Subj : Nvidia RTX 3050 6GB could launch in February  but if the spec and
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Tue Dec 19 2023 16:30:05

Nvidia RTX 3050 6GB could launch in February  but if the spec and pricing 
rumors are right, itll be a disappointing budget GPU

Date:
Tue, 19 Dec 2023 16:19:25 +0000

Description:
Nvidia might scrap the GTX 1650 and replace it with an RTX 3050 6GB, but the 
latter may not be anything exciting.

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Weve just heard more about the rumored RTX 3050 variant Nvidia might be 
cooking up, and the word is that this graphics card may debut in February. 

 Wccftech flagged up that the RTX 3050 with a cut-down 6GB of VRAM (from 8GB) 
has been talked about on the Board Channels forums (over in China  a source 
of more sketchy rumors, so add some extra seasoning). 

Whereas previously it was thought Nvidia was planning to launch this RTX 3050 
6GB in January , the new rumor insists itll be February, and weve also been 
given a purported price. 

That price tag is $179 (in the US  with pricing to align with that 
elsewhere), which was the lower-end estimate from the previous chatter on the 
grapevine. 

As per the previous rumor, were told that the CUDA core count could be 
dropped by 20%, as well as that VRAM reduction (and the memory bus will also 
be dropped to a 96-bit affair). On top of that, Wccftech reports that the 
base clock speed will be reduced by almost 20% compared to the 8GB model, 
too. Analysis: A flop of a budget GPU? 

If Nvidia does drop the core count and clock speed of the RTX 3050 6GB 
substantially, as predicted, as well as shedding 2GB of VRAM (and downsizing 
the memory bus), itll be a pretty nerfed product compared to the RTX 3050 8GB 
as it stands. 

If this is correct, or at least near the mark, the refreshed RTX 3050 doesnt 
sound very appealing. 

Frankly, the RTX 3050 8GB wasnt all that tempting a proposition from the 
get-go, and we dont see how a hobbled version, at the rumored price point, 
can compete with the likes of AMDs Radeon RX 6600 . That Team Red card 
represents tough competition in the arena of the best budget GPUs right now. 

Its possible that either the purported spec, or pricing, of this refresh 
might be wrong  maybe even both. Time will tell, but it does seem likely that 
the RTX 3050 6GB could be inbound, given that weve also heard that Nvidia is 
planning to scrap its venerable GTX 1650 and 1630 graphics cards. So, the 
refreshed RTX 3050 could be a good fit to replace the GTX 1650 in theory  we 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/computing/gpu/nvidia-rtx-3050-6gb-could-launch-in-fe
bruary-but-if-the-spec-and-pricing-rumors-are-right-itll-be-a-disappointing-bu
dget-gpu


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