The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 stands out as a highly accessible entry-level GPU, offering gamers and creators an affordable gateway into the world of real-time ray tracing and AI-driven enhancements. Launched on January 27, 2022, it brought the capabilities of NVIDIA’s Ampere architecture—complete with 2nd-gen RT cores, 3rd-gen Tensor cores, and support for DLSS—to budget-friendly systems