NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 with Intel Core i7-12700K benchmark
Benchmark 09-02-2023 Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 GPU with the Intel Core i7-12700K processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with different graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can find out whether the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 is bad or good for gaming by looking at testing data. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's look at the key parameter. The average FPS in games is 40.7 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. Considering 8Gb of memory, we can state that the GeForce RTX 3050 is good for today's most demanding games with high-end graphics.
Main specifications
Name
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
Release date
January 28, 2022
Price
268 USD
Frequency
1550 MHz
Shaders
2304
TMUs
72
ROPs
40
Graphics Card Power (TDP)
130 W
Memory Size
8 Gb
Memory Bus
128 Bit
GeForce RTX 3050 power supply requirements
If you take a closer look at the power consumption of the GPU, you can already draw some conclusions. With this data, you can already safely select the required power supply that will fully match the GPU. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i7-12700K . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A rather powerful power supply is required for the GeForce RTX 3050, because it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 130W. Here is a list of several famous games in which the graphics card has been tested. Below is the table with a large number of practically all current games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3050 and Intel Core i7-12700K configuration:
Hitman 3
Apex Legends
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Hogwarts Legacy
Genshin Impact
Atomic Heart
Dota 2
Minecraft
Valorant
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Fortnite Battle Royale
Roblox
Far Cry 6
League of Legends
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
After looking at the data from the table below, you can simply compare the GeForce RTX 3050 with rivals in some popular games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 3050.
The closest GeForce RTX 3050 competitors
Video Card
FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
116.4
Radeon RX 5700
114.4
GeForce RTX 2060
109.4
GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
105.6
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti
101.3
GeForce GTX 1070
100.2
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
97.7
GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile
93
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
93
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
92.4
GeForce RTX 3050
92
GeForce GTX 1660
87.2
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
83
GeForce GTX 980
80
Radeon RX 5500 XT
74.6
Radeon RX 580
74.6
GeForce GTX 1060
71.7
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile
68
Radeon RX 5500
67.3
GeForce GTX 780 Ti
67.2
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
62
The closest opponents of the GeForce RTX 3050 are GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER and GeForce GTX 1660. We compared GeForce RTX 3050 (92 FPS) and their ordinary FPS in popular games at Full HD resolution and with High Quality graphics. As a result, is GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 92.4 FPS, which 0.4% faster and GeForce GTX 1660 87.2 FPS, which is 5.2% slower. These figures will also help you make the good choice.
How good is GeForce RTX 3050 for games?
From the tables below, you can understand how comfortable you can play famous games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 3050 and Intel Core i7-12700K. The numbers beside to the names of the games mean the ordinary FPS gained with Ultra graphics quality settings and different screen resolutions: Full HD, 2K WQHD and 4K UHD. In the following table, testing the GeForce RTX 3050 in the newest and upcoming games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
42.8
55.6
72.8
89.9
Elden ring
2022
25.4
33.0
43.2
53.4
Overwatch 2
2022
64.2
83.5
109.1
134.8
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
34.8
45.2
59.1
73.0
Atomic Heart
2023
16.1
20.9
27.3
33.7
Scorn
2022
26.1
33.9
44.3
54.8
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
26.1
33.9
44.3
54.8
Homeworld 3
2022
32.8
42.6
55.7
68.8
Saints Row
2022
47.5
61.7
80.7
99.7
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
24.7
32.2
42.1
52.0
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
28.8
37.4
48.9
60.4
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
28.1
36.5
47.8
59.0
Starfield
2022
23.4
30.4
39.8
49.2
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
38.8
50.4
65.9
81.5
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
44.8
58.3
76.2
94.1
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
41.5
53.9
70.5
87.1
Stray
2022
71.6
93.0
121.7
150.3
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
36.1
46.9
61.4
75.8
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3050 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
DOOM Eternal
2020
62.2
80.9
105.7
130.6
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
48.8
63.5
83.0
102.5
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
64.9
84.3
110.3
136.2
Death Stranding
2020
60.8
79.0
103.3
127.7
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
65.9
85.7
112.1
138.5
Borderlands 3
2019
42.4
55.1
72.1
89.0
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
53.9
70.1
91.6
113.2
The Witcher 3
2015
59.3
77.0
100.7
124.4
Halo Infinite
2021
38.1
49.6
64.8
80.1
Devil May Cry 5
2019
59.5
77.4
101.2
125.0
Hitman 2
2018
65.5
85.2
111.4
137.6
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
52.5
68.2
89.2
110.2
Hitman 3
2021
45.5
59.1
77.3
95.5
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
31.4
40.9
53.4
66.0
Final Fantasy XV
2018
56.2
73.0
95.5
118.0
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
52.6
68.4
89.5
110.5
Project CARS 3
2020
30.8
40.0
52.3
64.6
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
65.5
85.2
111.4
137.6
F1 2021
2020
64.9
84.3
110.3
136.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
56.9
74.0
96.8
119.5
Crysis 3
2013
65.7
85.4
111.6
137.9
World War Z
2019
66.1
86.0
112.4
138.9
Genshin Impact
2020
58.2
75.6
98.9
122.2
Just Cause 4
2018
53.0
68.9
90.2
111.4
Monster Hunter: World
2018
57.1
74.2
97.1
119.9
Gears of War 5
2019
53.4
69.5
90.8
112.2
Resident Evil Village
2021
45.5
59.1
77.3
95.5
Marvel's Avengers
2020
39.5
51.4
67.2
83.0
Metro Exodus
2019
36.7
47.7
62.4
77.1
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
48.4
62.9
82.2
101.5
Dishonored 2
2016
50.6
65.7
86.0
106.2
Anthem
2019
45.4
59.0
77.2
95.4
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
42.1
54.8
71.6
88.5
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
42.1
54.8
71.6
88.5
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
30.6
39.7
52.0
64.2
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
49.4
64.2
83.9
103.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
52.6
68.4
89.5
110.5
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
30.2
39.3
51.4
63.5
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
20.0
26.0
34.0
42.0
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
33.4
43.5
56.8
70.2
The Division
2016
59.1
76.9
100.5
124.2
Far Cry 6
2021
50.2
65.2
85.3
105.3
GreedFall
2019
60.4
78.5
102.7
126.8
Godfall
2020
59.2
76.9
100.6
124.3
F1 22
2020
58.2
75.6
98.9
122.2
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
66.5
86.4
113.0
139.6
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
65.5
85.2
111.4
137.6
Forza Horizon 5
2021
48.2
62.6
81.9
101.1
Total War: Warhammer
2016
66.0
85.8
112.2
138.6
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
43.6
56.7
74.1
91.6
GeForce RTX 3050 8Gb with Core i7-12700K gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3050 from the following table are just for information, since it mainly presents old games and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Battlefield V
2018
70.4
91.5
119.7
147.9
Battlefield 4
2013
93.0
120.9
158.1
195.4
For Honor
2017
97.9
127.3
166.4
205.6
Hitman
2016
66.9
86.9
113.7
140.4
Doom
2016
105.1
136.7
178.7
220.8
Minecraft
2011
156.5
203.4
266.0
328.6
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
84.0
109.2
142.8
176.4
Project CARS 2
2017
69.4
90.2
117.9
145.6
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
68.7
89.3
116.8
144.2
F1 2019
2019
68.9
89.5
117.1
144.7
Dawn of War III
2017
72.0
93.5
122.3
151.1
Fallout 76
2018
85.9
111.6
146.0
180.3
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
85.6
111.3
145.5
179.8
Battlefield 1
2016
83.5
108.6
142.0
175.4
Dota 2
2013
95.6
124.3
162.6
200.8
Apex Legends
2019
70.4
91.5
119.7
147.9
DiRT Rally
2015
105.5
137.1
179.3
221.5
League of Legends
2009
367.2
477.3
624.2
771.0
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
73.4
95.5
124.8
154.2
Roblox
2006
230.7
299.9
392.2
484.5
Rocket League
2015
285.6
371.2
485.5
599.7
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
195.8
254.6
332.9
411.2
Need For Speed
2015
79.2
102.9
134.6
166.3
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
138.7
180.3
235.8
291.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
66.5
86.4
113.0
139.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
79.0
102.7
134.3
165.9
Valorant
2020
134.2
174.5
228.2
281.9
Destiny 2
2017
92.5
120.2
157.2
194.2
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
81.7
106.2
138.8
171.5
Resident Evil 2
2019
76.2
99.1
129.6
160.1
Titanfall 2
2016
72.2
93.9
122.8
151.7
Strange Brigade
2018
86.1
111.9
146.3
180.8
Though you can't argue with the numbers from this table, but you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be able to work with each other. For such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the GPU and the CPU.
