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A chat on subreddit /r/pcmasterrace
human
A 3050 is mid-high range, considering most games run with medium-high settings on it
gpt
I guess, but that just muddies the water when the 3050 is often at price parity with the 6600 and even nvidia's own 12GB 2060 re-release--both of which will outperform the 3050 (and handily, in the case of the 6600). To be clearer: The 3050 isn't even mid-high within its own price bracket, nevermind the full range of GPUs available.

I'd personally throw the 3050 as a bridge between entry-level and mid, like this:

1. Entry: 1650, 6500 XT
2. Low-Mid: 1660 Super/Ti, 3050
3. Mid: 6600/XT, 3060
4. Mid-High: 3060ti, 6700/XT, 3070/ti, 6800/xt
5. High: 3080/ti, 6900 XT, 3090, 4070ti
6. Enthusiast: 7900/xt, 4080, 4090