics Coprocessor	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
Graphics Description	PNY GeForce RTX 3050 8GB VERTO Dual Fan Graphics Card with GDDR6 memory and a 1552 MHz core clock speed on the NVIDIA Ampere architecture
Warranty Description	3 Years
Item Dimensions L x W	8.98"L x 4.49"W
Video Output Interface	DisplayPort, HDMI
Graphics Card Interface	PCI-Express x16

Performance Data

View gaming FPS, AI inference throughput, and synthetic scores for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 — the core hardware component in this product. Benchmarks sourced from TechPowerUp, PassMark, and the r/LocalLLaMA community.

Related benchmarks: GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB benchmarks

Which local LLMs fit in 8 GB?

8 GB holds an 8B model at Q4 with a few thousand tokens of context; a 12–14B model needs 12 GB.

✅ 7–9B models (Llama 3.1 8B, Qwen 3 8B) — fits at Q4
❌ 12–14B models (Qwen 3 14B, Phi-4) — needs 12 GB+
❌ 20–27B models (Gemma 3 27B, Mistral Small) — needs 20 GB+
❌ 30–35B models (Qwen 3 32B, QwQ 32B) — needs 24 GB+
❌ 70B models (Llama 3.3 70B, Qwen 2.5 72B) — needs 48 GB+

Across 10 community runs from 4 sources, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 generates a median 29.4 tok/s on 7–9B models at Q4 (per llmrun.dev).

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