- Nvidias RTX 5050 Desktop GPU is rumored to have 8 GB GDDR6 VRAM, slower than the rest of the Blackwell series
- In theory it runs at the same speed as GDDR6 in AMD’s RDNA 4 GPUs
- Whatever the video memory specification turns out to be, Nvidia can still have a winning budget GPU if the price is beaten right
We hear again that Nvidia’s RTX 5050 Desktop graphics card is approaching the launch and using slower video RAM than the rest of the Blackwell GPU series.
In fact, according to a new rumor sent on X, as Videocardz noted, the RTX 5050 will hire GDDR6 Video RAM (rather than GDDR7, as seen elsewhere with Blackwell) running at a speed of 20 Gbps. According to previous talk, it runs with 8 GB of this vram.
By the way, Desktop RTX5050 uses 20 Gbps GDDR6, the same as the RDNA4 family. https://t.co/va2qj7zrieJune 13, 2025
This is from the Leaker Megasizegpu, which is generally considered a reliable source, and further notes that this is the same speed of VRAM as seen in AMDS RDNA 4 graphics card (meaning RX 9070 XT).
If Grapevine is right, the RTX 5050 desktop will be launched in the near future, perhaps as soon as July, and it will probably arrive with the mobile variant for budget game -laptops.
Analysis: Pricing is key as always
At this point, the amount of RTX 5050 leaks has been pretty hefty, so much so that it would be a surprise if Nvidia did not have this GPU in depth. Of course, rumors must be carefully spicy, but when enough of them consistently floats around, it is difficult to deny that they are likely to happen.
What is strange about speculation about the RTX 5050, both laptop and desktop versions, is that the different sources do not seem to decide the type of VRAM used. Some portable rumors still insist that the RTX 5050 mobile may get the faster GDDR7 video RAM used in other Blackwell GPUs, while the desktop tores are plumped for GDDR6. In fact, recent laptops that have leaked the RTX 5050 mobile have shown both GDDR6 and GDDR7 video memory.
Is it possible that we could see both types of Vram used in laptops? It seems very unlikely as it would be seriously confusing to consumers (not that Nvidia has not done so before). We can see GDDR7 for laptops and GDDR6 for Desktop RTX 5050; It is certainly possible.
But what I think is more likely is that Nvidia intended to use GDDR7 at some point, but changed to GDDR6, and that’s what we get for all models of RTX 5050, laptop and desktop.
Whatever is the case, the RTX 5050 is sure to pack 8 GB, as it is the leanest amount that Nvidia might get away with. And while there have been a lot of complaints over 8 GB that is an inadequate pool of video RAM for modern games, remember, this is very a budget GPU, so it will have a configuration oriented to make it cheap.
Of course, that’s the key. While there has been disappointment that the RTX 5050s are rumored to make it look pretty weak sauce – and this latest nugget from X hasn’t helped – if NVIDIA frames that specify with attractive enough prices and we’ll get a winner. It’s really that simple.
