Nvidia announces RTX 5050 laptop GPU, desktop version set to launch on July 1

[DragonSlayer101]

Something to look forward to: Nvidia has officially announced the RTX 5050 mobile GPU for entry-level gaming laptops. The company has also reportedly informed its AIC partners that the desktop version of the card will launch on July 1 , earlier than the end-of-month debut that was initially expected.

The RTX 5050 mobile is based on the GB207 GPU and features 2,560 CUDA cores – the same number of shaders as the desktop model. It comes with 8GB of GDDR7 VRAM, a 128-bit memory interface, and 384 GB/s of memory bandwidth. The GPU has a 115W TDP, matching that of the RTX 5060, and slightly higher than the 100W limit that had been rumored earlier.

RTX 5050 Laptophttps://t.co/mhNZcFltat pic.twitter.com/fNz45lunGM

– 포시포시 (@harukaze5719) June 24, 2025

Tipster @realVictor_M shared benchmarks for RTX 5050 laptops, suggesting they will be notably faster than their RTX 4050 counterparts. The GPU scored 10,269 points in Time Spy, making it nine percent faster than the RTX 4050 but 18 percent slower than the RTX 5060.

Elsewhere, the RTX 5050 is 27 percent faster than the RTX 4050 in Port Royal, making it a decent generational upgrade. However, it remains 19 percent slower than the RTX 5060 in Fire Strike Extreme and 18 slower in Port Royal.

RTX 5050-powered laptops are now shipping to retailers worldwide, with prices starting at $999 in the US and 6,559 yuan (around $913) in China. Asus and Mechrevo are among the major manufacturers that have already announced entry-level models featuring the new GPU.

In related news, reliable tipsters @hongxing2020 and @MEGAsizeGPU have claimed that the RTX 5050 desktop model will launch on July 1. The card was previously expected to be released at the end of next month, and it's unclear why Nvidia rescheduled the launch. The decision reportedly surprised Nvidia's board partners, and some of them may not be able to ship the cards next week.

NVIDIA suddenly informed all AIC that the desktop RTX 5050's launch date has been rescheduled to July 1st. The former launch date was the end of July. IDK why Nvidia made this award decision since no card can be shipped on July 1st.

– MEGAsizeGPU (@Zed__Wang) June 24, 2025

The RTX 5050 desktop model will use the GB207-300 die with 2,560 CUDA cores, similar to the laptop version. While earlier rumors suggested it would feature 8GB of GDDR6 memory clocked at 20Gbps, it is now expected to ship with GDDR7 VRAM, like its mobile counterpart. The card is also tipped to have a 130W TDP.

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Nvidia announces RTX 5050 laptop GPU, desktop version set to launch on July 1

 

[Thatsdisgusting]

Decent upgrade for gt1030

 

[Theinsanegamer]

It's literally a 3050 overclocked and moved to Blackwell. 0 improvements other than clock speed. What a disgrace to charge $250 for this.

 

[winjer]

More e-waste from nvidia.

 

[opckieran]

Unfortunately there is no real competition at $249 right now. AMD has the underwhelming 7600 and Battlemage hasn’t been at MSRP since launch. US $259 and $299 are the best prices for B570 and B580 online today. B570 is basically tied with 4060 in rasterization per TS. That’s not going to justify spending $259 on an B570 over $249 for a 5050.

 

[noel24]

Will sell great.Anyway.

 

[candle86]

I guess my RTX2070 remains relevant still

 

[airbornex]

Imagine telling someone in 2015 that an xx50 card would come with GDDR7 and still be slower than last year’s xx60. Moore’s Law is dead, but marketing inflation is thriving.

 

[GhostLegion]

Decent upgrade for gt1030

So is a 1650 super for far less money. Or RX 6600 or any number of other cards.

Or did you mean a card that doesn’t require power connectors like the gt1030? Because this is not that. The 6GB RTX 3050 remains king of that arena for consumer cards. I just bought one for $200 and I was concerned I might have wasted my money…apparently not.

 

[candle86]

Imagine telling someone in 2015 that an xx50 card would come with GDDR7 and still be slower than last year’s xx60. Moore’s Law is dead, but marketing inflation is thriving.

No this is for sure faster than a GTX 960 the 2014 x60 series

 

[nismo91]

Reminds me of the day I got my first 50 series card, which was 9500GT. it was surely slower than 9600gt, which was basically 8800gt. but it was on par with the 8600gt. back then nvidia loves to use GS, GT, GTS, GTX suffix.

it was until the GTX500 series nvidia is back using Ti suffix. as it happen, I used to have the 560ti as well, and that card was pretty bang for buck at the time.

today's 50 series card is basically a 40 series card in the past decade. the main audience are budget gamers from the emerging markets. where I live for example, with equivalent of $1.5 - $1.9 per hour standard minimum wage, is one example of where this card will sell well.

when you guys review this card, I hope you pit it against something as old as the 1650, or maybe even 1050. that's because people who'd buy a 5050 card, will probably be coming from such an old gpu.

 

[Rudyduu]

Will sell great.Anyway.

Why would you say that? Is there any historical data to support your opinion? We don't even know the actual prices for the 5050 which might not be anywhere close to the, already too high, MSRP.