Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 OC Low Profile 6GB

The Gigabyte RTX 3050 6GB Low Profile OC is a compact NVIDIA Ampere graphics card designed for small-form-factor PCs and slim desktop cases (SFF systems). It delivers entry-level RTX features like ray tracing and DLSS while using very little power.

Main Specifications

• GPU Architecture: NVIDIA Ampere

• CUDA Cores: 2304

• Boost Clock: ~1477 MHz (factory OC)

• Memory: 6GB GDDR6

• Memory Bus: 96-bit

• Memory Speed: 14 Gbps

• Memory Bandwidth: 168 GB/s

• Interface: PCIe 4.0 x8

• TDP: ~70 W (very power efficient)

Cooling & Design

• Dual-fan cooling system

• Low-profile form factor

• Length: ~181 mm

• Fits small desktop cases (SFF / slim PCs)

Power Requirements

• No external power connector required

• Powered directly from the PCIe slot

• Recommended PSU: ~300 W system power

Display Outputs

• 2 × HDMI 2.1

• 2 × DisplayPort 1.4a

• Supports up to 4 monitors

Features

• 2nd-Gen Ray Tracing cores

• 3rd-Gen Tensor cores (DLSS AI upscaling)

• DirectX 12 Ultimate

• AV1 video decode support

Gaming Performance

Typical usage:

• 1080p esports gaming – good performance

• Medium settings in many modern games

• Better than GTX 1650 / RX 6400 but weaker than RTX 3050 8GB or RTX 2060 (community benchmarks show the 6GB version is noticeably slower than the 8GB model).

Best For

✅ Small PCs (Dell OptiPlex, HP SFF, mini towers)
✅ Low-power systems without GPU power cables
✅ Casual gaming and media editing
✅ Multi-monitor office setups