News Nvidia planning its most affordable 50-series GPU yet – RTX 5050 reportedly launching in July with 8GB VRAM and 130W TDP

[Admin]

The RTX 5050, Nvidia's most affordable GPU this generation, is reportedly slated for a July reveal.

Nvidia planning its most affordable 50-series GPU yet – RTX 5050 reportedly launching in July with 8GB VRAM and 130W TDP : Read more

 

[das_stig]

If it handles hardware x265, HEVC, AV1 encode/decode/transcoding then I'd be happy with a low pcie powered bus only card with 4GB, if price was really low.

 

[Neilbob]

'it is expected that this GPU will fall into the sub-$300 price bracket'

If a 5050 variant doesn't fall into the 'sub-$200 price bracket' (should really be 150, but I'll be generous), then something has gone drastically wrong. If they manage to create a worse value proposition than even the 3050, then I'll be impressed... in a not-so-good way.

 

[beyondlogic]

The RTX 5050, Nvidia's most affordable GPU this generation, is reportedly slated for a July reveal.

Nvidia planning its most affordable 50-series GPU yet – RTX 5050 reportedly launching in July with 8GB VRAM and 130W TDP : Read more

Most affordable is a joke by the time they cut it down further it's not worth the sand.

 

[acadia11]

I’m not sure this card can play YouTube? And they are going to ask $250 for it …

 

[acadia11]

If it handles hardware x265, HEVC, AV1 encode/decode/transcoding then I'd be happy with a low pcie powered bus only card with 4GB, if price was really low.

What’s really low … and you can get this today?

 

[das_stig]

What’s really low … and you can get this today?

Well as I was thinking Plex, GTX 1650 or a Quadro P1000, 75w but prices are starting to get silly for old cards.

 

[beyondlogic]

Well as I was thinking Plex, GTX 1650 or a Quadro P1000, 75w but prices are starting to get silly for old cards.

you can find low profile a380 cards 6gb

drivers are fine now and my cousin is using a a750 as a gaming card has zero issues at 1080p

 

[palladin9479]

Oh look, a remodeled 40 model card...

 

[logainofhades]

If it handles hardware x265, HEVC, AV1 encode/decode/transcoding then I'd be happy with a low pcie powered bus only card with 4GB, if price was really low.

Define really low. These are the cheapest options that aren't ancient.
PCPartPicker Video Card Comparison

Video Card	PNY T-Series T400 4GB 4 GB Video Card	Sparkle ELF Arc A380 6 GB Video Card	MSI VENTUS 2X OC GeForce RTX 3050 6GB 6 GB Video Card
Price	$158.75+	$161.24	$179.99
Rating	1 Rating, 5.0 Average	0 Ratings	1 Rating, 4.0 Average
Manufacturer	PNY	Sparkle	MSI
Part #	VCNT4004GB-PB	[ul][li]SA380E-6G[/li][li]1A1-S00394100G[/li][/ul]	[ul][li]RTX 3050 VENTUS 2X 6G OC[/li][li]GeForce RTX 3050 VENTUS 2X 6G OC[/li][li]V812-015R[/li][li]912-V812-015[/li][/ul]
Chipset	T400 4GB	Arc A380	GeForce RTX 3050 6GB
Memory	4 GB	6 GB	6 GB
Memory Type	GDDR6	GDDR6	GDDR6
Core Clock	420 MHz	2000 MHz	1040 MHz
Boost Clock	1425 MHz	2000 MHz	1492 MHz
Effective Memory Clock	10000 MHz
Interface	PCIe x16	PCIe x16	PCIe x16
Color	Black / Gray	Blue / Black	Black
Frame Sync	None	None	G-Sync
Length	156 mm	153 mm	189 mm
TDP	30 W	75 W	70 W
Case Expansion Slot Width	1	2	2
Total Slot Width	1	2	2
Cooling	1 Fan	1 Fan	2 Fans
External Power	None	None	None
DisplayPort 1.4a Outputs			1
DisplayPort 2.0 Outputs		3
HDMI 2.0 Outputs		1
HDMI 2.1 Outputs			2
MiniDisplayPort 1.4a Outputs	3

Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-06-06 12:23 EDT-0400

 

[das_stig]

Well for my own needs I was looking at a Quadro P1000 or GT1650 @ 75w max power, primarily for multiple HEVC streams in Plex. Intel Arc would have been nice, Ebay prices stills a little high,

https://www.elpamsoft.com/?p=Plex-Hardware-Transcoding


Luckily, my new Proxmox box, has come with a freebie P2000, so that sgetting passed through to Plex.

 

[NoobBuilder1]

How would this new card likely compare to older RTX 40xx series GPUs?

 

[logainofhades]

How would this new card likely compare to older RTX 40xx series GPUs?

Techpowerup is very unoptimistic in their assessment based on specs, putting it as being slower than even an RTX 2060.

https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-rtx-5050.c4220