MAXSUN Registers Multiple GeForce RTX 5050 8 GB SKUs; Mostly Spanning iCraft Card Range

[T0@st]

Earlier today, an unannounced graphics card report focused on Maxsun's alleged registering of custom Arc Xe2 B580 24 GB graphics card models. Olrak29 has uncovered additional intriguing entries—filed with the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC)—that provide much-needed and fresh insight into the rumored lowest section of NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 50-series of "Blackwell" gaming GPU family. In a similar manner, (around mid-February) ZOTAC inadvertently revealed the "general" existence of a GeForce RTX 5050 cards. We have not heard much about this "entry-mainstream" tier in recent times; an incomplete set of specifications was leaked over two months ago.

Maxsun's May 12 (today) logging of an intimidating number of "new" SKUs spans across multiple generations (going back to the GTX 1000 era) and product ranges. Keen-eyed observers have noted the presence of multiple GeForce RTX 5050 identifiers—mostly varying shades of iCraft. "TR" tags could indicate forthcoming Terminator models. The Chinese AIB's existing Transformer lines were (normally) associated with "TF" designations—a smattering of these are present within today's EEC filing. NVIDIA and its board partners are not expected to unveil GeForce RTX 5050 hardware at next week's Computex trade event—instead, GeForce RTX 5060 (non-ti) 8 GB cards (starting at $299) will be a main focus for prospective budget-conscious gamers.



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[bonehead123]

5050.....pffff......

Just how low can you go, on this race to the bottom of the barrel for garbaggio cards that are STILL way overpriced for what you get.....

at this point, they might as well just slap together some odds & ends parts into 512MB or 1GB cards & call them the R5000 & 5001's for like $50-$75....

 

[Lew Zealand]

70W PCIe slot-powered only versions, please. Accept no substitutes!

 

[Vayra86]

5050.....pffff......

Just how low can you go, on this race to the bottom of the barrel for garbaggio cards that are STILL way overpriced for what you get.....

at this point, they might as well just slap together some odds & ends parts into 512MB or 1GB cards & call them the R5000 & 5001's for like $50-$75....

What's more striking here (because an x50 isn't new to Nvidia's stack) is that even this lowly model, the equivalent of what used to be a 4GB 1050ti during Pascal, is now carrying 8GB... you know, the same amount of VRAM that a much faster 5060ti carries and is called 'a reasonable product to have in the stack' by some fools on this website.

Nvidia keeps confirming the x60 8GBs have no right to exist, by its own actions. Hilarious Its the same twisted logic as what they pulled during the Ada 4080 12GB marketing fail.

 

[Mrgravia]

70W PCIe slot-powered only versions, please. Accept no substitutes!

This is about the only thing I want to see at that price range.

 

[Chrispy_]

Is this new silicon (GB207?) or just die-harvested/intentionally cut-down GB206 to meet a price point?

I wouldn't put it past Nvidia to just rebrand the old 4060 into a 5050, either - even though that would break the 50-series selling point of MFG and neural texture compression...