GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3050 OC Low Profile 6G Graphics Card, 2X WINDFORCE Fans, 6GB GDDR6 96-bit GDDR6, GV-N3050OC-6GL Video Card – For Sale – Price

13 reviews for GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3050 OC Low Profile 6G Graphics Card, 2X WINDFORCE Fans, 6GB GDDR6 96-bit GDDR6, GV-N3050OC-6GL Video Card – For Sale – Price

1. 

   Bruce E. Layne – 19 February 2025

   Works Well With Ubuntu Linux, Powerful For A Low Profile Low Power Graphics Card
   I wanted a better graphics card for CAD and video editing but needed CUDA capability for computationally intensive photogrammetry software so that meant an Nvidia chipset. I’ve avoided Nvidia because in the early days they didn’t have native Linux drivers and were problematic with Linux. Fortunately, that’s changed. I’m running Ubuntu 22.04. I simply installed the Nvidia drivers while using the old video card, powered down, removed the old video graphics card, installed this new graphics card and rebooted.
   Installing the Nvidia video drivers was easy but took some time for the computer to do all of the work.
   sudo apt update
   sudo apt install nvidia-driver-470
   I didn’t want to run another power cable to the graphics card and this is one of the more powerful graphics cards that can be powered by the PCI-e bus. My computer is in a slim enclosure so I also needed a low profile card. This card is low profile but ships with back plates for both a standard and slim case so it fits either height. This is one of the faster graphics cards with a low profile.
   Before ordering, make sure you have two adjacent slots available and 7.2 inches clear for the width of both slots. This card only plugs into one PCI-e slot but the card with two cooling fans and shroud is double wide.

2. 

   Jaime Colombani – 19 February 2025

   Great performance.
   I hesitated to buy this card because it only had 6gb onboard ram, but with the shared 16gb of ram from my system, it has a total of 22gb Vram. Just make sure you have enough system ram that sharing the ram won’t effect system performance. I coupled it with 32gb of system ram. I built a SFF mini-itx build and this video card was a perfect match for my system. It does not require additional power so no power connecter needed. I am running a Ryzen 5 5600GT processor and the whole system runs of a 300W power supply. Great performance, low power, I’m very happy.

3. 

   Larry T. Francis Jr. – 19 February 2025

   Purchased this for a DIY gaming PC. Very worth it.
   Purchased this a few days ago to replace an AMD RX 6400 I purchased a couple months ago. Like any other low profile card, you’ll have the usual pros and cons, such as heating and space consumption. In terms of heating, it does get pretty hot, like any other video card, but It never reaches 80 centigrade. As for fitting in the case, it was a perfect fit; I didn’t need to move around wires, or make room inside.
   All of my games work beautifully, at a very good frame rate, much better than on a console. The fans are very quiet, even under a heavy load.
   The 179.00 price tag was a tad pricy, but well inside my budget. I recommend it to any DIY PC gamer or someone on a budget.

4. 

   Lewis Graham – 19 February 2025

   Quite and power friendly
   Got this card for my Ubuntu server. My machine is an older model so this card works great for the price.

5. 

   Jack Kibort – 19 February 2025

   Small form factor builds; when you need more performance than a 1650
   (Tldr: If you need more power than a 1650 in a small form factor office PC build, this is really one of your only options. Plus DLSS is nice to have.)
   To be frank, this GPU is not really great in terms of raw price to performance. If you’re not limited by size and power consumption, there are muuuch better options out there for the same or lower price (used on eBay or Facebook) for amazing value. But when you have specific constraints, this card turns out to be a great value, especially as a new card competing against used ones. In the case of the 3050 6gb, I’m okay paying a premium for the high power efficiency and low profile form factor.
   From my personal testing, It has a little more power than the 1060 6gb, and a little less than a 1660 (non super). Considering you can pick those cards up for under a hundred bucks, you’re paying around $100 extra with the 3050 6gb for just downsizing and lower wattage. In my case, I was fine with this, but you may not be.
   (Side note: I have a big gripe with the name. I feel like it should have just been called the 3040. It’s a completely different card from the 3050 8gb)
   My constraints are a little specific, but not unreasonable. I have a cheap used HP EliteDesk 800 G2 (i7-6700) off of eBay for around 80 bucks. It only has a 240w power supply, so cards above the slot powered 75w ones are out of the equation.
   The 3050 6gb shines in the small form factor space, where you’re restricted to slot-powered low profile cards. The alternatives are between an RTX A2000, AMD RX 6400, GTX 1050 TI, and a GTX 1650. (The 4060 low profile is a bit out of the price range)
   – The RTX A2000, if found used at around 200 dollars, would have been my choice. But the fact is that prices aren’t anywhere near that for me at the moment.
   – The RX 6400, while a decent performer, only has 4 PCIe lanes, meaning it would be bottlenecked pretty bad by PCIe 3.0 (about a 15% decrease in performance from what I have read). In a used SFF office PC build with only PCIe 3.0, it’s not suitable at all.
   – The GTX 1650 is cheaper than this card, but overall still not a great value. I could only find them about 20-30 bucks cheaper.
   – The GTX 1050 TI is really cheap, I could find them for about a hundred bucks less than the 3050 6gb. It’s just much weaker than I’d like. In my case, I was not comfortable going slower than a GTX 1060, which both the gtx 1050 TI and the GTX 1650 are. It is a decent competitor, but the fact that the 3050 6gb has DLSS really sealed it for me. With these slower cards, I would be concerned I would not be able to run some games I like at a playable frame rate. With DLSS, I have the peace of mind that I have the option to punch above the GPUs weight if needed.
   To conclude:
   The 3050 6gb, while not a great value when compared to similarly priced full-sized alternatives, fills a great niche and is actually pretty competitive within it. For me, it was my only real choice.
   (A note about my EliteDesk build:
   I did have some issues with my specific build in the EliteDesk, as the card just barely interfered with the USB 3.0 header. I had to unplug it, and ordered a right angle connector that will hopefully fit. It also has some issues with the PCIe slot, as they only expect single slotted cards. Trying to fit a double slot card, I had to modify the case slightly by pushing the bar between slots back slightly. But now that it fits, it’s running great and am extremely happy with my sub-300 dollar build!)

6. 

   Alex – 19 February 2025

   Works great!
   It works fantastic for me as my first real good graphics card. I’d definitely recommend for anyone wanting something that’s not the absolute top of the line but definitely way better than lower end devices.

7. 

   Kindle Customer – 19 February 2025

   Working great so far.
   After a few months it running great still a lot quieter then my GTX 1650 and the 6 gb of memory is great. Runs off the motherboard so no extra power needed.
   Well Worth the price in my opinion.

8. 

   The Gracious One – 19 February 2025

   Graciously, it arrived.
   In gracious packaging, placed gracefully at the foot of my door. Wondrous. The performance is gracious. The presentation: gracious. I am graciously pleased by Nvidia, by Amazon. I have—graciously-—experienced no issues. Quite gracious. This is—currently—the most gracious Low-Profile GPU on the market.

9. 

   Rach – 19 February 2025

   Llego en perfecto estado y 4 dias antes de la fecha, me encanta su desempeño y por el precio estoy muy satisfecho, es una gran tarjeta

10. 

    よっさん – 19 February 2025

    ロープロファイルで外部電源無しって事で、小型PCに組み込んで助かってます。
    新しいゲーム等では性能が足らないかも知れませんが、自分はやらないので。
    YouTubeとビデオ、アニメ、ニュースの見物程度なので十分です。

11. 

    ken c – 19 February 2025

    Great for SFF Business Desktop, no external power required.

12. 

    Jose Barrientos – 19 February 2025

    La mejor tarjeta grafica Low Profile, por el precio y beneficio, la monté en una optiplex 7050 ya que no necesita una conexión directa a la fuente, obtiene energía mediante la tarjea madre.
    Esta versión de 4060 en low profile pero son USD 150 mas y no vale su costo beneficio.

13. 

    Joaquin Campista – 19 February 2025

    Excelente desepmeño en videojuegos modernos si buscas una tarjeta gráfica para equipos de bajo perfil.