NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB
Built for 1080p with settings turned down. It outscores 49% of the 179 cards in our index and meets the recommended graphics card of 189 of 232 released games that name one.
- Index
- 17/100
- Rank
- #90
- VRAM
- 8 GB
- Power
- 130 W
- Launch price
- $249
How much of the PC library it covers
Against the 232 released games whose publisher names a graphics card we can place.
- 189 at the recommended spec 81%
- 43 at the minimum only 19%
- 0 below the minimum 0%
The most demanding game it meets the recommended card for is EA SPORTS FC™ 25.
Upcoming releases on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB
Unreleased games whose publishers have already posted a graphics card requirement.
Recommended spec 2
- Pony Island 2: Panda Circus Apr 27, 2027
- Star Trek: Shadow Frontier Coming soon
Minimum spec 7
- Phantom Blade Zero Oct 28, 2026
- Sagas of Lumin Feb 4, 2027
- HUMANKIND™ 2 2027
- Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance 2027
- Outward 2 2027
- PVKK: Planetenverteidigungskanonenkommandant 2027
- Sea of Remnants 2027
Below minimum 10
- Gears of War: E-Day Oct 6, 2026
- Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis Feb 12, 2027
- Fable Feb 23, 2027
- SPINE - This is Gun Fu 2027
- Chrono Odyssey To be announced
- El Paso, Elsewhere 2 To be announced
- Guild Wars 3™ To be announced
- Lords of the Fallen II Coming soon
- SAW: Genesis To be announced
- The Talos Principle 3 Coming soon
In the heaviest games we track
Modelled at the High preset with upscaling off, next to a processor fast enough not to limit it. Estimates, not recorded runs — how the model works.
| Game | 1080p | 1440p | 4K |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 | 24 | 15 | 9 |
Spec card
- Maker
- NVIDIA
- Released
- 2022
- Video memory
- 8 GB
- Rated power
- 130 W
- PSU to plan for
- 450 W
- Tier
- D
- Ray tracing
- Yes
- Upscaling
- DLSS · FSR
The cards either side of it
Nearest in our index. Pick one to put them side by side.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB: quick answers
Will the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB run 2027 games?
Of the 19 upcoming games whose publishers have named a graphics card, it meets the recommended card for 2, only the minimum for 7, and falls short of 10.
Is 8 GB of VRAM enough?
For 1080p and most 1440p games, yes. The heaviest recent releases will want textures turned down.
What power supply do I need for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB?
It is rated at 130 W. With the rest of a typical gaming PC and headroom for power spikes, a good 450 W unit is a safe choice; the PSU calculator works it out for your exact parts.
Is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB faster than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop?
No. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop scores 19/100 against 17/100 in our index.