ZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 3050 Twin Edge OC

ZOTAC RTX 3050 Twin Edge OC (2022): entry Ampere 8GB for 1080p; 130W, 8‑pin, dual‑slot 224.1 mm, 3x DP 1.4a + HDMI 2.1, PCIe 4.0 x8.

Performance More powerful than 12% of graphics cards

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GPU chipRTX 3050
VRAM8 GB
GPU clock1807 MHZ
Memory clock14000 MHZ
Bus width128-bit
InterfacePCI-E 8x
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Product overview

Launched on January 27, 2022, the ZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 3050 Twin Edge OC (ZT‑A30500H‑10M) belongs to NVIDIA’s Ampere‑based GeForce RTX 30 family; ZOTAC announced the series on January 4, 2022. It targets the entry tier, bringing hardware ray tracing and DLSS to budget 1080p builds with an 8GB GDDR6 framebuffer.

It suits 1080p gaming and esports, with light ray tracing when DLSS is enabled. The card boosts to 1807 MHz with 14 Gbps memory, draws about 130 W via a single 8‑pin connector (450 W PSU recommended), and fits as a dual‑slot, 224.1 mm board. Outputs are 3x DisplayPort 1.4a plus HDMI 2.1. Notably, it uses a PCIe 4.0 x8 interface.

TierentryReleased2022-01-27
Best for
  • 1080p gaming
  • esports/high-fps
  • ray tracing

Product highlights

  • Memory Speed:14 Gbps
  • NVIDIA Ampere architecture, 2nd Gen Ray Tracing Cores, 3rd Gen Tensor Cores
  • IceStorm 2.0 Advanced Cooling, FREEZE Fan Stop, Active Fan Control, Metal Backplate
  • 8K Ready, 4 Display Ready, HDCP 2.3
  • 3 x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1 x HDMI 2.1, DirectX 12 Ultimate, Vulkan RT API, OpenGL 4.6
  • Boost Clock 1807 MHz

Specifications

GPU chip
RTX 3050
VRAM
8 GB
GPU clock
1807 MHZ
Bus width
128-bit
Interface
PCI-E 8x
Graphics Ram Type
GDDR6
Memory Transfer Speed
224 GB/s
Tdp
130 W

Compatible Motherboards