SeekerAsus GeForce RTX 3050 ROG Strix
The Asus GeForce RTX 3050 ROG Strix looks great, with an overclock that makes it faster than reference cards, but its high price makes it a poor value. The RX 6600 costs less, as do some RTX 3060 cards, so you're paying a lot for the looks and branding.
-- As reviewed by Tom's Hardware
Product details
- NVIDIA Ampere Streaming Multiprocessors: The all-new Ampere SM brings 2X the FP32 throughput and improved power efficiency.
- 2nd Generation RT Cores: Experience 2X the throughput of 1st gen RT Cores, plus concurrent RT and shading for a whole new level of ray-tracing performance.
- 3rd Generation Tensor Cores: Get up to 2X the throughput with structural sparsity and advanced AI algorithms such as DLSS. These cores deliver a massive boost in game performance and all-new AI capabilities.
- Axial-tech fan design has been newly tuned with a reversed central fan direction for less turbulence.
- 2.7-slot design expands cooling surface area to make the most of the three powerful Axial-tech fans.
PROS
+ + Beefy but quiet cooling
+ + Lots of RGB bling
+ + Large factory overclock
+ + DLSS works great
CONS
- Very high suggested price
- Slower than RX 6600 in non-RT games
- Requires a spacious case
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Expert reviews and ratings
By Tom's Hardware on March 17, 2022
The Asus GeForce RTX 3050 ROG Strix looks great, with an overclock that makes it faster than reference cards, but its high price makes it a poor value. The RX 6600 costs less, as do some RTX 3060 cards, so you're paying a lot for the looks and branding.
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