New information appeared on the network about the upcoming budget graphics card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050. According to new rumors, the RTX 3050 will be equipped with a hitherto unknown GA107-300 GPU with 2304 active CUDA cores:
In addition, at the moment, the GA107-300 chip is credited only a 128-bit interface, which, as a result, can result in either 8GB or, more likely, 4GB of GDDR6 video memory.
| GeForce RTX 3000 line of cards (rumored) | GPU | Board (FE/REF) | CUDA-cores | Memory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RTX 3090 | GA102-300 | PG136/132 SKU 10 | 10496 | 24GB G6X 384b | Available from September 24 |
| RTX 3080 Ti | GA102-250 | PG133/??? SKU 15 | 10496 | 20GB G6X 320b | Not confirmed |
| RTX 3080 10GB | GA102-200 | PG133/132 SKU 30 | 8704 | 10GB G6X 320b | Available from September 17 |
| RTX 3070 8GB | GA104-300 | PG142/141 SKU 10 | 5888 | 8GB G6 256b | Available from October 29 |
| RTX 3060 Ti | GA104-200 | PG190 SKU 10 | 4864 | 8GB G6 256b | Coming in December 2 |
| RTX 3060 | GA106-??? | PG190 SKU 30/50 | 3840 | 6/12GB G6 192b | Coming in January |
| RTX 3050 Ti | GA106-??? | PG190 SKU 40 | 3584 | 6GB G6 192b | Coming in January |
| RTX 3050 | GA107-300 | PG173 SKU 10 | 2304 | 4GB G6 128b | Ожидается в январе |
Considering the characteristics leaked to the network, it becomes clear that the potential GeForce RTX 3050 will not be able to go far from the same GTX 1650 SUPER, and most likely will demonstrate a level of performance comparable to a GTX 1660 (possibly a GTX 1660 SUPER/Ti).
However, thrifty gamers shouldn’t complain, because with the release of the RTX 3050, ray tracing technology will come to the budget segment of video cards.
