New rumors declare that Nvidia’s RTX 50 sequence lineup is getting an RTX 5050 SKU. This budget-oriented card may considerably broaden the sequence’ attain, providing avid gamers a extra inexpensive entry level and an alternative choice to Intel’s B500-series.
Whereas we have beforehand talked about Zotac’s EEC entries that talked about the RTX 5050, this new report from Wccftech features a few extra particulars than simply the title. Inspecting Nvidia’s Blackwell GPU household lineup reveals 5 distinct GPUs, with the entry-level GB207 being the most certainly candidate for the rumoured RTX 5050.
Nevertheless, it is believable that Nvidia may leverage the identical board design for the RTX 5060 and RTX 5050 to additional optimise manufacturing prices and simplify the manufacturing course of. If that’s the case, the RTX 5050 may characteristic a cut-down GB206 GPU.
This report additionally mentions that the RTX 5050 is anticipated to be priced between $199 and $249 (£200-£250 with VAT included), putting it in direct competitors with Intel’s Arc B570/B580 GPUs. It is also rumoured to characteristic 8 GB of reminiscence, although the kind of reminiscence and reminiscence bus width stay unknown. Utilizing GDDR6 reminiscence can be a logical option to hold prices down. Furthermore, the 5050 ought to goal a TDP of 135/145W. Just like the RTX 5060 sequence, this GPU may additionally launch in April.
KitGuru says: Seeing Nvidia coming again to the xx50 GPUs within the desktop section may inspire AMD to do the identical.
