The MSI GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING X 6G is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB (Ampere) and has 6 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 168 GB/s.
The MSI GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING X 6G has the GA107-325-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Ampere architecture.
The SPARKLE Intel Arc A310 ELF is based on the graphics chip ACM-G11, which comes from the Alchemist architecture.
Memory
Memory
MSI GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING X 6G
SPARKLE Intel Arc A310 ELF
Memory Size
6 GB
4 GB
Memory Type
GDDR6
GDDR6
Memory Clock
1.750 GHz
1.938 GHz
Memory Speed
14.0 Gbps
15.5 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
168 GB/s
124 GB/s
Memory Interface
96 bit
64 bit
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The graphics memory of the MSI GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING X 6G clocks at 1.750 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 14.0 Gbps.
The graphics memory speed of the SPARKLE Intel Arc A310 ELF is 15.5 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.938 GHz.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
MSI GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING X 6G
SPARKLE Intel Arc A310 ELF
Base Clock
1.042 GHz
2.000 GHz
Boost Clock
1.507 GHz
2.000 GHz
Overclocking
Yes
Yes
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The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.
Thermal Design
Thermal Design
MSI GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING X 6G
SPARKLE Intel Arc A310 ELF
TDP
70 W
75 W
Tjunction max
93 °C
Unknown
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The MSI GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING X 6G is powered by -- connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 70 W.
The SPARKLE Intel Arc A310 ELF has -- PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 75 W.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
MSI GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING X 6G
SPARKLE Intel Arc A310 ELF
Fan-Type
Axial
Axial
Fan 1
2 x 80 mm
1 x 90 mm
Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
0 dB
0 dB
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The MSI GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING X 6G is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.
The SPARKLE Intel Arc A310 ELF has 1 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.
Connectivity
Connectivity
MSI GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING X 6G
SPARKLE Intel Arc A310 ELF
Max. Displays
4
4
HDCP
2.3
2.3
HDMI
2x HDMI 2.1
1x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort
1x DP 1.4a
3x DP 2.0
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the MSI GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING X 6G.
The SPARKLE Intel Arc A310 ELF supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.
Featureset
Featureset
MSI GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING X 6G
SPARKLE Intel Arc A310 ELF
Max. resolution
7680x4320
7680x4320
DirectX
12_2 (Ultimate)
12_2 (Ultimate)
Raytracing
Yes
Yes
DLSS / FSR
Yes
No
LED
No LED lighting
No LED lighting
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With the MSI GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING X 6G it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.
The maximum supported resolution of the SPARKLE Intel Arc A310 ELF is 7680x4320 pixels.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
MSI GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING X 6G
SPARKLE Intel Arc A310 ELF
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
VP8
Decode
No
VP9
Decode
Decode / Encode
AV1
Decode
Decode / Encode
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.
Dimensions
Dimensions
MSI GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING X 6G
SPARKLE Intel Arc A310 ELF
Length
205 mm
153 mm
Height
109 mm
100 mm
Width
42 mm
--
Width (Slots)
2 Slots
2 Slots
SFF-Ready
No
No
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The MSI GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING X 6G is connected to the system via PCIe 4.0 x 8 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.
The SPARKLE Intel Arc A310 ELF needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 4.0 x 8 Lanes interface.
3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.
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.
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.
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.
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