28 Oct 2020 - Graphics card reviewed

A true powerhouse, the GeForce RTX 3050 will run even the most demanding game system requirements released today. Capable of running games with up to a DirectX 12 requirement.

Lets look at the GeForce RTX 3050 game performance guide for some of the biggest games played in 2020. In particular we will see how well this graphics card runs on Ultra settings on 1080p resolution as well as 1440p and 4K. We look at 1000 of the most demanding games available today and this GPU is better than the recommended graphics requirement of more than 973 games in the list.

With 1080p being the most common gaming resolution at the moment we explored how well the GeForce RTX 3050 can run Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War at 1080p and predict it will return good frame rates at the following graphics settings - Low: 180 FPS, Medium: 141 FPS, High: 95 FPS and Ultra: 68 FPS. For performance contrast we can see that Marvel's Avengers returns a good 73 FPS at Ultra 1080p.

Increasing resolution to 1440p is something a number of PC gamers are doing today. We tested the GeForce RTX 3050 at 1440p and researched how Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War might perform on it leading us to predict a reasonable set of FPS results. These were, Low: 137 FPS, Medium: 108 FPS, High: 73 FPS and Ultra: 52 FPS. We then checked out Marvel's Avengers which had a set of graphics results as followed, L: 147FPS, M: 116FPS, H: 78FPS, U: 56FPS. And another popular game was Mafia: Definitive Edition that returned L: 103FPS, M: 81FPS, H: 54FPS, U: 39FPS at 1440p. Looking at a few of these 1440p results for the GeForce RTX 3050 we get the impression that it is a solid choice of hardware for increased screen resolution gaming. We can see this graphics card is capable of delivering reliable frame rates at Ultra and certainly High graphics settings at 1440p.

How many years will the GeForce RTX 3050 graphics card play newly released games and how long until you should consider upgrading the GeForce RTX 3050 in your PC? No graphics card upgrade required for 2 to 3 years of meeting top end game system requirements

Whats a good PC graphics upgrade for the GeForce RTX 3050? If you want an upgrade suggestion for the GeForce RTX 3050 then a good choice would be 20 Series GeForce RTX 2080 Super 8GB as this is better than 996 of the top 1000 most demanding game requirements with 26% better performance as well. Alternatively we would suggest getting a RX 5000 Series Radeon RX 5950 XT, as it can run 996 of the top 1000 demanding game requirements today with 21% increased graphics performance.