Dual NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB OC Edition Gaming Graphics Card - PCIe 4.0, 6GB GDDR6 Memory, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a, 2-Slot Design, Axial-tech Fan Design, 0dB Technology, Steel Bracket

Installed the ASUS Dual RTX 3050 6GB OC Edition in a budget-oriented build paired with a mid-range Intel CPU. Setup was straightforward, and the card powered up without any driver issues. For 1080p gaming, performance is solid in esports titles and lighter AAA games at medium to high settings. More demanding modern games may require adjusted settings, but overall frame rates remain playable. DLSS support helps improve performance in supported titles. The dual-fan design keeps temperatures controlled, and noise levels stay reasonable under load. Power consumption is also modest, making it suitable for builds that don’t require a high-wattage power supply. This card is best suited for entry-level gaming systems, office-to-gaming upgrades, or compact builds where efficiency and cost balance matter more than ultra-high settings. Overall, a dependable option for users targeting smooth 1080p performance without stepping into higher price tiers.

After research on value vs performance, I found a product that provided both. Excellent pricing, and provides excellent performance. I was impressed with the quality and decided to build another PC (Desktop) with the same product. The PC provided incredible graphics capability over others and certainly over the internal CPU graphics engine. Graphics card was an easy install and provided great cooling with the build-in dual fans. The product also provided VGA, HDMI, and DVI inputs which should provide adaption to 99% of all interfaces. I would recommend this graphics card for anyone owning , building, or upping the performance for graphics. Very highly recommend this product.

At the beginning of this year I built a new PC with an I7-12700K. This is a productivity PC, not a gaming build, but just to be fun I still went with light-up components. My desktop uses a 4K 32" monitor and a full HD 24" monitor. The I7's IGP was having some issues with the 4K monitor so I decided I would have to add a card to the mix. When I built the PC, video cards were way overpriced so I dug around in my junk box and found a GTX 750ti. It worked, but the poor thing ran really hot. That might have something to do with the fan on the card being dead and me finally just taking the entire cooling shroud off to allow the case airflow to cool the card. For months, I kept a lookout for price drops on the ASUS ROG STRIX cards. I was looking for two things with those cards. First, I wanted the fan stop capability as my ASUS Z690 PRIME motherboard can stop the case fans (5 x 140mm Cooler Master fans) when the machine is not under load and running cool. This allows for a nearly silent PC as the CPU fan drops down to just a few hundred RPM and can't be heard at all. Second, I wanted some lights to go along with the fans, CPU cooler, and RAM that is all synchronized through Armoury Crate (plus a custom app I'll mention later). Finally, the price on the ASUS ROG STRIX RTX 350 dropped to only $335 for a day or two. I jumped on it. The timing did end up being interesting. Back when I bought that original GTX 750ti, I did some cryptomining with it on the side and was able to make a few dollars (which actually turned into quite a bit more when Bitcoin went up in value) just letting the card mine at night. I had planned on doing the same with this card. Of course, the day I bought the card, the ETH switch to PoS happened and GPU mining became unprofitable overnight. Oh well, I still needed a reasonable video card. The card is installed and working. I have had a couple of issues, but neither is the fault of the video card itself so there is no drop in stars. First, my KVM doesn't like the card. I have a work laptop and my desktop machine running to the previously mentioned 4K monitor through a KVM. It works, but when the PC tells the monitor to shutoff, the monitor starts cycling with a "no signal" warning which didn't happen with the previous video card. I know it is the KVM because if I bypass the KVM the monitor will stay in sleep mode as expected. Trying to find a better KVM now (that doesn't break the bank). Second, and this is an ASUS issue but not specific to this card, is a problem with controlling the LEDs on the card. I'm a software developer and can't help but tinker. Before I got the new card, I wrote a program that uses ASUS's AURI Sync API to control the lights in the computer. The program's job is to watch for event signals when the monitor goes to sleep and wakes up. When it goes to sleep, I shut off the lights. When it wakes up, I let the lights go back to doing whatever Armoury Crate was setup to do. This worked fine with the motherboard's LED headers and the RAM. However, the video card is never detected by the API. I can control the lighting in Armoury Crate just fine (which is why it isn't losing a star), but the API doesn't see it and when the API tells the other lights to shutoff the lights on the video card just freeze in whatever state they were in. No help from ASUS's ROG forum on this, so for now I just have the lights on the card shutoff. Disappointing, but doesn't keep the card from doing its job. OK, with all of that, the card is doing fine for what I need it for. It plays videos, shows all content, and (most importantly) stays cool. I'm very impressed with how cool it stays. I tried out one of the NVIDIA technology demos which run the 3D rendering up to max. The card only climbed to 60C, and was still very quiet with its fans running. When I'm doing normal work (such as typing this), the temperature drops into the 40s and the fans on the card stop completely. By that measure alone, I consider this purchase to be mission accomplished.

Solid graphics card for the price. Runs cool and quiet, handles 1080p gaming smoothly, and was easy to install. It was a Christmas present for my kid and he absolutely loved it

gets at least 60-70 fps on high or ultra on metro exodus not bad in my opinion

I have a PC from 2012 that I have been gradually upgrading over the years. Before this upgrade, I was working with a GTX 660ti and i5-3570k. At one point, I had a GTX 980ti, which was $1000 shipped when it launched, also from Asus; however, that GPU failed after 7 years of use and I was forced to revert back to the GTX 660 ti. Now, this RTX 3050 is about on par with the 980ti from all those years ago, for $282.49 shipped, but it also has ray tracing cores and DLSS, is powered by the motherboard, and is very sleek and modular. It drives my 1440p monitor for esports at 165fps, and can also achieve 4k @ 30 fps for relatively recent single player titles, with the right settings (relying on DLSS or lowered settings, depending on the game). My options were either the GTX 1650 or RTX 3050, and I am glad dropped the extra $100 on the RTX 3050. I know the card has a bit of a reputation online, but I think that if you're looking to modernize an older setup, are locked into Nvidia's platform, and like the idea of a modular and low powered card, this could be a solid choice!

bought to support my new HDR1000 monitor, not intended for gaming.

Producto altamente recomendable, la instalé junto con un procesador Core i5 12400f y ambos en conjunto dan un excelente rendimiento en juegos y tareas del uso diario, además la calidad y durabilidad de la marca ASUS son dignas de tomarse en cuenta, anteriormente había adquirido una GTX 1650 de la misma marca y hasta la fecha no he tenido problemas con la misma.

works amazing thank you