NVIDIA Launches GeForce RTX 5050 for Desktops and Laptops, Starts at $249

[btarunr]

NVIDIA today formally launched the GeForce RTX 5050 mid-range gaming GPU for desktops and laptops. The desktop GeForce RTX 5050 graphics card starts at $249, while notebooks with RTX 5050 discrete GPUs should start at around $999. Availability of both are slated for "the second half of July 2025", although NVIDIA did not specify a date. The RTX 5050 is designed for 1080p AAA gaming with medium-thru-high settings. The card offers DLSS 4 with Multi Frame Generation, which should unlock higher performance, letting you dial up the eye-candy.

The desktop GeForce RTX 5050 debuts the "GB207" silicon, which it maxes out, enabling all 20 SM present on the chip, for 2,560 CUDA cores, 80 Tensor cores, 20 RT cores, 80 TMUs, and an unspecified ROP count. The GPU is clocked at 2.31 GHz (base) with 2.57 GHz boost. The memory, on the other hand is 8 GB in size, and uses older-generation GDDR6 memory type, across a 128-bit wide memory bus. The company didn't specify memory speed. Other features include a 130 W TGP, which makes it possible for AIC partners to build cards with 6-pin PCIe power connectors, although we expect most cards to feature 8-pin PCIe. The card comes with the latest set of NVENC and NVDEC video accelerators, and the latest display engine.



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[outlw6669]

250$ for 2/3 of a 300$ RTX 5060?
Yeah, no thanks nVidia!
Are they trying to make the B580 look good with this card??

 

[Dirt Chip]

When 8GB actually make sense.

 

[ErikG]

But can it run MS Office?

 

[john_]

At Nvidia headquarters

- Everyone hates the RTX 5060.
- But it sells.
- Well, yes, anything with an Nvidia logo on it sells. But everyone hates it. What can we do?
- What we always do. Release a much worst card at a price close to that of RTX 5060's. That way everyone will hate that new card and start loving the RTX 5060.
- Right..... you are right.

 

[sudothelinuxwizard]

What a fucking joke. I think this piece of bullshit only exists to make the 5060 look like a good deal.

 

[Chaitanya]

250$ for 2/3 of a 300$ RTX 5060?
Yeah, no thanks nVidia!
Are they trying to make the B580 look good with this card??

Its the 5060 and 9060 XT 8GB that make the best case to buy Arc B580.

 

[sudothelinuxwizard]

When 8GB actually make sense.

It does not because the B580 costs the same and has 12GB. Don't buy this piece of crap.

 

[Legacy-ZA]

Free? Not even then, thanks though.

 

[Dirt Chip]

It does not because the B580 costs the same and has 12GB. Don't buy this piece of crap.

No worth it, but make sense regarding it's res and setting aim.

 

[Macro Device]

But can it run MS Office?

 

[TumbleGeorge]

and an unspecified ROP count

I know. Has reading experience with series 50*

 

[azrael]

Because it's en vogue these days, I actually feel insulted by this release. Time to cancel nVidia!

 

[LittleBro]

The RTX 5050 is designed for 1080p AAA gaming with medium-thru-high settings.

Medium to high settings for 1080p AAA gaming ... with DLSS4 on performance mode, I guess?

$249 for 2/3 of RTX 5060's performance is absolutely bonkers. Even $199 would be too much to make this attractive budget choice.
Who would opt for going with RTX 5050 when for additional $50 there is considerably more powerful RTX 5060.
What's the goal here? Is RTX 5050 supposed to have long shelf life or what?

RTX 5050 performance will be positioned between RTX 3060 and RX 7600. You can get new RX 7600 for 240 € (incl. 23% VAT).

 

[MadMan007]

Just a rough look at the bar graphs with frame gen versus the 3050, it appears as if *all* of the performance difference is due to frame gen. So actually 0 real performance gain? That's pretty awful...

 

[Prima.Vera]

nVidia did dirty the mobile RTX 5070. Same bandwidth and same VRAM as a 5050 ??

 

[sudothelinuxwizard]

Just a rough look at the bar graphs with frame gen versus the 3050, it appears as if *all* of the performance difference is due to frame gen. So actually 0 real performance gain? That's pretty awful...

It is clocked higher, but aside from that it's literally a 3050.

 

[Visible Noise]

Just a rough look at the bar graphs with frame gen versus the 3050, it appears as if *all* of the performance difference is due to frame gen. So actually 0 real performance gain? That's pretty awful...

MFG is a selling point.

 

[Hyderz]

this whole 50 series is a joke...

 

[TheinsanegamerN]

$249 for this is a major ripoff. $100 tops.

 

[sudothelinuxwizard]

$249 for this is a major ripoff. $100 tops.

$150 would be the absolute upper limit.

 

[Vayra86]

250$ for 2/3 of a 300$ RTX 5060?
Yeah, no thanks nVidia!
Are they trying to make the B580 look good with this card??

Mate this thing is as fast as a 4070 with DLSS4. 249 is a steal! And if you OC it... oh boy. I dont even get why people are even looking at 5090s anymore!

 

[sudothelinuxwizard]

Mate this thing is as fast as a 4070 with DLSS4. 249 is a steal! And if you OC it... oh boy. I dont even get why people are even looking at 5090s anymore!

It's a big beautiful BPU.... oh wait wrong forum.

 

[Nostras]

200$ would be OK, 250$ is far in the "upselling you to the 5060" territory.

 

[Daven]

I'm still wondering why there was no 4050 desktop card last gen.