Nvidia's RTX 5050 GPU starts at $249 with last-gen GDDR6 VRAM
10 months ago
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- Nvidia announced GeForce RTX 5050 GPUs for desktops and laptops with ray tracing and DLSS 4 support.
- Desktop RTX 5050 starts at $249, features 8GB GDDR6 VRAM, 2,560 CUDA cores, and up to 130W power draw.
- Laptop RTX 5050 has 8GB GDDR7 VRAM, 2,560 CUDA cores, and power draw between 35W-100W.
- Laptops with RTX 5050 start at $999, with some models available immediately.
- Desktop RTX 5050 uses GDDR6 instead of GDDR7, which may impact performance compared to higher-tier cards.
- Nvidia claims RTX 5050 delivers high-performance ray tracing in games like Cyberpunk 2077 and Avowed with DLSS 4.
- RTX 5050 is 60% faster than the older RTX 3050 in raster performance.
- RTX 5050 replaces the popular RTX 3050, skipping the RTX 4050 generation.