Since the release of the GeForce RTX 3060 Metal Master Mini at the end of 2021, the card has received double praise from the media and fan groups since its listing with its lightweight appearance and excellent performance that does not lose the original graphics card.
The emergence of Mini graphics cards is now receiving more and more attention, the smaller size can be compatible with most ITX chassis, entry-level performance to meet daily use without causing too much economic burden, these advantages naturally also caused people to be interested in ITX installation.
Now, the new Yingchi GeForce RTX 3050 Metal Master Mini is coming strongly, as the entry-level light chasing graphics card of the 30 series with more cost-effective performance, let's take a look at how much energy this compact Mini graphics card contains.
Appearance display
The GeForce RTX 3050 Metal Master Mini continues the packaging design of the previous Metal Master Mini, there is no difference in size, and the Metal Trident LOGO on the outer packaging box interprets the identity of the Metal Master series. In the upper right corner, there are logos of "Three-Year Warranty" and "Personal Warranty" for shadow card protection users. In addition to the "3050" logo printed below, it is also marked that NVIDIA ray tracing and DLSS technology are supported.
The back of the box not only shows the Ampere architecture of the NVIDIA 30 series graphics card, but also introduces the excellent thermal design of the Metal Master series. In addition, the performance and picture quality improvement brought about by ray tracing and DLSS technology are also introduced, and there are also official QR codes of Yingchi on various platforms in the lower right corner, which is convenient for users to communicate with us.
At the bottom of the box, there is an SN code that can identify the Shadow Chi GeForce RTX 3050 Metal Master Mini, consisting of the first ten digits and the last four digits. In addition to the technical features of the RTX3050 graphics card, the "DirectX 12" graphics card technology is also printed next to it.
Opening the box, Yingchi GeForce RTX 3050 Metal Master Mini is well placed in the anti-collision foam material with a dust bag, even if it is a long-distance transportation, it can protect the graphics card from external forces and ensure that the user is intact when it arrives.
On the bottom of the graphics card is also a copy of the Three Packs of Inchi products, as well as a quick installation guide.
The biggest feature of the Inchi GeForce RTX 3050 Metal Master Mini is its compact body, with a length of only 16 .8cm, the overall installation size of 168mm * 115mm * 40mm, the standard double-slot design, easy to adapt to all kinds of ITX small chassis.
From the appearance, the heat dissipation pattern on the front combined with the design of a single fan, just like the performance eye of the NVIDIA LOGO, combines the appearance of beauty and heat dissipation design.
The back of the graphics card is marked with "GeForce RTX" and the product SN code.
The side of the graphics card can be seen to be powered by an external 8PIN. The fonts of "GeForce RTX" and "GALAX" of the Shadow Chi LOGO use the latest silk screen printing technology, which maintains the texture and highlights the brand name.
Yingchi GeForce RTX 3050 Metal Master Mini adopts a fully alloyed one-piece molded upper cover, combined with Yingchi's exclusive 11-leaf static frost fan blade, and also supports intelligent start-stop function, which helps the graphics card dissipate heat while giving users a quiet and comfortable experience.
The front and rear of the graphics card have air outlets, and the front and rear end air outlets are designed so that the heat of the graphics card can be released quickly and will not produce heat accumulation.
Disassemble the display
After removing the fixing screws and removing the heatsink, the ShadowForce RTX 3050 Metal Master Mini was disassembled into the following parts.
The first is the PCB panel, from the PCB panel can be seen that the components are closely arranged, 6 layers of PCB combined with excellent panel design, bringing stronger heat dissipation and excellent performance experience.
Yingchi GeForce RTX 3050 Metal Master Mini uses the new GA106-150 core, NVIDIA Ampere architecture, with 2560 CUDA processors, a collection of the latest ray tracing and DLSS technology, the best choice for introductory light tracking.
Four GDDR6 video memory around the core, each with a capacity of 2GB, an overall capacity of 8GB, and a bit width of 128-bit, the powerful performance easily meets the daily use of gaming and design.
4-phase core power supply is used in power supply to ensure adequate power supply to the GPU. 1-phase video memory power supply, providing a stable operating environment for the graphics card.
Intifer GeForce RTX 3050 Metal Master Mini uses a pure copper base to connect with the GPU core, and 2 nickel-plated composite heat pipes are interspersed in the fins to quickly dissipate heat and ensure the daily stable use of the graphics card.
Benchmarks
In order to ensure the test effect, the test platform chose intel flagship Core i9-12900K, the motherboard chose the ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEX motherboard, the memory is also the latest GameR GAMER RGB DDR5 memory, the driver was upgraded to GEFORCE GAME READY 511.32, this configuration can maximize the performance of the Intron GeForce RTX 3050 Metal Master Mini.
In Master Lu's test, the overall performance score is 1879175 points, the graphics card score is 290506 points, and most games and drawing software can be easily run, and the powerful performance is clear at a glance.
Excellent heat dissipation design coupled with intelligent start-stop design, the normal standby temperature can be stabilized at about 42 degrees.
In this test, the new XTREME TUNER of Yingchi is used, which can adjust and control the operating frequency of the graphics card and the speed of the fan, in addition, the magic disk can also monitor the graphics card temperature in real time, and the temperature of the Yingchi GeForce RTX RTX 3050 Metal Master Mini in standby is 46 °C.
In The Furmark grill test, a 43-minute temperature test was carried out, the maximum temperature was 71 ° C, and the final temperature could be stabilized at around 70 degrees, which can be seen that even the graphics card of the Mini model was not carried out on the heat dissipation, and the heat dissipation strength could not be ignored.
In the 3D Mark running score test, the Yingchi GeForce RTX 3050 Metal Master Mini score is also excellent, specifically the Time Spy Extreme run scored 2776 points, the Time Spy run scored 6110 points, the Fire Strike Ultra run scored 3526 points, the Fire Extreme Strike run scored 7154 points, and the Fire Strike scored 15136 points, Port The Royal score is 3542.
The overall running score also proves that compared with the same entry-level 1650 graphics card, there has been a great improvement in performance, and it is also ahead of the 1660 graphics card. Since the two video cards compared do not support ray tracing, only the score of the 3050 graphics card is recorded at Port Royal (ray tracing benchmark).
Game testing
In order to more intuitively understand the performance of the graphics card, we selected several mainstream game works on the market for testing, many of which include AAA games with certain hardware requirements, as well as shooting games with large jumping amplitudes due to different frames of different combat levels. The games tested for Red Dead Redemption 2, Tomb Raider: Shadow and Light Memory: Infinity, considering the 3050 graphics card as an entry-level RTX graphics card, this game test is mainly 1080P and 2K. Let's take a look at how the Game of the GeForce RTX 3050 Metal Master Mini performs.
In "Red Dead Redemption 2", as an open-world game, the huge game scene and complex environment ecology have certain requirements for the graphics card, and the RTX 3050 metal master Mini can be played at a comfortable game frame rate in both 1080P and 2K, because the game does not support ray tracing, and the frame rate of the game will be improved after opening DLSS.
The same can be applied to Tomb Raider: Shadow, where the game frames can reach 87 frames at a maximum screen of 1080P and 58 frames at a maximum of 2K. In the case of DLSS without opening ray tracing, 1080P can reach 56 frames, 2K can also reach 36 frames of smooth play, and after opening DLSS, it can run the game more smoothly without losing the picture.
In the shooter action game "Bright Memory: Infinity", the maximum quality of 1080P can reach a staggering 120 frames, and the maximum quality of 2K can reach 78 frames, as a shooting game with a higher configuration launched this year, such a frame rate performance is quite good. If ray tracing is turned on, the maximum image quality of 1080P can reach 43 frames, and the number of game frames under the highest quality of 2K is 25 frames, if you want to play smoothly in 2K quality, we recommend turning on DLSS for assistance.
Through a variety of game tests, The ShadowForce RTX 3050 Metal Master Mini was quite surprised in the game, and most of the games that turned on ray tracing under the highest image quality of 1080P can be played without pressure, even if the highest image quality of 2K can meet the needs of players. For games with high configuration requirements, if you want to turn on ray tracing at the highest image quality of 2K, opening DLSS can bring a better game experience.
summary
As the first choice for the new RTX light chasing entry, the Inchi GeForce RTX 3050 Metal Master Mini still maintains strong graphic performance while inheriting the characteristics of small and lightweight. The small size makes it easy to fit most ITX chassis on the market. Excellent heat dissipation design can ensure the daily use of users. The careful appearance design is not only installed in the machine, but also worth playing carefully in the hand, and truly achieves the coexistence of appearance and strength.
At present, this Yingchi GeForce RTX 3050 metal master Mini graphics card will be launched on the e-commerce platform with several other 3050 series graphics cards on the 27th, and interested partners are not in a hurry to give themselves a New Year gift before the Spring Festival.