Nvidia has launched its budget RTX 3050 graphics card for desktops. The laptop version of the GPU - the RTX 3050 and RTX 3050 Ti has been around for quite a long time, and we can find many gaming laptops with these discrete graphics cards in Nepal. 

In this post, we’ll go through the specifications, features, availability, and expected price of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 cards in Nepal.

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Nvidia RTX 3050 Overview

Features

The GeForce RTX 3050 is built with the NVIDIA Ampere architecture. It offers dedicated 2nd gen RT Cores and 3rd gen Tensor Cores, new streaming multiprocessors, and high-speed G6 memory. 

The 2nd gen RT Cores provide maximum ray tracing performance, while the AI-specialized Tensor Cores bring performance boost with NVIDIA DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling). Nvidia claims that the RTX 3050 can run the latest games at over 60 frames in a 1440p resolution with ray-tracing enabled.

The RTX 3050 also features advanced streaming capabilities thanks to the NVIDIA Encoder (NVENC), Which according to the company is “engineered to deliver show-stopping performance and image quality.”

Nvidia also noted that 75% of customers are still using the company’s old GTX GPUs, and adding a cheaper RTX 3050 should make a compelling upgrade for many.

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Nvidia RTX 3050 Specifications

• Architecture: Ampere
• CUDA Cores: 2560
• Boost Clock: 1.78 GHz
• Base Clock: 1.55 GHz
• Memory: 8GB GDDR6
• Memory Bus: 128-bit
• Graphics Card Power: 130W
• Required System Power: 550W
• Maximum Digital Resolution: 7680 x 4320 Pixels
• Standard Display Connectors: HDMI, 2x DisplayPort

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Nvidia RTX 3050 Price and Availability 

The Nvidia RTX 3050 comes with a starting price tag of USD 249. It will go on sale towards the end of January. When the RTX 3050 graphics cards launch here in Nepal, we expect the price to be around Rs.35,000. 

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