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GeForce RTX 3050 bottleneck & FPS

Ranked 84 of 126 desktop graphics cards in our database (33th percentile). Paired with a Core i3-8100F it lands near 33 fps at 1080p and 4 fps at 4K in a typical AAA title at high settings.

SpecificationsAmpere · 2022
ArchitectureAmpere
Shading units2,560
Boost clock1,777 MHz
Memory8 GB
Memory bandwidth224 GB/s
Board power115 W
Released2022
Frame rate by resolutionwith Core i3-8100F, high
ResolutionEst. FPSGPU loadLimited by
1920 x 1080 33 99% Graphics card
2560 x 1440 19 99% Graphics card
3440 x 1440 11 99% Graphics card
3840 x 2160 4 99% Graphics card
Best matched processors1080p, high

Ranked by how little performance the pairing wastes, not by which processor is fastest. The fastest chip pairs well with everything, which makes it a useless recommendation.

ProcessorEst. FPSUnused
Core i3-8100F 33 37.4%
Core i3-8100 33 37.4%
Core i3-8300 33 39.1%
Core i3-8350K 33 43.7%
Core i3-9100 33 46.3%
Core i3-9100F 33 46.3%
Estimated FPS by game1440p, high, Core i3-8100F
GameEst. FPSVRAM
Cyberpunk 2077 8 11.5 GB needed
Fortnite 27 OK
Counter-Strike 2 70 OK
Baldur's Gate 3 19 8.1 GB needed
Red Dead Redemption 2 12 9.4 GB needed
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 11 10.8 GB needed

What to expect from a GeForce RTX 3050

This card sits in the lower part of the range we model. It will run modern titles at 1080p with settings turned down, and it will be the limiting component in almost any pairing — which means there is no sense pairing it with an expensive processor.

If frame rates are disappointing, the card is where an upgrade will help. Nothing else in the system is holding it back.

8 GB is this card's real limit

8 of the 16 titles we model exceed 8 GB at 1440p and high settings. On this card memory, not shader throughput, is the thing that will make modern games stutter. Texture quality is the setting to lower first, and it usually costs less visual fidelity than the alternatives.

Where it sits

Ranked 84 of 126 desktop cards we model. Nearest faster: GeForce GTX 1070 GDDR5X, GeForce GTX 1070. Just below: GeForce RTX 2060, Radeon RX 5500. Full method on the methodology page.