MSI GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING 8G
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G OC
GPU comparison with benchmarksThe MSI GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING 8G has 2560 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.81 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 9.25 TFLOPS.
The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G OC has 2304 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.37 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 5.71 TFLOPS. |
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GPUThe MSI GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING 8G is equipped with a graphics chip of the Ampere architecture, which has 20 streaming multiprocessors. The graphics card MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G OC is based on the GCN 4 architecture and is equipped with 36 execution units. |
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| MSI GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING 8G | GPU | MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G OC |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 | Based on | AMD Radeon RX 580 (36 CU) |
| GA106-150-A1 | GPU Chip | Polaris 20 XT |
| Ampere | Architecture | GCN 4 |
| 20 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 36 |
| 2560 | Shader | 2304 |
| 48 | Render Output Units | 32 |
| 80 | Texture Units | 144 |
| 20 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe MSI GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING 8G is equipped with a 8 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.750 GHz clocks. The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G OC has a 4 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.750GHz. |
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| 8 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR6 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 1.750 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.750 GHz |
| 14.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 7.0 Gbps |
| 224 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 128 bit | Memory Interface | 256 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe MSI GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING 8G has a turbo clock of 1.807 GHz. The turbo frequency of the MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G OC is 1.366 GHz. |
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| 1.552 GHz | Base Clock | 1.257 GHz |
| 1.807 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.366 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | ||
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe MSI GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING 8G has 1 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 93 °C. The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G OC is equipped with a 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 90 °C. |
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| 130 W | TDP | 185 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 93 °C | Tjunction max | 90 °C |
| 1 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe graphics processor and graphics memory of the MSI GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING 8G are cooled with a Air cooling. The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G OC is cooled by a Air cooling. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 2 x 100 mm | Fan 1 | 2 x 100 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityThe MSI GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING 8G supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3. The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G OC supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.3 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 1x HDMI v2.1 | HDMI Ports | 2x HDMI v2.0b |
| 3x DP v1.4a | DP Ports | 2x DP v1.4 |
| -- | DVI Ports | 1 |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe MSI GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING 8G supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate). The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G OC supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 7680x4320 |
| 12_2 (Ultimate) | DirectX | 12 |
| Yes | Raytracing | No |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | Yes |
| MSI Mystic Light | LED | No LED lighting |
Supported Video CodecsThis area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | Decode / Encode |
| Decode | AV1 | No |
| Decode | VP8 | Decode |
| Decode | VP9 | Decode |
DimensionsThe MSI GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING 8G is 49 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case. The width of the MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G OC is 49 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case. |
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| 278 mm | Length | 269 mm |
| 130 mm | Height | 125 mm |
| 49 mm | Width | 38 mm |
| 3 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| 939 g | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 4.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3.0 x 16 |
Additional dataManufactured using the 8 nanometer process, MSI GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING 8G was released in Q1/2022. The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G OC published in Q3/2018 is manufactured with a structure width of 14 nanometers. |
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| -- | Part-no | -- |
| Q1/2022 | Release date | Q3/2018 |
| 249 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 229 $ |
| 8 nm | Structure size | 14 nm |
| data sheet | Documents | data sheet |
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Benchmark results
3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)
3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.
Time Spy Extreme Graphics score
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MSI GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING 8G
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G OC
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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MSI GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)
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MSI GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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Cyberpunk 2077
Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.
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8 GB GDDR6 |
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8 GB GDDR6 |
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8 GB GDDR6 |
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The Last of Us Part 1
The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.
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MSI GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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Battlefield 5
Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.
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MSI GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G OC
4 GB GDDR5 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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MSI GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G OC
4 GB GDDR5 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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MSI GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G OC
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)
Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.
Geekbench 6 - OpenCL
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MSI GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G OC
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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MSI GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G OC
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G OC
4 GB GDDR5 |
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FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.
FP32 (TFLOPS)
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MSI GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 4G OC
4 GB GDDR5 |
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