We have simply heard extra concerning the rumored RTX 3050 variant Nvidia could be cooking up, and phrase is that this graphics card may debut in February.
Wccftech said that the RTX 3050 with a lower to 6GB of VRAM (from 8GB) has been talked about on the Board Channels boards (over in China – a supply of sketchier rumours, so add some further spice).
Whereas it was beforehand believed that Nvidia deliberate to launch this RTX 3050 6GB in January, the brand new rumor insists that it is going to be February, and we have additionally obtained an alleged worth.
That price ticket is $179 (within the US – with costs in keeping with elsewhere), which was the decrease estimate from the sooner discuss on the grapevine.
As per the earlier rumor, we’re instructed that the CUDA core rely might drop by 20%, in addition to that VRAM discount (and the reminiscence bus may also be dropped to a 96-bit affair). On prime of that, Wccftech reviews that the bottom clock pace may also be decreased by nearly 20% in comparison with the 8GB mannequin.
Evaluation: A flop of a finances GPU?
If Nvidia drops the core rely and clock pace of the RTX 3050 6GB considerably, as predicted, in addition to loses 2GB of VRAM (and reduces the reminiscence bus), it is going to be a reasonably nervous product in comparison with the RTX 3050 8GB because it stands.
If that is appropriate, or not less than near the mark, the up to date RTX 3050 does not sound very interesting.
Frankly, the RTX 3050 8GB wasn’t that attractive a proposition to start with, and we do not see how a throttled model, on the rumored worth level, can compete with the likes of AMD’s Radeon RX 6600. That crew Crimson card represents stiff competitors within the area with the very best finances GPUs proper now.
It is attainable that both the claimed specification or pricing of this replace might be incorrect – possibly even each. Time will inform, however it appears probably that the RTX 3050 6GB might be included, as we have additionally heard that Nvidia plans to scrap its venerable GTX 1650 and 1630 graphics playing cards. So the up to date RTX 3050 might in principle be a very good match to switch the GTX 1650 – we’ll see.