Comparing the 3050 almost exclusively with the 6500XT
Hmm... 6500XT is supposed to rival RTX 3050 as both were launched at nearly the same time and have nearly similar features...hence the comparison with 6500XT which everyone is doing...
Although.. Hardware Unboxed compared with various other cards as well... as clear from the benchmark data..
Now don't get me wrong.. J2C also did a very good job in reviewing like his other videos...still imo it was focused more on 3050 being 1660 Super with RTX..
I wish they would've NOT had RTX features and either managed to reduce the cost or increase the performance
Also.. If RTX 3050 would not has any RTX features.. what's the point of even launching 1660ti again..
... when RTX cores also provide DLSS..!
Still.. 3050 is really a good option if one can get it around 22K to 30K... above that meh.. as you said.
And about 6500XT which btw is selling for 25K.. I don't know why would AMD launch a GTX 1650 OC ( not even Super ).. Further it has drastic differences between PCIE 3.0 and PCIE 4.0.. unlike RTX 3050 which performs same on both bandwidths..
Anyway... It's true that hardly anyone will use RTX on 3050.. but many will use DLSS...
What you said about price is also true.. It's hard to get this card for 22K now... maybe after alchemist or 3090TIE
..prices will improve
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