An engineering sample of a desktop GeForce RTX 3050 Ti that never made it to market has surfaced online. The card offers a glimpse of what could have been a mid-range option between the RTX 3050 and RTX 3060.
Engineering sample reveals GA106 die with 3328 CUDA cores.
The GPU uses the GA106-200-A1 die, the same chip found in the RTX 3060 but with a slightly cut-down configuration. It packs 3328 CUDA cores, which is 256 fewer than the RTX 3060's 3584 cores.
Specifications
- CUDA Cores: 3328
- VRAM: 6 GB GDDR6
- Memory Bus: 192-bit
- Memory Bandwidth: 336 GB/s
- Base Clock: 1410 MHz
Memory comes in the form of 6 GB of GDDR6 VRAM on a 192-bit bus, delivering 336 GB/s of bandwidth. The base clock is set at 1410 MHz, with a boost clock reaching up to 1665 MHz.
Performance expected to be closer to RTX 3060.
The card was manufactured by an unknown company called Robiny and features a dual-fan, dual-slot design. It draws power from a single 8-pin connector.
According to a leaker on Douyin, performance is expected to be closer to the RTX 3060 than the RTX 3050. These claims are based on engineering samples and are not official.
NVIDIA never released the RTX 3050 Ti for desktop, making this sample a rare piece of hardware history. The card's existence confirms that the company at least considered a product between the RTX 3050 and RTX 3060.
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