News emerged on March 23rd indicating that Nvidia is considering raising the prices of its RTX 3050 6GB series graphics cards.
This decision comes in response to the skyrocketing demand for RTX 3050 6GB series cards, which has led to supply shortages.
Nvidia has reportedly issued notifications to major brands, urging them to adjust their prices accordingly.
According to reports, NVIDIA has increased the price of the RTX 3050 from 1399 CNY to 1499 CNY on online platforms. Additionally, AIC brand manufacturers and distributors will also follow suit with the price adjustment.
In terms of specifications, the RTX 3050 6GB is based on the Ampere architecture GA107-325 GPU core, equipped with 2304 CUDA cores and 16 ray tracing cores. It has a reference frequency range of 1042-1470MHz and features 6GB of GDDR6 memory with a 96-bit interface, consuming 70W of power.
In comparison, the RTX 3050 8GB features the GA106-150 GPU core, boasting 2560 CUDA cores and 20 ray tracing cores. It has a reference frequency range of 1552-1777MHz and comes with 8GB of GDDR6 memory with a 128-bit interface, consuming 120W of power.
Based on empirical data, the RTX 3050 6GB exhibits a performance decrease of over 20% compared to the 8GB version, with average frame rates and 1% low frame rates in "Cyberpunk 2077" slowing down by approximately 21%.
