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NVIDIA's budget GeForce RTX 3050 to feature 2,304 CUDA cores and 4GB GDDR6 memory
Rumors suggest the budget NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 will pack 2,304 CUDA cores and 4GB of GDDR6 memory, bringing ray tracing to the entry-level market.
New details have surfaced online about NVIDIA's upcoming budget graphics card, the GeForce RTX 3050. According to the latest rumors, the RTX 3050 will feature a previously unseen GA107-300 GPU with 2304 active CUDA cores:
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Additionally, the GA107-300 chip is currently rumored to feature just a 128-bit bus, which will likely translate to either 8GB or, more realistically, 4GB of GDDR6 VRAM.
GeForce RTX 3000 series lineup (rumored) | GPU | Board (FE/REF) | CUDA cores | Memory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RTX 3090 | GA102-300 | PG136/132 SKU 10 | 10496 | 24GB G6X 384b | Available September 24 |
RTX 3080 Ti | GA102-250 | PG133/??? SKU 15 | 10496 | 20GB G6X 320b | Unconfirmed |
RTX 3080 10GB | GA102-200 | PG133/132 SKU 30 | 8704 | 10GB G6X 320b | Available September 17 |
RTX 3070 8GB | GA104-300 | PG142/141 SKU 10 | 5888 | 8GB G6 256b | Available October 29 |
RTX 3060 Ti | GA104-200 | PG190 SKU 10 | 4864 | 8GB G6 256b | Expected December 2 |
RTX 3060 | GA106-??? | PG190 SKU 30/50 | 3840 | 6/12GB G6 192b | Expected in January |
RTX 3050 Ti | GA106-??? | PG190 SKU 40 | 3584 | 6GB G6 192b | Expected in January |
RTX 3050 | GA107-300 | PG173 SKU 10 | 2304 | 4GB G6 128b | Expected in January |
Looking at these leaked specs, it's clear the upcoming GeForce RTX 3050 won't offer a massive leap over the GTX 1650 SUPER, likely delivering performance comparable to the GTX 1660 (or perhaps the GTX 1660 SUPER/Ti).
Still, budget-conscious gamers can't really complain. With the release of the RTX 3050, ray tracing is finally coming to the entry-level graphics card segment.
