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NVIDIA published the 6 GB data and a driver on 2024-02-02.","benchmark_3dmark_time_spy_graphics":"Time Spy Graphics Score 4869 for the MSI card. Test system: Ryzen 9 7900, 32 GB DDR5-5200 CL38, Windows 11, GeForce driver 551.23. Card at default settings.","benchmark_3dmark_speed_way":"Speed Way Graphics Score 1133. Same test system and driver.","benchmark_3dmark_port_royal":"Port Royal Graphics Score 2830. Same test system and driver."}},{"url":"https://www.computerbase.de/artikel/grafikkarten/geforce-rtx-3050-6gb-test.86897/seite-2","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["game_fps_measured","measured_gpu_gaming_clock_mhz","measured_gpu_gaming_power_w"],"notes":{"game_fps_measured":"Full HD, native, no FSR or DLSS, on the MSI card. Average fps and the 1 percent percentile of the frametimes, which the page prints in fps. Settings: Counter-Strike 2 High, Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty patch 2.11 High, Diablo IV Medium, Dota 2 maximum details with DX 11, F1 23 High with TAA, Baldur's Gate 3 Ultra with Vulkan, Ratchet & Clank High with TAA. Reflex was off on GeForce. The page does not state ray tracing for the games and does not state upscaling for Dota 2, so those keys are left out. Baldur's Gate 3 showed a frametime drop after a few minutes in the benchmark scene. Test system: Ryzen 9 7900, 32 GB DDR5-5200 CL38, Windows 11, GeForce driver 551.23.","measured_gpu_gaming_clock_mhz":"Chart GPU-Takt for Cyberpunk 2077 at 1080p High: 1620 MHz. The page does not state a warm-up. The other games read 1576 to 1753 MHz.","measured_gpu_gaming_power_w":"Chart TGP for Cyberpunk 2077 at 1080p High: 69 W. The other games read 68 or 69 W. The page names no measurement tool."}},{"url":"https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidias-new-entry-level-gaming-gpu-is-slow-but-very-power-efficient","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["gpu_compute_units","memory_bandwidth_gbs","reference_boost_clock_mhz"],"notes":{"gpu_compute_units":"RTX 3050 6GB specifications table: SMs 18.","memory_bandwidth_gbs":"Table: VRAM bandwidth 168 GB/s.","reference_boost_clock_mhz":"Table: boost clock 1,470 MHz. The table prints a 179 USD price, which comes from a pre-launch retail listing and is not used."}},{"url":"https://www.pcgamer.com/nvidias-new-rtx-3050-6g-gets-benchmarked-and-it-aint-great-but-its-not-all-bad/","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["reference_launch_price_usd","release_date"],"notes":{"reference_launch_price_usd":"Dated 2024-02-05: the launch price is 169 USD, at least for the MSI RTX 3050 6GB Ventus 2X that ComputerBase tested. NVIDIA's price for the chip. 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