Tuesday, June 24th 2025
NVIDIA Launches GeForce RTX 5050 for Desktops and Laptops, Starts at $249
NVIDIA today formally launched the GeForce RTX 5050 mid-range gaming GPU for desktops and laptops. The desktop GeForce RTX 5050 graphics card starts at $249, while notebooks with RTX 5050 discrete GPUs should start at around $999. Availability of both are slated for "the second half of July 2025", although NVIDIA did not specify a date. The RTX 5050 is designed for 1080p AAA gaming with medium-thru-high settings. The card offers DLSS 4 with Multi Frame Generation, which should unlock higher performance, letting you dial up the eye-candy.
The desktop GeForce RTX 5050 debuts the "GB207" silicon, which it maxes out, enabling all 20 SM present on the chip, for 2,560 CUDA cores, 80 Tensor cores, 20 RT cores, 80 TMUs, and an unspecified ROP count. The GPU is clocked at 2.31 GHz (base) with 2.57 GHz boost. The memory, on the other hand is 8 GB in size, and uses older-generation GDDR6 memory type, across a 128-bit wide memory bus. The company didn't specify memory speed. Other features include a 130 W TGP, which makes it possible for AIC partners to build cards with 6-pin PCIe power connectors, although we expect most cards to feature 8-pin PCIe. The card comes with the latest set of NVENC and NVDEC video accelerators, and the latest display engine.
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The desktop GeForce RTX 5050 debuts the "GB207" silicon, which it maxes out, enabling all 20 SM present on the chip, for 2,560 CUDA cores, 80 Tensor cores, 20 RT cores, 80 TMUs, and an unspecified ROP count. The GPU is clocked at 2.31 GHz (base) with 2.57 GHz boost. The memory, on the other hand is 8 GB in size, and uses older-generation GDDR6 memory type, across a 128-bit wide memory bus. The company didn't specify memory speed. Other features include a 130 W TGP, which makes it possible for AIC partners to build cards with 6-pin PCIe power connectors, although we expect most cards to feature 8-pin PCIe. The card comes with the latest set of NVENC and NVDEC video accelerators, and the latest display engine.
128 Comments on NVIDIA Launches GeForce RTX 5050 for Desktops and Laptops, Starts at $249
Yeah, no thanks nVidia!
Are they trying to make the B580 look good with this card?? :confused:
- Everyone hates the RTX 5060.
- But it sells.
- Well, yes, anything with an Nvidia logo on it sells. But everyone hates it. What can we do?
- What we always do. Release a much worst card at a price close to that of RTX 5060's. That way everyone will hate that new card and start loving the RTX 5060.
- Right..... you are right.
$249 for 2/3 of RTX 5060's performance is absolutely bonkers. Even $199 would be too much to make this attractive budget choice.
Who would opt for going with RTX 5050 when for additional $50 there is considerably more powerful RTX 5060.
What's the goal here? Is RTX 5050 supposed to have long shelf life or what?
RTX 5050 performance will be positioned between RTX 3060 and RX 7600. You can get new RX 7600 for 240 € (incl. 23% VAT).