Hardware spec
RTX 3050 8GB
NVIDIA · Ampere · sm_86
- vram
- 8 GB
- bandwidth
- 224 GB/s
- tdp
- 130 W
- released
- 2022-01-27
- msrp
- $249
- street
- ~$219
★ Sweet spot for this card
Q6_K · GGUF · 7.6 GB
bench35.0 · conf B
vram7.6 / 8 GB
speed30 tok/s
Best benchmark per GB of VRAM in your tier. Q6_Kwastes <3% quality vs FP16, leaves headroom for 32k context.
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32 GB · ~$2,399 · +$2,180 over RTX 3050 8GB
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16 GB · ~$1,099 · +$880 over RTX 3050 8GB
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16 GB · ~$849 · +$630 over RTX 3050 8GB
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