PC gamers
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NVIDIA · Graphics Cards
GeForce RTX 5050
Blackwell entry · 8 GB GDDR6 · 130 W
80/100 editorialManufacturer source →
US launch / reference price: $249 · Released 2025-07-01
Editorial overview
NVIDIA's entry-tier Blackwell — 2,560 CUDA cores, 8 GB GDDR6 at 128-bit, 130 W TBP. Cheapest current-gen card with DLSS 4 Multi-Frame Generation. Launched July 2025 at $249.
This is a sourced product profile with editorial judgments. Specdex has not tested this device in an in-house lab.
Reasons to consider it
- Cheapest Blackwell-class card with DLSS 4
- 550 W PSU minimum — fits older builds
- 5th-gen Tensor + 4th-gen RT cores
Tradeoffs to check
- 8 GB VRAM ceiling at 1080p ultra
- 128-bit memory bus
- GDDR6 (not GDDR7)
Fit by priority
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Ray-tracing players
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Our editorial rt rating is 80/100. Compare the source information and relevant alternatives; this is an assessment, not a measured workload result.
Local AI workloads
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Our editorial ai rating is 84/100. Compare the source information and relevant alternatives; this is an assessment, not a measured workload result.
Specifications
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Display
- Display outputs
- 3× DisplayPort 2.1b + 1× HDMI 2.1b
Performance
- CUDA cores
- 2,560
- VRAM
- 8 GB GDDR6
- Memory bus
- 128-bit
Software & support
- Boost clock
- 2.57 GHz
Other
- Architecture
- Blackwell
- Base clock
- 2.31 GHz
- TBP
- 130 W
- PSU
- 550 W minimum
- PCIe
- PCIe 5.0
Prices & availability
US launch / reference: $249. This is not a current retailer offer.
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Price history
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Third-party benchmark reference
Stored PassMark G3D Mark: 17,141. This historical snapshot is separate from the editorial score and may differ from the current database.
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Manufacturer source: www.nvidia.com ↗
Catalog source check recorded 2026-05-13. A reference link is not proof that every field has been independently checked. Consult the linked source for model, region and test conditions.
Editorial scores use rubric editorial-2026-09; they are not manufacturer ratings or measured benchmark results. Missing information is not scored as zero.
