NVIDIA Reportedly Prepping GeForce RTX 3050 Variant with New GPU, Lower TDP, and Less Memory

[Tsing]

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NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 30 Series of desktop graphics cards is about to get even more convoluted based on the latest rumors shared by industry insiders.



According to a report from Igor Wallossek shared today, NVIDIA is preparing to release a another version of its entry-level graphics card, the GeForce RTX 3050, with a different GPU. The current model leverages the GA106 GPU, but the new model will use the GA107 GPU—a change that was apparently facilitated for supply reasons. NVIDIA’s new GeForce RTX 3050 is also said to feature a lower TDP, 115 versus 130 watts.



Wallossek doesn’t seem to mention this anywhere in his report, but an update to TechPowerUp’s GPU database suggests that the new GeForce RTX 3050 will feature just 4 GB of memory instead of 8 GB. This would put...

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[Brian_B]

They absolutely should get a RX6500 competitor out there - that card has absolutely no competition in the "Horrible GPU you wish didn't have to exist" category right now.