Nvidia RTX 5050 rumoured for July launch

Just as the dust begins to settle from the recent launches of the GeForce RTX 5060 8GB GDDR7 and Radeon RX 9060 XT series graphics cards, it appears Nvidia is already preparing its next launch. The long-rumoured GeForce RTX 5050 8GB graphics card is now anticipated to debut as soon as July.

Videocardz has reported Nvidia's intentions for a July release of the GeForce RTX 5050 8GB GDDR6 desktop card. This upcoming addition to the GeForce family will harness the Blackwell GPU architecture, specifically utilising the GB207 chip. Interestingly, this desktop variant was initially confirmed to feature GDDR6 memory, distinguishing it from its laptop counterpart, which is already known to employ GDDR7.

However, a recent twist in the rumour mill suggests a potential change. Benchleaks indicate that the desktop RTX 5050 might have GDDR7 memory, mirroring the laptop version. While for this segment of graphics cards, the performance difference between GDDR6 and GDDR7 wouldn't be particularly significant, the reason behind such a shift could be more strategic. With AMD having already claimed a substantial portion of the market's 20Gbps GDDR6 capacity and Intel Arc also vying for a slice, a potential surge in demand for the GeForce RTX 5050 could lead to a scarcity of GDDR6 memory modules.

In addition, it has also been reported that the GeForce RTX 5050 graphics card, with its 8GB of memory, is expected to operate with an estimated Total Graphics Power (TGP) of 130W.

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