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GALAX GeForce RTX 3050 EX 1 Click OC Review | 118 Data compared

Avg. price:~£200VRAM:8 GBMemory bus width:128 bitThermal Design Power (TDP):130 W

GALAX GeForce RTX 3050 EX 1 Click OC Review: Compare 118 technical specifications and user reviews to see how this product ranks in the Graphics cards category and whether it is worth buying.

GALAX GeForce RTX 3050 EX 1 Click OC

5.7/10

▼Worse than 78% of graphics cards

6.8

▼Worse than 68%

5.3

▼Worse than 80%

9.4

★Better than 93%

3.8
Gaming
Gaming
3.8/ 10
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What it is
Evaluates core hardware and software specifications for gaming performance.
When it matters
When you want to play demanding mobile games, 3D titles, or run graphics-intensive apps smoothly.
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45.0%
2.3
Floating-point performance
25.0%
4.9
VRAM
20.0%
3.3
Ray tracing cores / units
10.0%
8.8
PCI Express (PCIe) version
5.7
Video editing
Video editing
5.7/ 10
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What it is
Evaluates core hardware and software specifications for video editing performance.
When it matters
When evaluating how effectively this graphics-cards meets your specific video editing needs.
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Score components
35.0%
7.0
AV1 encode
30.0%
4.9
VRAM
20.0%
2.3
Floating-point performance
15.0%
8.8
PCI Express (PCIe) version
3.7
1080p
1080p
3.7/ 10
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What it is
Evaluates core hardware and software specifications for 1080p performance.
When it matters
When evaluating how effectively this graphics-cards meets your specific 1080p needs.
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Score components
55.0%
2.3
Floating-point performance
25.0%
4.9
VRAM
10.0%
3.3
Ray tracing cores / units
10.0%
8.8
PCI Express (PCIe) version
3.5
1440p
1440p
3.5/ 10
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What it is
Evaluates core hardware and software specifications for 1440p performance.
When it matters
When evaluating how effectively this graphics-cards meets your specific 1440p needs.
Score distribution
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Score components
50.0%
2.3
Floating-point performance
30.0%
4.9
VRAM
15.0%
3.3
Ray tracing cores / units
5.0%
8.8
PCI Express (PCIe) version
3.7
4K
4K
3.7/ 10
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What it is
Evaluates core hardware and software specifications for 4k performance.
When it matters
When evaluating how effectively this graphics-cards meets your specific 4k needs.
Score distribution
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Score components
40.0%
2.3
Floating-point performance
35.0%
4.9
VRAM
20.0%
3.3
Ray tracing cores / units
5.0%
8.8
PCI Express (PCIe) version

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Technical Specifications of graphics card GALAX GeForce RTX 3050 EX 1 Click OC

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Performance

3.6

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Memory

3.4

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VRAM

Memory type

GDDR6

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Platform & Features

9.4

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PCI Express (PCIe) version

PCIe lanes

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Connectivity & Media

9.2

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Max digital resolution

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Power & Cooling

8.6

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Thermal Design Power (TDP)

Power consumption while under peak load

Recommended PSU wattage

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PCIe power spec

130 W

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Design

10

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224x 133x 44 mm

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GALAX GeForce RTX 3050 EX 1 Click OC vs the average graphics card

Why is GALAX GeForce RTX 3050 EX 1 Click OC better than the average graphics card?

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Supports ECC memory
This graphics card supports ECC memory, the average graphics card does not.
39.5% lower TDP
This graphics card has a lower TDP than the average graphics card (130 W vs 215 W). The average graphics card has a TDP of 215 W.
130 W vs 215 W
76 mm shorter card length
This graphics card is shorter than the average graphics card (209 mm vs 285 mm). The average graphics card has a length of 285 mm.
209 mm vs 285 mm
81 mm lower card height
This graphics card is shorter than the average graphics card (44 mm vs 125 mm). The average graphics card has a height of 125 mm.
44 mm vs 125 mm
0.5 slot/s slimmer design
This graphics card occupies fewer slots than the average graphics card (2 slot/s vs 2.5 slot/s). The average graphics card occupies 2.5 slot/s.
2 slot/s vs 2.5 slot/s
15.4% lower PSU requirement
This graphics card has a lower PSU requirement than the average graphics card (550 W vs 650 W). The average graphics card has a PSU requirement of 650 W.
550 W vs 650 W
42.2% lower board power limit
This graphics card has a lower board power limit than the average graphics card (130 W vs 225 W). The average graphics card has a board power limit of 225 W.
130 W vs 225 W
16.9% higher user score
User score
9.4/ 10
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What it is
A rating that combines user reviews and the total number of reviews received by the graphics card.
When it matters
When you want to understand how a graphics card performs in real use and how reliable it is in terms of performance, temperatures, noise, stability, and long-term ownership.
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GALAX GeForce RTX 3050 EX 1 Click OC
the average graphics card
GALAX GeForce RTX 3050 EX 1 Click OC has a higher user score than the average graphics card (9.35 vs 8.000).
9.35 vs 8

16.9% higher user score
User score
9.4/ 10
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What it is
A rating that combines user reviews and the total number of reviews received by the graphics card.
When it matters
When you want to understand how a graphics card performs in real use and how reliable it is in terms of performance, temperatures, noise, stability, and long-term ownership.
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GALAX GeForce RTX 3050 EX 1 Click OC
the average graphics card
GALAX GeForce RTX 3050 EX 1 Click OC has a higher user score than the average graphics card (9.35 vs 8.000).
9.35 vs 8
2.65x cheaper
GALAX GeForce RTX 3050 EX 1 Click OC is cheaper than the average graphics card (£200 vs £530).
£200 vs £530
2.08x more popular
GALAX GeForce RTX 3050 EX 1 Click OC is more popular than the average graphics card (8.77 vs 4.2).
8.77 vs 4.22

Supports ECC memory
This graphics card supports ECC memory, the average graphics card does not.

Includes LHR limiter
This graphics card includes an LHR limiter, the average graphics card does not.

39.5% lower TDP
This graphics card has a lower TDP than the average graphics card (130 W vs 215 W). The average graphics card has a TDP of 215 W.
130 W vs 215 W
15.4% lower PSU requirement
This graphics card has a lower PSU requirement than the average graphics card (550 W vs 650 W). The average graphics card has a PSU requirement of 650 W.
550 W vs 650 W
42.2% lower board power limit
This graphics card has a lower board power limit than the average graphics card (130 W vs 225 W). The average graphics card has a board power limit of 225 W.
130 W vs 225 W

76 mm shorter card length
This graphics card is shorter than the average graphics card (209 mm vs 285 mm). The average graphics card has a length of 285 mm.
209 mm vs 285 mm
81 mm lower card height
This graphics card is shorter than the average graphics card (44 mm vs 125 mm). The average graphics card has a height of 125 mm.
44 mm vs 125 mm
0.5 slot/s slimmer design
This graphics card occupies fewer slots than the average graphics card (2 slot/s vs 2.5 slot/s). The average graphics card occupies 2.5 slot/s.
2 slot/s vs 2.5 slot/s

Why is GALAX GeForce RTX 3050 EX 1 Click OC worse than the average graphics card?

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128 bit narrower memory bus
This graphics card has a narrower memory bus than the average graphics card (128 bit vs 256 bit). The average graphics card has a memory bus width of 256 bit.
128 bit vs 256 bit
27.3% lower boost clock speed
This graphics card has a lower boost GPU clock than the average graphics card (1822 MHz vs 2505 MHz). The average graphics card has a boost GPU clock of 2505 MHz.
1,822 MHz vs 2,505 MHz
20 fewer compute units
This graphics card has fewer compute units than the average graphics card (20 vs 40). The average graphics card has 40 compute units.
20 vs 40
4 GB less VRAM
This graphics card has fewer VRAM than the average graphics card (8 GB vs 12 GB). The average graphics card has 12 GB VRAM.
8 GB vs 12 GB
104 fewer TMUs
This graphics card has fewer TMUs than the average graphics card (80 vs 184). The average graphics card has 184 TMUs.
80 vs 184
1 fewer fans
This graphics card has fewer fans than the average graphics card (2 vs 3).
2 vs 3
62.5% lower memory bandwidth
This graphics card has a lower memory bandwidth than the average graphics card (168 GB/s vs 448 GB/s). The average graphics card has a memory bandwidth of 448 GB/s.
168 GB/s vs 448 GB/s
20 fewer ray tracing cores
This graphics card has fewer ray tracing cores than the average graphics card (20 vs 40). The average graphics card has 40 ray tracing cores.
20 vs 40

5.1% worse value for money
GALAX GeForce RTX 3050 EX 1 Click OC has worse value for money than the average graphics card (6.85 vs 7.2).
6.85 vs 7.2

27.3% lower boost clock speed
This graphics card has a lower boost GPU clock than the average graphics card (1822 MHz vs 2505 MHz). The average graphics card has a boost GPU clock of 2505 MHz.
1,822 MHz vs 2,505 MHz
20 fewer compute units
This graphics card has fewer compute units than the average graphics card (20 vs 40). The average graphics card has 40 compute units.
20 vs 40
104 fewer TMUs
This graphics card has fewer TMUs than the average graphics card (80 vs 184). The average graphics card has 184 TMUs.
80 vs 184
61.8% lower texture rate
This graphics card has a lower texture rate than the average graphics card (145.8 GTexel/s vs 381.2 GTexel/s). The average graphics card has a texture rate of 381.2 GTexel/s.
145.8 GTexel/s vs 381.2 GTexel/s
20 fewer ray tracing cores
This graphics card has fewer ray tracing cores than the average graphics card (20 vs 40). The average graphics card has 40 ray tracing cores.
20 vs 40
64.3% lower pixel rate
This graphics card has a lower pixel rate than the average graphics card (58.3 GPixel/s vs 163.2 GPixel/s). The average graphics card has a pixel rate of 163.2 GPixel/s.
58.3 GPixel/s vs 163.2 GPixel/s
32 fewer ROPs
This graphics card has fewer ROPs than the average graphics card (32 vs 64). The average graphics card has 64 ROPs.
32 vs 64
19.3% lower base clock speed
This graphics card has a lower base GPU clock than the average graphics card (1550 MHz vs 1920 MHz). The average graphics card has a base GPU clock of 1920 MHz.
1,550 MHz vs 1,920 MHz
58.7% lower FP32 performance
This graphics card has a lower FP32 performance than the average graphics card (9.3 TFLOPS vs 22.57 TFLOPS). The average graphics card has FP32 performance of 22.57 TFLOPS.
9.33 TFLOPS vs 22.57 TFLOPS
64 fewer AI cores
This graphics card has fewer AI cores than the average graphics card (80 vs 144). The average graphics card has 144 AI cores.
80 vs 144
44.7% lower PassMark score
This graphics card has a lower PassMark score than the average graphics card (12522 points vs 22653 points). The average graphics card has a PassMark score of 22653 points.
12,522 points vs 22,653 points
52.3% lower gaming score
This graphics card has a lower gaming score than the average graphics card (7000 points vs 14678.5 points). The average graphics card has a gaming score of 14678.5 points.
7,000 points vs 14,678.5 points
60.6% lower ray tracing score
This graphics card has a lower ray tracing score than the average graphics card (3609 points vs 9166 points). The average graphics card has a ray tracing score of 9166 points.
3,609 points vs 9,166 points
69.4% lower FP16 performance
This graphics card has a lower FP16 performance than the average graphics card (9.1 TFLOPS vs 29.7 TFLOPS). The average graphics card has FP16 performance of 29.725 TFLOPS.
9.1 TFLOPS vs 29.725 TFLOPS
52.9% lower compute score
This graphics card has a lower compute score than the average graphics card (5684 points vs 12074 points). The average graphics card has a compute score of 12074 points.
5,684 points vs 12,074 points
70.8% lower FP64 performance
This graphics card has a lower FP64 performance than the average graphics card (0.1 TFLOPS vs 0.48 TFLOPS). The average graphics card has FP64 performance of 0.48 TFLOPS.
0.14 TFLOPS vs 0.48 TFLOPS

128 bit narrower memory bus
This graphics card has a narrower memory bus than the average graphics card (128 bit vs 256 bit). The average graphics card has a memory bus width of 256 bit.
128 bit vs 256 bit
4 GB less VRAM
This graphics card has fewer VRAM than the average graphics card (8 GB vs 12 GB). The average graphics card has 12 GB VRAM.
8 GB vs 12 GB
62.5% lower memory bandwidth
This graphics card has a lower memory bandwidth than the average graphics card (168 GB/s vs 448 GB/s). The average graphics card has a memory bandwidth of 448 GB/s.
168 GB/s vs 448 GB/s
26.3% slower memory speed
This graphics card has a lower effective memory speed than the average graphics card (14000 MHz vs 19000 MHz). The average graphics card reaches an effective memory speed of 19000 MHz.
14,000 MHz vs 19,000 MHz
91.7% smaller L2 cache
This graphics card has fewer L2 cache than the average graphics card (2 MB vs 24 MB). The average graphics card has 24 MB L2 cache.
2 MB vs 24 MB

60% larger process node
This graphics card has a higher process node than the average graphics card (8 nm vs 5 nm). The average graphics card uses a process node of 5 nm.
8 nm vs 5 nm
Fewer PCIe lanes
This graphics card has fewer PCIe lanes than the average graphics card (x8 vs x16). The average graphics card has x16 PCIe lanes.
x8 vs x16
Older encoder generation
This graphics card uses an older encoder generation than the average graphics card (7 vs 8). The average graphics card uses encoder generation 8.
7 vs 8
1 older
This graphics card was released earlier than the average graphics card (2022 vs 2023).
January 2022
2,022 vs 2,023
47.6% fewer transistors
This graphics card has fewer transistors than the average graphics card (12000 million vs 22900 million). The average graphics card has 22900 million transistors.
12,000 million vs 22,900 million
Older FSR version
This graphics card supports an older FSR version than the average graphics card (3 vs 3.1).
3.0 vs 3.1

No AV1 encoding
This graphics card does not support AV1 encoding, the average graphics card does.
No vs yes
Older NVDEC generation
This graphics card has a lower NVDEC generation than the average graphics card (5 vs 6). The average graphics card offers NVDEC generation 6.
5 vs 6

1 fewer fans
This graphics card has fewer fans than the average graphics card (2 vs 3).
2 vs 3
No dual BIOS
This graphics card does not include dual BIOS, the average graphics card does.
No vs yes

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tweakpc.de

27/01/2022

Summary of the review

KFA2 GeForce RTX 3050 EX (1-Click OC) im Test

The KFA2 GeForce RTX 3050 EX (1-Click OC) is a budget-friendly entry-level graphics card utilizing Nvidia’s GA106 Ampere architecture, operating with a boosted core clock of 1822 MHz and 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus. A key design highlight is its premium metal backplate for enhanced stability and a dual-fan cooling system featuring a passthrough cutout at the rear of the card to optimize case airflow. It offers an excellent connectivity suite for an entry-level GPU, consisting of three DisplayPort 1.4 connections and an HDMI 2.1 port capable of handling 4K output at 120 Hz. Furthermore, its low 130W power requirement via a single 8-pin PCIe connector makes it highly compatible with older, lower-wattage power supplies during PC upgrades. On the downside, the card features significant technical compromises, including a reduction in shader count to 2560 (roughly a third less than the RTX 3060) and a narrower 128-bit memory interface that limits throughput to 224 GB/s. The PCIe interface is also cut down to 8 lanes, which—while sufficient on a PCIe 4.0 system—could limit full potential bandwidth....

tweakers.net

26/01/2022

Summary of the review

Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 - Instapkaart met raytracing

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 introduces hardware-accelerated ray tracing to Nvidia's entry-level xx50 desktop lineup using the Ampere GA106 architecture. Equipped with 8GB of GDDR6 VRAM on a 128-bit memory bus, it offers double the memory of competing budget options like AMD's RX 6500 XT, significantly improving texture handling in modern games. In synthetic benchmarks and real-world gaming tests across DirectX 12 and Vulkan titles (including Cyberpunk 2077, Doom Eternal, and Forza Horizon 5), the card performs reliably for 1080p gaming. It consistently trades blows with or slightly outperforms the older GTX 1660 Super, though it generally lags a tier behind the mainstream RTX 2060 and RTX 3060. Notably, the card features an implementation of only eight PCIe lanes instead of the standard sixteen, which results in a minor but measurable performance loss of a few percentage points when run on an older PCIe 3.0 platform. Pros & Cons Pros: Generous 8GB VRAM allows for higher-quality textures compared to 4GB budget competitors. Solid 1080p gaming performance that effectively matches or edges out the GTX 1660 Super. Includes standard LHR (Lite...

notebookcheck.nl

09/03/2022

Summary of the review

Testen van de Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 met 8 GB: Wat zijn de mogelijkheden van het instapmodel van de nieuwe RTX 3000-serie?

The KFA2 GeForce RTX 3050 EX is a solid entry-level desktop graphics card built on Nvidia's 8nm Ampere architecture, utilizing a cut-down GA106 chip with 2560 CUDA cores and a 128-bit memory bus. It is specifically built for stable 1080p gaming, delivering fluid frame rates between 60 and 100 FPS in most tested modern games at high settings. The card is highly efficient, drawing around 130 watts of power, and keeping total system consumption at a modest 247–250 watts under full load. It operates very quietly thanks to a custom dual 92mm fan setup, which hits a maximum temperature of just 70 °C during stress tests and incorporates a "Fan Stop" mode for completely silent 2D workflows. The card's main pros include its comfortable 8 GB GDDR6 VRAM cushion, which prevents stutters and low frame drops at 1080p resolution, alongside its low power consumption, quiet operation, and eye-catching customizable RGB lighting. Additionally, it brings DLSS and ray tracing capabilities to an entry-level tier that was previously limited to GTX cards. On the flip side, the major con is its very...

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Reviews last updated: June 2026 · How we calculate this

What we like about GALAX GeForce RTX 3050 EX 1 Click OC

Excellent for 1080p gaming, maintaining high frame rates in esports titles.
Efficient 'WINGS' dual-fan cooling system keeps temperatures stable (often around 55-60°C under load).
Support for DLSS is a 'game-changer' for boosting performance in demanding titles like Cyberpunk 2077.
Low power consumption (130W TDP) makes it easy to pair with budget 550W power supplies.
The 8GB of VRAM is a significant advantage over 4GB or 6GB budget alternatives for texture-heavy games.
Quiet operation and easy installation/serviceability.

What we don't like about GALAX GeForce RTX 3050 EX 1 Click OC

Generally considered poor value if priced above $250, as competitors like the RX 6600 often offer better raw performance.
Ray tracing performance is weak; the card often struggles to maintain playable frame rates with it enabled.
Marginal improvement over older cards like the GTX 1660 Super in pure rasterization.
Warranty claim service has been described as 'pathetic' or difficult by some users.
Performance can bottleneck significantly at resolutions higher than 1080p (e.g., 1440p).

Verdict

The Galax GeForce RTX 3050 EX (1-Click OC) is an entry-level graphics card built on NVIDIA's Ampere architecture, featuring 2,560 CUDA cores and 8GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus. It offers a base clock of 1,552 MHz and a factory-overclocked boost of 1,822 MHz, which can be further increased to 1,837 MHz via the Xtreme Tuner Plus software. Main characteristics include a dual 92mm 'WINGS' fan cooling system for efficient thermal management and support for advanced features like 2nd Gen Ray Tracing and 3rd Gen Tensor cores for DLSS AI upscaling. Pros include its low 130W TDP, making it compatible with modest 300W-550W power supplies, and excellent performance for 1080p gaming and content creation. However, cons include its limited 128-bit memory interface which can bottleneck performance at higher resolutions, and its poor value proposition compared to similarly priced competitors like the RX 6600.

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