GeForce RTX 3050 6GB has been listed by retailer in Austria

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 with 6GB coming soon

Austrian retailer lists the card at €245, more than 8GB version. 

The latest GeForce RTX 3050, equipped with 6GB of memory, has just been spotted Europe. Initial reports speculated its release in the first quarter, possibly as early as February. These speculations have proven accurate, as NVIDIA and its board partners are now finalizing their budget-friendly designs.

The listing of the MSI RTX 3050 model from the Ventus 2X series in Austria does appear to have a surprisingly high price, though. Priced at €245, this model appears unexpectedly more expensive than the original 8GB version. Even though the price seems odd, the listing confirms that this graphics card will soon be available.

MSI RTX 3050 6GB, Source: E-Tec

In terms of specs, it appears that the store has relied on information provided by the distributor, which, to our understanding, may not be entirely accurate. The card is expected to boast 2304 CUDA cores, marking a 10% reduction compared to the 8GB variant. There are also significant reductions in memory bandwidth (25% less) and power (46% reduction).

Contrary to the retailer’s listing of a 130W TDP, the specifications we have seen earlier suggest it’s a 70W TDP model. In fact, anything higher than 100W TDP would put earlier leaks under question, leaks about passively cooled Palit KalmX version.

According to earlier rumors, the card should cost $179, so over $60 cheaper than the 8GB version at launch. The RTX 3050 8GB model appears to be slowly disappearing from stores, but the similar Ventus 2X model from MSI now retails at $219. So, no doubt the listed price is not accurate.

RUMORED NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Specs
VideoCardz	GeForce RTX 3050 6GB	GeForce RTX 3050 8GB OEM	GeForce RTX 3050 8GB	GeForce RTX 3060 12GB
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GPU	GA107-325	GA107-140	GA106-150	GA106-400
Cores	2304	2304	2560	3584
Base Clock	1042 MHz	1510 MHz	1552 MHz	1320 MHz
Boost Clock	1470 MHz	1760 MHz	1777 MHz	1770 MHz
Memory	6GB G6	8GB G6	8GB G6	12GB G6
Memory Clock	14 Gbps	14 Gbps	14 Gbps	15 Gbps
Memory Bus	96-bit	128-bit	128-bit	192-bit
Bandwidth	168 GB/s	224 GB/s	224 GB/s	360 GB/s
TGP/TBP	70W	130W	130W	170W
MSRP	179 USD (?)	OEM	249 USD	329 USD
Release Date	February 2024	July 2022	January 2022	February 2021

Source: E-Tec via ComputerBase