RTX 3050 release date & price: Where to buy a desktop RTX 3050
We take a look at the Nvidia RTX 3050 graphics card release date, price, pre order, and where you can buy it!

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Update: 27/01/2022: The retail launch is here and we’ve updated our links with all the retailers we can find selling the card. A lot is not in stock or above MSRP but we have listed all the ones we could find.
Update: 26/01/22: The reviews for the card are out, so check out how well it performs ad if it’s worth it before tomorrow’s release. We, unfortunately, didn’t get a review card but will be sure to do one once we get our hands on one.
Update: 25/01/2022: The day is almost here, retailers will be releasing the RTX 3050 in less than 48 hours.
Are you looking for where to buy an RTX 3050? The day is here, meaning that you can try to grab yourself a brand-new graphics card. We’ve also got all the details on the RTX 3050 release date and price so you know exactly what you are looking for and why. The card was finally announced at Nvidia’s CES conference, alongside the RTX 3090 Ti announcement. With almost a full-stack of Ampere cards having already being released, the RTX 3050 might just be the biggest one of them all.
The RTX 3050 aims to be the new GTX 1050 Ti which was a budget champion. Along with the increase in performance Ampere cards have shown us, the RTX 3050 could be the price-to-performance answer for a lot of gamers. So let’s see what it has to offer and where you can try to buy one from.
Where to buy Nvidia RTX 3050 (US)
Links coming soon – we’ll be sure to update this section as soon as retailers begin listing the RTX 3050.
RTX 3050 graphics card Listings, Pre Order, & Prices – Amazon US
RTX 3050 graphics card listings, Pre Order, & Prices – Best Buy
RTX 3050 graphics card listings, Pre Order, & Prices – iBuyPower
Where to buy Nvidia RTX 3050 – (UK)
Links coming soon – we’ll be sure to update this section as soon as retailers begin listing the RTX 3050.
RTX 3050 graphics card Listings, Pre Order, & Prices – Amazon UK
RTX 3050 graphics card Listings, Pre Order, & Prices – Scan
- Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
- MSI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING X
- Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB EAGLE
- Palit NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB StormX
- ZOTAC NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB TWIN EDGE
- EVGA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB XC BLACK
- ZOTAC NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB TWIN EDGE OC
- Palit NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB Dual
- MSI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB AERO ITX
- MSI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 VENTUS 2X OC
- EVGA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB XC
- Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB EAGLE OC
- Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB GAMING OC
- ASUS ROG STRIX NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
- ASUS ROG STRIX NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING OC
RTX 3050 graphics Listings, Pre Order, & Prices – Overclockers
- Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
- INNO3D GEFORCE RTX 3050 TWIN X2 OC LHR
- INNO3D GEFORCE RTX 3050 TWIN X2 LHR
- MSI GEFORCE RTX 3050 VENTUS 2X OC LHR
- MSI GEFORCE RTX 3050 GAMING X LHR
- PALIT GEFORCE RTX 3050 DUAL LHR
- ZOTAC GEFORCE RTX 3050 TWIN EDGE OC LHR
- ASUS GEFORCE RTX 3050 ROG STRIX OC LHR
- GIGABYTE GEFORCE RTX 3050 EAGLE OC LHR
- GIGABYTE GEFORCE RTX 3050 GAMING OC LHR
- MSI GEFORCE RTX 3050 AERO ITX LHR
- PALIT GEFORCE RTX 3050 DUAL OC LHR
- ASUS GEFORCE RTX 3050 DUAL LHR
- ASUS GEFORCE RTX 3050 ROG STRIX LHR
- ASUS GEFORCE RTX 3050 PHOENIX LHR
- PALIT GEFORCE RTX 3050 STORMX OC LHR
- GIGABYTE GEFORCE RTX 3050 EAGLE LHR
- ZOTAC GEFORCE RTX 3050 TWIN EDGE LHR
RTX 3050 graphics card Listings, Pre Order, & Prices – Ebuyer
- Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
- MSI GeForce RTX 3050 8GB GAMING X Graphics Card
- Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 8GB GAMING OC
- ZOTAC GeForce RTX 3050 8GB TWIN EDGE OC
- MSI GeForce RTX 3050 8GB AERO ITX OC
- Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 8GB EAGLE OC
- MSI GeForce RTX 3050 8GB VENTUS 2X OC
- ZOTAC GeForce RTX 3050 8GB TWIN EDGE
RTX 3050 graphics card Listings, Pre Order, & Prices – Currys
RTX 3050 & graphics card Listings, Pre Order, & Prices – Novatech
- Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
- MSI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Aero ITX
- MSI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Aero ITX OC
- MSI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ventus 2X
- MSI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ventus 2X OC
- MSI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Gaming X
- ASUS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 ROG Strix Gaming OC
- ASUS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 ROG Strix Gaming
- Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Eagle
- Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Eagle OC
- Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Gaming OC
RTX 3050 & graphics card Listings, Pre Order, & Prices – Stormforce Gaming
Where to buy Nvidia RTX 3050 – (Canada)
Links coming soon – we’ll be sure to update this section as soon as retailers begin listing the RTX 3050.
RTX 3050 graphics card Listings, Pre Order, & Prices – Amazon CA
Where to buy Nvidia RTX 3050 – Europe
Links coming soon – we’ll be sure to update this section as soon as retailers begin listing the RTX 3050.
Where To Buy An RTX 3050 – France
Where To Buy An RTX 3050 – Germany
Where To Buy An RTX 3050 – Spain
Where To Buy An RTX 3050 – Italy
Nvidia RTX 3050 Specifications
The specifications so far for the RTX 3050 are slightly different than the rumored ones. Expectedly they’re not likely to be all that powerful but might be a good budget choice. So far the RTX 3050 is only coming in one variant with the 8GB GDDR6 version the only one presented.
The available specs for the 8GB card are
- 2560 CUDA cores
- 1.78 GHz boost clock
- 1.55 GHz base clock
- 8 GB GDDR6
- 128-bit memory interface
- 130W max power
- 550W required system power
- 1xPCIe 8-pin supplementary power connector
- 18 RT cores
- 73 Tensor cores
The 4GB variant rumored specs are
- 2304 CUDA cores
- 18 RT cores
- 72 Tensors
- 128-bit bus too
The specs do vary from the rumored ones and so far Nvidia hasn’t announced a 4GB variant but that may come down the line. So this card is a good entryway into the ray-tracing, which along with DLSS support can bring much more performance than expected from a more budget card. That is if you can actually buy one these days.
RTX 3050 release date
The desktop version of the RTX 3050 was recently announced to be on January 27. We expect that we will see retailers begin to list their RTX 3050 SKUs ahead of time.
RTX 3050 price & pre-order
The Nvidia RTX 3050 will start at $249 USD. This means that this will be an excellent entry-level option for most gamers, meaning that you can finally access things like Ray-Tracing and DLSS at a budget price.
RTX 3050 Ti
As of yet, the RTX 3050 Ti has not been announced. However, with Nvidia announcing Ti versions for each of its other Ti cards it is likely to be coming further down the line.
RTX 3050 & RTX 3050 Ti Gaming Laptops – US
Unsatisfied with the offering or seeing stock issues? Check out some of the RTX 3050 & RTX 3050 Ti gaming laptops that are already available to purchase and pre-order.
Best Buy
- ASUS – ROG 13.4″ Touchscreen Gaming Laptop – AMD Ryzen 9 – 16GB Memory – NVIDIA RTX 3050 Ti V4G Graphics – 1TB SSD – OFF BLACK
- Acer – Nitro 5 – Gaming Laptop – 15.6″ FHD 144Hz – Intel 11th Gen i7 – GeForce RTX 3050 Ti – 16GB DDR4 – 512GB SSD
- Dell – G15 15.6″ FHD Gaming Laptop – AMD Ryzen 7 – 8GB Memory – NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Graphics – 512GB Solid State Drive – Phantom Grey
- MSI – Sword 15.6″ Gaming Laptop – Intel Core i7 – NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 ti – 512GB SSD – 8GB Memory – Black
- HP – Victus 16.1″ Gaming Laptop – Intel Core i5 – 8GB Memory – NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 – 256GB SSD – Performance Blue
- GIGABYTE – 15.6″ FHD IPS 144Hz Gaming Laptop – i5-11400H – 16GB – NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 512 GB SSD
- Dell – G15 15.6″ FHD Gaming Laptop – AMD Ryzen 5 – 8GB Memory – NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Graphics – 512GB Solid State Drive – Phantom Grey, with speckles
- Dell – G15 15.6″ FHD Gaming Laptop – Intel Core i7 – 16GB Memory – NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 – 512GB Solid State Drive – Black, Dark Shadow Grey
RTX 3050 & RTX 3050 Ti Gaming Laptops – UK
Scan
- ASUS ROG Strix 15″ FHD 144Hz Ryzen 5 RTX 3050 Ti Gaming Laptop
- MSI GF66 Katana 15″ FHD 144Hz i7 RTX 3050 Ti Gaming Laptop
- ASUS ROG Strix 17″ FHD AMD Hex Core Ryzen 5 Laptop
- ASUS TUF Gaming F15 15″ FHD 144Hz i7 RTX 3050 Ti Gaming Laptop
- ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 14″ FHD 144Hz Ryzen 7 RTX 3050 Ti Gaming Laptop
Overclockers
- ASUS ROG STRIX G15 G513QE NVIDIA RTX 3050 TI, 16GB, 15.6″ 144HZ, RYZEN R5-5600H GAMING LAPTOP
- ASUS ROG ZEPHYRUS X13 GV301QEZ NVIDIA RTX 3050 TI, 16GB, 13.4″ 120HZ, RYZEN R9-5900HS GAMING LAPTOP
- ASUS ROG ZEPHYRUS G14 GA401QE NVIDIA RTX 3050 TI, 16GB, 14″ FHD 144HZ, RYZEN R7-5800HS GAMING LAPTOP
- MSI KATANA GF76 NVIDIA RTX 3050, 16GB, 17.3″ FHD 144HZ, I7-11800H GAMING LAPTOP
- MSI KATANA GF66 NVIDIA RTX 3050 TI, 8GB, 15.6″ FHD 144HZ, I7-11800H GAMING LAPTOP
- MSI PULSE GL76 NVIDIA RTX 3050 TI, 16GB, 17.3″ FHD 144HZ, I7-11800H GAMING LAPTOP
- ASUS ROG STRIX G15 G513QC NVIDIA RTX 3050, 8GB, 15.6″ 144HZ, RYZEN R5-5600H GAMING LAPTOP
- MSI KATANA GF66 NVIDIA RTX 3050, 8GB, 15.6″ FHD 144HZ, I5-11400H GAMING LAPTOP
- MSI KATANA GF66 NVIDIA RTX 3050, 8GB, 15.6″ FHD 144HZ, I7-11800H GAMING LAPTOP
- MSI PULSE GL66 NVIDIA RTX 3050, 16GB, 15.6″ FHD 144HZ, I7-11800H GAMING LAPTOP
- MSI PULSE GL66 NVIDIA RTX 3050 TI, 8GB, 15.6″ FHD 144HZ, I7-11800H GAMING LAPTOP
- ASUS TUF DASH F15 FX506HE NVIDIA RTX 3050 TI, 8GB, 15.6″ 144HZ, INTEL I7-11800H GAMING LAPTOP
- ASUS TUF DASH A15 FX506HC NVIDIA RTX 3050, 8GB, 15.6″ 144HZ, INTEL I5-11400H GAMING LAPTOP