NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
No editorial image yet — generic vendor mark shown. Credentials in spec table below.
Ampere entry with full Tensor + RT cores. 8 GB VRAM is the practical floor for serious 7B work. Bandwidth (224 GB/s) is the bottleneck. Often shipped in pre-built office PCs; the 'I have it because it came with the system' audience.
Sub-scores sum to 375 / 1000. Headline = 375 × 0.70 (Estimated-confidence discount) = 263. This is an algorithmic performance-tier score — distinct from, and often lower than, the editorial “Our verdict” below, which weighs value and real-world fit (especially for hardware we haven’t measured yet). How scoring works →
Extrapolated from 224 GB/s bandwidth — 26.9 tok/s estimated. No measured benchmarks yet.
Plain-English: Edge-of-fit for 7B; expect compromises.
Verdicts extrapolated from catalog VRAM + bandwidth + ecosystem flags. Hover any chip for the rationale. Want measured numbers? Submit your own run with runlocalai-bench --submit.
Overview
Ampere entry with full Tensor + RT cores. 8 GB VRAM is the practical floor for serious 7B work. Bandwidth (224 GB/s) is the bottleneck. Often shipped in pre-built office PCs; the 'I have it because it came with the system' audience.
Search-fallback link — editorial hasn't yet curated a retailer URL for this card. Check the current price with the retailer.
Some links above are affiliate links. We may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. How we make money.
Specs
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| Power draw (peak) | 130 W |
| Released | 2022 |
| MSRP | $249 |
| Backends | CUDA Vulkan |
Models that fit
Open-weight models small enough to run on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 with usable context.
Frequently asked
What models can NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 run?
Does NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 support CUDA?
How much does NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 cost?
Where next?
Reviewed by RunLocalAI Editorial. See our editorial policy for how we research and verify hardware specifications.