- We have had words about the rumored specifications of NVIDIAS RTX 5050 Desktop GPU
- Two sources say it will use slower GDDR6 VRAM, rather than the GDDR7 modules used with other Blackwell GPUs
- Based on that and the rest of the supposed spec, some PC players are not impressed but it is too early to judge yet
Apparently, NVIDIA has an RTX 5050 in-depth as a desktop graphics card (and probably also a portable GPU), and we just caught a bunch of wasted specifications for this low level Blackwell model.
As marked by Videocardz in both cases [1, 2]There have been two alleged leaks around the RTX 5050, both of which insist that the graphics card uses a slower type of video memory than the rest of the existing Blackwell Desktop GPU series.
First came a claim from the Chinese tech place benchlife that the RTX 5050 will have 8 GB of video RAM, but that it will be slower GDDR6 memory, rather than the new GDDR7 shown in all RTX 5000 GPUs so far (and also joined the RTX 5060 models).
It is backed up by a regular hardware gossip of x, copy7kimi, which also claims to have words about the specifications of the RTX 5050. This leaks believe that VRAM ends up as 8 GB GDDR6 (with a 128-bit memory bus) and that the RTX 5050 will have 2,560 Cuda Cores (using the GB207-tier-tier-busset).
Power consumption is reportedly set to 130W and we are told.
GeForce RTX 5050PG152-SKU50GB207-300-A12560FP32128-BIT GDDR6 8G130WMarch 9, 2025
This is the first concrete info about the full specifications of this graphics card, but of course takes all this with lots of caution. However, the fact that we hear more and more about the RTX 5050 NOW, including firmer spec -details, suggests, however, that it is more likely that it is something that Nvidia has up the sleeve, not only as a portable GPU, but a desktop graphics card. (Remember that the RTX 4050 was only a mobile graphics card present in budget gaming -laptops -there was no desktop -ink barnation for PCs).
In fact, the shower on the rumor mill is that the RTX 5050 could arrive within a few weeks, and the RTX 5060 models are not too far away either. We may be looking at April (or May) for all these graphics cards to arrive (and messages from Nvidia could actually come very soon).
Copite7kimi also mentions the RTX 5060, which repeats earlier rumors of spec, with RTX 5060 ten allegedly set to be offered in 16 GB and 8 GB of flavor, and Vanilla 5060 just an 8 GB version (with GDDR7 VRAM, however).
The leaks expect the RTX 5060 Ti will sport 4,608 cuda kernels and a power consumption of 180W.
Analysis: RTX 5050 in the trash already? Not so fast …
There is nothing unexpected about equipping the RTX 5050 with 8 GB video RAM – this would actually be the expected allocation in the distant budget end of the RTX spectrum – but slower GDDR6 memory is a bolt out of the blue (or green rather).
Earlier rumors suggested that NVIDIA stay with the GDDR7 for the entire Blackwell series, but then we have never been sure that Team Green intends to make a desktop RTX 5050. In fact, we still can’t be safe – but as mentioned, it looks more likely at this time.
Would much slower Vram effectively hamstring of RTX 5050? Well, it would definitely not help, and much of the performance increase with Blackwell is achieved by Nvidia thanks to the faster GDDR7 modules on these graphics cards. (Like Blackwell’s VRAM loadouts, has largely stagnated, as we have seen with the RTX 5080, 5070, and actually the rumored plan to stick to the same video memory configurations with the RTX 5060 models).
So leaving the generational increase out of the equation will not be good for the RTX 5050, and since players are already speculating, we may get a GPU that is not much better than the RTX 3060 here (or one that will come under the RTX 4060 anyway).
When we go for the rumor mill, the RTX 5050 is a reaction to the launch of Intel’s ARC B580 graphics card, which seems to suggest that it is aiming to compete with Team Blue’s well-received offer. At least in theory, but it feels like what we see on paper here for the RTX 5050 does not fit this bill, and Nvidia needs something a good bit peppier. Given that the B580 handles 1440p tasks capable – and in particular has 12 GB of VRAM – while the RTX 5050, presented here, sees more 1080p ticket price.
Perhaps Nvidia has the intention of pushing watch speeds with the RTX 5050, as the power consumption suggests to get a faster graphics card – but generally adds something not quite with the rumor from the rumor mill here, especially that the B580 comparison.
Really, it is inevitable to speculate on performance at this time – although the temptation is inevitable – but of course we need the price of the RTX 5050 to get a fuller perspective on what is offered.
Personally, I think there is quite a lot of pressure on Nvidia to get some goodwill back with players, considering how the Blackwell launch has so far limped together. So an RTX 5050 that is priced very affordable – as smaller performance levels might imply – would be a great way to do it. We have long been waiting for an NVIDIA RTX Desktop GPU at a real budget price level.
Is this naive thought? Although other rumors have indicated a possible MSRP as low as $ 199 (or $ 249) in the United States, and the point is, don’t throw the (alleged) RTX 5050 in the trash. It could end up fighting for the crown away from Intel’s B580, our reigning best budget GPU, you never know.
