Nvidia RTX 5050 leak hints at sub-$250 July launch with 8GB of VRAM

Rumor mill: Nvidia could be preparing to launch its first entry-level, sub-$250 graphics card in two generations. This is the last performance tier where the company has yet to release an RTX 50 series product for either desktops or laptops, but Team Green already faces serious competition in this space from market newcomer Intel. Sources have informed VideoCardz that Nvidia plans to launch a desktop variant of the RTX 5050 in July, likely for $199 or $249. The GPU is probably designed to compete with Intel's Arc B580, which has proven to be an impressive value-oriented card. Since the RTX 5050 appeared in a February EEC listing, VRAM and configuration details have trickled out. Trusted leaker @kopite7kimi reported that it will feature a fully enabled GB207 die with 2,560 FP32 cores, a one-third decrease from the recently released 5060. GeForce RTX 5050 PG152-SKU50 GB207-300-A1 2560FP32 128-bit GDDR6 8G 130W – kopite7kimi (@kopite7kimi) March 9, 2025 Drawing 130 W, the card wi ... Read full article.