MSI GeForce RTX 3050 LP 6G OC Gaming Graphics Card - 6GB GDDR6, 1492 MHz, PCI Express Gen 4, 96-bit, 1x DP (v1.4a), 2x HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K)

I mostly use the PC for photo-editing but hadn't connected Photoshop actions like "Photomerge" failing with my graphics set-up. However, as soon as this card went in its power and dedicated graphics memory meant that Photoshop ran smoothly again. Very happy. This came to light because my long in the tooth PC had been adequate until I recently bought a new screen whose resolution was beyond the capabilities of my integrated Intel Graphics. I hadn't known this would be the case, to be honest I hadn't even realised that HDMI had been superceded by DP. I did wonder whether a new computer was the solution and whether a graphics card would be a waste of money as I'd end up giving in to a new PC anyway, but this card was reasonably priced, wasn't too big to fit into anything but a gaming computer's case and seemed quite powerful, plus all the reviews said it was quiet. And so it has proved, and best yet, while it comes with instructions on how to find and install drivers, while I was reading those instructions Windows found and installed the necessary drivers itself!

So I picked this GPU up to add a nice upgrade to my Dell 7070 small form factor PC. Having spent many hours trawling Reddit and YouTube I settled with the RTX 3050 6GB low profile. This PC is mainly used for Lightroom exports and light photoshop work and I needed something to speed up some the AI features and aid with photoshops more graphical intensive tasks. Anyway, this fit perfectly, although the 16 channel PCIE slot sits too close to the Optiplex PSU so you’re only able to put this in the 8 channel lane. This will reduce performance slightly. See attached photo with my trying the card in my other build, but using a 16 channel PCIE lane it’s able to perform for efficiently. Anyway, on a few basic benchmarks this card was able to perform to a suitable level. It will run games like Fortnite at about 100fps, although this is not what I intended to use it for. Unfortunately due to the layout inside an Optiplex case the fans sit about 2cm away from the top of the PSU so you’ll find the fans spinning up pretty fast to try and cool the GPU down, with it hitting about 65c on a few occasions whilst gaming. As far at GPU options currently for these types of systems you’ll struggle to find much better in a low profile card and it does exactly what I want it to. It is tiny, with a photo of my Gigabyte RTX 3060 12gb OC next to it for comparison. Anyway, if you’re not expecting earth shattering performance but need decent bang for buck and capable GPU for a small form factor PC, then this should definitely be a contender. I would note that if your system will fit a full sized card, they’re generally abit cheaper in a like for like comparison and you’ll get better performance with higher RAM configurations and better cooling. So this is only worth it for a small system with limited case room.

Excellent gpu for the price. Plays 1440p at 60fps smoothly. Graphics almost PS5 like coming from a console gamer. Good to play vast majority of non ps5 games on PC at a reasonably good spec :-) No PSU upgrade was required too.

It is as powerful as my prior research suggested it to be. I was using it for transcoding and, for my use case, it wasn't powerful enough. However, that is for the most part simply to be expected for the card and my research suggested it may not have enough power. Overall, easy to install and use on a bare-metal setup and worked with ESXi pass through. If the specs will meet you needs then it is a good card.

Fitted to Acer xc1660 small form factor and works very well. Really impressed.

With the very limited options available to me, as the power supply in my PC (acer tc1660) can't provide power to a GPU via a separate cable, this card works like a charm for me. Games I wasnt able to even start now work fine for me. I am sure some benchmark junkies will say it is rubbish but if you are stuck with a pc that can only provide power via PCI-E to a GPU, this one might be your best pick. Even the fact that I built my last pc about 15 years ago, this was still easy to install.

Great GPU as It should be. Very quiet, stays below 65 Degrees and is easy to install with Auto Driver install and no extra Power Cable needed!

Excellent for the purposes its intended for. -Upgraded from 1060 3gb -Significant upgrade, DLSS, only 70w TDP in SFF case -£160 excellent

Súper potente, lo tengo con un monitor curvo 4k y trabaja de maravilla.

SFF kasa için LP ekran kartına ihtiyacım vardı. 200w power supply olduğu için harici power almadan max 70W çeken bir kart arıyordum. Tam karşılığı bu kart oldu. Fanları %100 ayarladığımda dahi son derece sessiz ve serin çalışıyor. Lenovo M920S kasada, hacimsel olarak xbox s serisi kadar bir gaming pc oldu. Diğer markanın aynı gpu'lu LP kartından da hatırı sayılır derecede uygun fiyatlıydı. Küçük ebatlarında aldanıp "Çok ısınır, küçük fanları gürültülü çalışır" demeyin, şaşırırsınız. Yanar döner ışıklı, 6-7 fanlı, performanstan çok gösterişe önem veriyorsanız bu kart size göre değil. Ben elimde SFF bir kasa olduğu için tercih ettim ama sırf uygun fiyatı için bile ATX kasaya sahip kişiler de alabilir. Kutusundan hem LP hep ATX braket çıkıyor.

Very easy to install following a YouTube video. Took some time but the end result is excellent and our computer is brand new again for a tenth of the price

Attention, c'est une RTX 3050 6Go, qui n'a rien à voir avec la RTX 3050 8Go! Elles ne devraient pas avoir le même nom, car la différence n'est pas seulement dans la quantité de mémoire vidéo, le GPU lui-même est totalement différent. Ceci dit, j'ai acheté cette RTX 3050 6Go en toute connaissance de cause, car son avantage majeur est qu'elle ne nécessite pas d'être connectée à l'alimentation du PC par des câbles 6 ou 8 broches: elle est complètement alimentée par le port PCIe lui-même. A l'heure actuelle (Août 2024), c'est la carte la plus puissante (en terme de performances) qui ne nécessite pas d'alimentation supplémentaire. Elle ne consomme que 70W au maximum, et permet d'utiliser la plupart des jeux, du moment que vous vous limitez à la HD 1920x1080. Il faudra en général utiliser des réglages graphiques moyens voire bas, mais vu la faible consommation, je trouve cette carte remarquable. Avant sa sortie, à ma connaissance, la carte la plus puissante alimentée seulement par le connecteur PCIe était la GTX 1650, qui consomme un peu plus et ne fournit que 75% des performances. Au niveau des températures, elle reste autour de 62°C pour des jeux "légers" (par exemple Stumble guys), et monte à 75°C pour des jeux plus intenses. Je l'ai vu atteindre 85°C, mais ce n'est pas courant. Les deux ventilateurs, qui me semblaient petits, sont donc suffisants. Dans la configuration classique d'un PC posé au sol, on ne les entend pratiquement pas. Si votre PC a une alimentation un peu limitée, ou si elle n'est pas équipée des câbles 6/8 broches pour alimenter une carte graphique, ou si vous avez un boitier en profil bas, cette RTX 3050 6Go (et pas la version 8Go) est probablement le meilleur choix. Mais même si l'alimentation ou la taille n'est pas un problème pour vous, cette carte est également un très bon choix si votre budget est limité. Pour 190€ (le prix que je l'ai payée), elle vous donne accès à un grand nombre de jeux. Je possède également une RTX 3080 Ti, une RTX 4060 et une GTX 1660 Super, et cette RTX 3050 6Go n'est absolument pas ridicule. Sur le test Furmark, j'obtiens 50FPS en 1920x1080. Pour information, j'utilise cette carte sous Linux (Ubuntu 20.04). Les jeux sont généralement sous Steam. La machine sur laquelle cette carte est installée dispose d'un processeur AMD 4500, 16Go de RAM, sur une carte mère ASUS Prime B450M-II. C'est donc un PC "budget" au prix tiré au maximum. Dans la maison nous avons d'autres PC bien plus puissants, mais personne ne rechigne à se mettre sur celui-là pour jouer, car ses performances graphiques sont tout à fait correctes.

Bonne carte vidéo. Low power ! Consomme moins et n'a pas besoin de câble d'alimentation direct. Utilisée pour décoder des flux vidéo avec Frigate sous Linux et donc pas utilisée pour sa fonction d'affichage HDMI dans mon cas.