The RTX 3050 is NVIDIA’s currently smallest GPU aimed at mid-market upgrades looking to go for from GTX to RTX. MSI’s GAMING X GPU class is the highest-end variation of this product which means this is MSI’s flagship RTX 3050 which goes perfectly with the other card we’ve just recently reviewed for ROG with their ROG STRIX RTX 3050 OC.
Its a tough market for the RTX 3050, we list pricing currently spiking past $500 in Southeast Asia and actual store prices here in PH driving upwards of Php25,000+. This is the reason we had to pull from the archive and get a GTX 1660 and RTX 2060 as the primary market currently looking at the RTX 3050 are those either coming from these cards or are considering used RTX 2060 or GTX 1660 Super. As prices right now for RTX 2060 and GTX 1660 SUPER are markedly higher than their launch pricing, its hard to really call this down the middle so we’ll present data for performance you can reach your own conclusion.
In this review, we take a closer look at MSI’s flagship RTX 3050: the MSI RTX 3050 GAMING X OC featuring MSI’s dual-fan GAMING X cooler. Read on to find out more!
