Zotac RTX 3050 Twin Edge OC LHR 8GB Gaming Graphics Card

The Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 3050 Twin Edge OC LHR 8GB is a mid-range graphics card built on NVIDIA's Ampere architecture, delivering capable 1080p gaming performance through a well-rounded feature set backed by NVIDIA's RTX 30 series platform. At the heart of this card is 8GB of GDDR6 video memory riding a 128-bit memory bus, giving the GPU sufficient bandwidth for modern titles at 1080p and select 1440p workloads. The LHR (Lite Hash Rate) designation is a hardware-level feature included in this model. Zotac's IceStorm 2.0 Advanced Cooling system drives thermals on the Twin Edge OC. The dual-fan design employs Active Fan Control with FREEZE Fan Stop technology, which halts fan rotation under light or idle loads to reduce noise and extend fan bearing longevity. Under gaming loads, the fans engage automatically to maintain safe operating temperatures within the 130W TDP envelope. The card supports NVIDIA's 2nd Generation Ray Tracing Cores, enabling hardware-accelerated ray tracing in supported titles, and 3rd Generation Tensor Cores, which underpin NVIDIA DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling) for AI-driven upscaling. Together, these features allow players to enable ray tracing effects with the performance headroom that DLSS provides. The OC (Overclocked) designation indicates factory-applied clock speed adjustments above NVIDIA's reference specification, delivered and validated by Zotac before shipping. Verifiable Specifications: - GPU Series: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 Series (Ampere) - Model: GeForce RTX 3050 - Video Memory: 8GB GDDR6 - Memory Bus Width: 128-bit - TDP: 130W - Cooling: IceStorm 2.0, dual-fan with FREEZE Fan Stop - Ray Tracing: 2nd Generation RT Cores - AI / Upscaling: 3rd Generation Tensor Cores - LHR: Yes - SKU: ZT-A30500H-10M - GTIN / EAN: 4895173625015 This card is suited to builders seeking an entry into RTX-class gaming with hardware ray tracing and DLSS support at a compact, power-efficient 130W power draw