Nvidia’s “midrange” GeForce RTX 5050 is said to be the first RTX Blackwell GPU to debut with GDDR6 memory.
Nvidia is expected to tackle the RTX 5050 on Intel’s ARC B580 and AMD’s RX 9050 GPU. GDDR6 inclusion makes it cheaper
Yesterday, I only reported on the specifications of the GeForce RTX 5050 and RTX 5060, two of the main “budget candidates” of NVIDIA in the GPU market. With the release of AMD’s RX 9070 series, given the Value Red’s RDNA 4 series offers and availability across global retailers, it’s no mistake to say Team Green has lost ground in the mainstream GPU segment.
However, Nvidia’s 50 and 60 class GPUs determine how market share will evolve further. Currently, according to BenchLife, the RTX 5050 will be the first RTX 50 GPU to provide GDDR6 memory.
For those still living under the rocks, a major change in Nvidia’s RTX 50 lineup was the use of advanced GDDR7 memory, which increased performance but increased prices. Despite being a new standard, AMD has decided not to use memory types on its RX 9070 GPU. This seems to work pretty well, as the PERF/$ value of the Radeon RX 9070 XT is just astounding, so it seems to be working pretty well, as it keeps you in control of the price. With the RTX 5050, Nvidia may target similar ones, but that has not been seen yet.
Dive into the rumoured specs of the RTX 5050, it comes with 8 GB GDDR6 memory and is rated at 135W TBP. Additionally, the GPU is said to be retail somewhere between the US price tag between $199 and $249, and will be placed against the Intel Arc B580. On AMD’s side, we can expect the GPU to tackle the rumoured RX 9050 lineup, and we expect this release to be decent given that Nvidia skipped a 50-class GPU with Ada Lovelace.
