We take a look at the Nvidia RTX 3050 graphics card release date, price, pre order, and where you can buy it!
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Update: 27/01/2022: The retail launch is here and we’ve updated our links with all the retailers we can find selling the card. A lot is not in stock or above MSRP but we have listed all the ones we could find.
Update: 26/01/22: The reviews for the card are out, so check out how well it performs ad if it’s worth it before tomorrow’s release. We, unfortunately, didn’t get a review card but will be sure to do one once we get our hands on one.
Update: 25/01/2022: The day is almost here, retailers will be releasing the RTX 3050 in less than 48 hours.
Are you looking for where to buy an RTX 3050? The day is here, meaning that you can try to grab yourself a brand-new graphics card. We’ve also got all the details on the RTX 3050 release date and price so you know exactly what you are looking for and why. The card was finally announced at Nvidia’s CES conference, alongside the RTX 3090 Ti announcement. With almost a full-stack of Ampere cards having already being released, the RTX 3050 might just be the biggest one of them all.
The RTX 3050 aims to be the new GTX 1050 Ti which was a budget champion. Along with the increase in performance Ampere cards have shown us, the RTX 3050 could be the price-to-performance answer for a lot of gamers. So let’s see what it has to offer and where you can try to buy one from.
Links coming soon – we’ll be sure to update this section as soon as retailers begin listing the RTX 3050.
Links coming soon – we’ll be sure to update this section as soon as retailers begin listing the RTX 3050.
Links coming soon – we’ll be sure to update this section as soon as retailers begin listing the RTX 3050.
Links coming soon – we’ll be sure to update this section as soon as retailers begin listing the RTX 3050.
The specifications so far for the RTX 3050 are slightly different than the rumored ones. Expectedly they’re not likely to be all that powerful but might be a good budget choice. So far the RTX 3050 is only coming in one variant with the 8GB GDDR6 version the only one presented.
The available specs for the 8GB card are
The 4GB variant rumored specs are
The specs do vary from the rumored ones and so far Nvidia hasn’t announced a 4GB variant but that may come down the line. So this card is a good entryway into the ray-tracing, which along with DLSS support can bring much more performance than expected from a more budget card. That is if you can actually buy one these days.
The desktop version of the RTX 3050 was recently announced to be on January 27. We expect that we will see retailers begin to list their RTX 3050 SKUs ahead of time.
The Nvidia RTX 3050 will start at $249 USD. This means that this will be an excellent entry-level option for most gamers, meaning that you can finally access things like Ray-Tracing and DLSS at a budget price.
As of yet, the RTX 3050 Ti has not been announced. However, with Nvidia announcing Ti versions for each of its other Ti cards it is likely to be coming further down the line.
Unsatisfied with the offering or seeing stock issues? Check out some of the RTX 3050 & RTX 3050 Ti gaming laptops that are already available to purchase and pre-order.
