NVIDIA launches GeForce RTX 3050 6GB with GA107 GPU, 70W TDP and no power connectors

NVIDIA has finally introduced its brand-new budget offering, the GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB GPU, to hit the market but the new variant is more tuned for budget PC gamers. The purpose of the 6 GB model is to expand the RTX experience to a wide range of gamers and bring capabilities such as RTX Ray Tracing and AI computing to them as there are still a huge number of gamers who are still relying on older GTX 1650 and GTX 1050 GPUs as evident from Steam’s Hardware Survey. New NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 GPU will be based on the GA107-325-Kx SKU and will utilize the PG173 SKU16 PCB. The GPU will be configured with 2304 cores and that’s a reduction of 10% compared to the 8 GB model. The core clock will be maintained at 1470 MHz which is 17% lower than the 8 GB model. Regarding memory, we are looking at 6 GB VRAM & a 96-bit bus interface which is a reduction compared to the 8 GB VRAM & 128-bit featured on the original model. The cut-down in specs will lead to certain designs that won’t require any external power input and the overall power draw will also see a slight reduction. You are mostly looking at a GPU that operates between 70 and 100W (depending on the model). The card will retain its quad display output featuring three DP and 1 HDMI output.