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Nvidia RTX 3050 Review ft. Gigabyte and Palit

Using the graphics card-only power draw figures presented earlier in the review, here we present performance per Watt on a per-game basis for all twelve games we tested at 1080p.

Per-Game Results at 1080p:

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12-Game Average at 1080p:

Performance per Watt is OK for the RTX 3050, but it is no better than the RTX 3060 and barely ahead of the GTX 1650 Super. The RX 6600 is the clear market leader in this class, offering 27% better performance per Watt.

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