[Hardware] NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3050 REVIEW

[[M]anuel]

Graphics cards are a real pain point for PC gaming. Hell of an opening sentence to a new GPU review, I know, but that is the world we inhabit in 2022. Supply is constrained and demand is as sky-high as the prices of said GPUs. So, it was with a faint taste of something akin to hope on my lips I approached the launch of new mainstream graphics cards from both AMD and Nvidia.

If you've peeped the lowest score I think I've given anything in my time since coming back to PC Gamer then you'll know how the AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT turned out. Now it's Nvidia's turn to either save the day or disappoint us all with the GeForce RTX 3050. I mean, there can't be any middle ground, can there? Somewhat inevitably, that's going to depend very much on your point of view.

Still, I'm feeling a little better about the budget-conscious end of the PC gaming market since enjoying the fruits of Intel's Core i5 12400 labours, and its seemingly accidental overclocking bounty. A $200 chip that can comfortably nail 5.2GHz, with an affordable motherboard platform to boot? Well, that has the potential to be the perfect base for your next gaming rig. All we need is an affordable GPU to go with it.

https://www.pcgamer.com/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3050-review-performance-benchmarks/