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GeForce RTX 3050 8GB
FOLDING@HOME PPD PERFORMANCE

GPU profile

Performance snapshot

Current averages, ranks, sample depth, and data freshness.

Folding@Home identifier GA107 [GeForce RTX 3050 8GB]
High confidence
Most recent sample Aug 2, 2026 Most recent update seen for this GPU profile.
All-OS average
1,407,286
Average PPD from submitted samples
Linux average
1,407,286
Linux-only samples
Windows average
Not enough data
Windows-only samples
Work unit samples
9,972
All-time profile volume
Overall rank
#150
441 GPUs tracked
Brand rank
#123
294 Nvidia GPUs
Sampled performance breakdown

Folding Statistics GA107 [GeForce RTX 3050 8GB] - Nvidia

DATA SAMPLES INFO
Filter applied, PPD samples all time
AVERAGE FOLDING PERFORMANCE
Based on ALL available PPD samples by filter
WORK UNIT PPD RECORDS
All Time
OS FILTER SAMPLES PPD WU Per 24hrs Time Per WU Points Per WU BEST PPD WORST PPD
All OS AVG 9,972 1,407,286 4.14 5 hrs 47 mins 339,585 4,220,097 519,645
Linux 9,972 1,407,286 4.14 5 hrs 47 mins 339,585 4,220,097 519,645
Track this hardware live

Profile your GeForce RTX 3050 8GB in our V8 Web Client

Launch the LAR.SYSTEMS V8 Web Client to monitor live work-unit activity, compare your machine with community benchmarks, and contribute real samples that keep public rankings and hardware insights current for the Folding@Home community.

First and most recent work-unit sample contributors
Sample Folder Team Platform Seen
Most recent WU sample 3l6bnga0zuar www.banano.cc Linux GPU 1 year ago
First seen Anonymous Folder Team not recorded Linux GPU 2 years ago
Recent GPU performance

12-week performance at a glance

Use the range, net change, and latest average as a quick signal—not a final judgment on the GPU.

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How to read this
  • Weekly movement can reflect project mix, available work units, drivers, or operating systems rather than a lasting hardware change.
  • Use the detailed chart to compare operating systems and work-unit availability across the full period.
Latest weekly average
Not enough data

Recent Work Unit Performance - GeForce RTX 3050 8GB

Average PPD is impacted by the types of research work units being done as they return different amounts of points and take different amounts of time.

The following shows the work unit allocation of research causes to better understand changes in PPD over time for the GeForce RTX 3050 8GB.

No work unit data recorded for the GeForce RTX 3050 8GB in the past 12 weeks.

Data is provided in legacy mode until new work units are folded using our web client.

Recent Work Unit Performance Clusters - GeForce RTX 3050 8GB

The following visualization illustrates the PPD / Credit allocation of work units across different research causes, providing insight into how PPD varies by work unit PPD samples for the GeForce RTX 3050 8GB.

This analysis helps better understand the relationship between research causes and PPD/Credit, highlighting any performance trends as clusters or anomalies as outliers.

Project work-unit sample cluster chart.
Power and cost planning

GeForce RTX 3050 8GB kWh POWER CONSUMPTION & COST

Power consumption information for the GeForce RTX 3050 8GB is based on an average wattage taken from vendor information for the lowest and highest power draws for the GPU under Folding@Home compute loads.

Wattage information is only for the GPU and does not include the host computer's power usage.

$ / kWh

Default estimates are rendered at $0.10 per kWh. Your saved browser rate will update the cost columns across GPU profile pages.

Current GPU power consumption snapshot

GPU Power Draw
Watts - TDP
Daily Power Usage
kWh
Points per
kWh
Daily Cost at $0.10
per kWh
Power Cost
per 1m Points
130 W 3.12 kWh 431,030 $0.31 $0.232

GeForce RTX 3050 8GB COMPUTE VS kWH USAGE DAY, MONTH, WEEK & YEAR

Folding@Home compute projections for the GeForce RTX 3050 8GB can be used to help inform long-term point goals and related costs based on 24/7 usage.

Duration Nickname Points
Average
Work Units
Average
Power Usage
kWh
Power Cost
at $0.10 per kWh
Day PPD 1,344,815 3.40 3.12 kWh $0.31
Week PPW 9,413,705 23.83 21.84 kWh $2.18
Month PPM 40,904,789 103.53 94.90 kWh $9.49
Year PPY 490,857,475 1242.35 1138.80 kWh $113.88
Reading the averages

Why your PPD may differ

PPD is a guide, not a fixed result. Daily output changes with the work-unit mix, including project, points, atom count, and deadline, as well as system conditions such as OS, drivers, clocks, thermals, and power limits.

Compare the five highest and lowest sampled project averages for GeForce RTX 3050 8GB using community samples collected through the LAR.SYSTEMS V8 Web Client.

Highest sampled PPD

PPD
Rank
Project
ID
Cause
Research
PPD
Average
Points WU
Average
WUs Day
Average
WU Time
Average
119600Protein-Dynamics-Modeling2,557,35271,13135.950 hrs 40 mins
212916cancer2,159,122154,98413.931 hrs 43 mins
312917cancer2,136,633166,46212.841 hrs 52 mins
417651Protein-Dynamics-Dataset2,114,85649,00243.160 hrs 33 mins
517652Protein-Dynamics-Dataset2,092,70471,78829.150 hrs 49 mins

Lowest sampled PPD

PPD
Rank
Project
ID
Cause
Research
PPD
Average
Points WU
Average
WUs Day
Average
WU Time
Average
116771RIPK1-VHL-Interaction1,031,552310,2603.327 hrs 13 mins
218251alzheimers1,046,267404,8112.589 hrs 17 mins
312429influenza1,064,068125,1008.512 hrs 49 mins
416770RIPK1-VHL-Interaction1,076,922322,3533.347 hrs 11 mins
512428influenza1,138,354127,9968.892 hrs 42 mins