With the RTX 3050 launch I had a stocked clocked card come in and I had originally planned to also cover an overclocked card as well but shipping issues put a stop to that. Things have finally come in including this card from MSI and today I can take a look at MSI’s new RTX 3050 Gaming X 8G. They have this model cranked up to 1845 MHz over the stock 1777 MHz. The card also has a significantly larger cooler attached so I am curious to see how the overclock helps performance and if the larger cooler is worth going over a compact stocked clocked card.
Product Name: MSI RTX 3050 Gaming X 8G
Review Sample Provided by: MSI
Written by: Wes Compton
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Specifications |
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Model Name |
GeForce RTX™ 3050 GAMING X 8G |
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Graphics Processing Unit |
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 |
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Interface |
PCI Express® Gen 4.0 x8 |
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Cores |
2560 Units |
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Core Clocks |
Boost: 1845 MHz |
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Memory Speed |
14 Gbps |
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Memory |
8GB GDDR6 |
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Memory Bus |
128-bit |
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Output |
DisplayPort x 3 (v1.4a) HDMI x 1 (Supports 4K@120Hz as specified in HDMI 2.1) |
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HDCP Support |
Y |
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Power Consumption |
130 W |
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Power Connectors |
8-pin x1 |
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Recommended PSU |
550 W |
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Card Dimension (mm) |
278 x 130 x 49 mm |
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Weight (Card / Package) |
939 g / 1540 g |
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DirectX Version Support |
12 API |
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OpenGL Version Support |
4.6 |
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Maximum Displays |
4 |
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G-Sync® Technology |
Y |
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Adaptive Vertical Sync |
Y |
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Digital Maximum Resolution |
7680x4320 |
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Warranty |
Limited Warranty period (parts): 3 years Limited Warranty period (labor): 3 years |
Before getting into testing I did also run GPUz to double-check that our clock speeds match up with the specifications. For the 3050 Gaming X that means CPUz needs to show the clock speed at 1845 MHz and it does. I also document the GPUz for future reference so we can see which BIOS revision testing was done with and the driver used which in this case was the Nvidia 511.32 beta driver provided to the press for the launch.
