The “budget king of NVIDIA Blackwell” has been silently announced by Team Green, and yeah, based on its technology stack and market target, this will be the most affordable RTX 50 series GPU that technically allows users to access the entire RTX software suite such as DLSS 4.
Available in both desktop and laptop versions, both of them are slated for a July release, bringing 2,560 CUDA cores + 8GB GDDR6 VRAM running through a 128-bit interface to the masses. Interestingly, the card reverts back to a single PCIe 8-pin connector for power and is rated for 130W, which leads to boost clocks of up to 2,570MHz, but you can expect a little bit higher from AIB partners thanks to the “OC” SKUs.
Of course, NVIDIA wouldn’t miss out the chance on glazing DLSS 4 Multi Frame Generation for significant improvements in support games. Yes the tech is extremely impressive, but with only 421 AI TOPs compared to the RTX 5060’s 614, time will only tell if it is capable of delivering some “AI Magic”.
There’s another weird aspect, which is the memory difference given to the desktop and laptop versions – GDDR6 for the former, as we mentioned, but the laptop version actually runs GDDR7. Yet, the CUDA core count remains the same with a TDP range of 35W to 100W, so gotta take note of the gaming laptops’ specs, especially the thin and light models.
At the time of writing, no brands in Malaysia have officially announced the actual launch date or pricing in regards to the desktop cards or laptops carrying the GeForce RTX 5050 GPUs. But with a US$249 RRP, do expect it to shoot up to around US$300 which will be ~RM1300 post-import tax and whatnot.
