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MSI GeForce RTX 5050 Gaming 8GB GDDR6
The Blackwell architecture and 2647 MHz boost clock deliver solid 1080p gaming with 2560 CUDA cores and DLSS 4 support on a compact 202mm card. Its Twin Frozr 10 cooling design and 130W TDP keep thermals in check while offering modern connectivity like DisplayPort 2.1 and PCIe 5.0. This GPU is best for budget-conscious 1080p gamers who want ray tracing and AV1 encoding without upgrading their 550W power supply.
GPU GeForce RTX 5050
VRAM 8GB GDDR6
Boost Clock 2632 MHz
TDP 130 W
Memory Bus 128 bit
Ray Tracing Yes
Class consumer
65 Overall Score
Price CA$962
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong feature (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong user sentiment (86th percentile) 86th
- Strong efficiency (82nd percentile) 82nd
Cons
- Below average ai (31st percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Owner sentiment has held steady over time
88/100Our AI sentiment read
Based on 2 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5050 |
| Brand | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Blackwell |
| Class | consumer |
| Process | 5 |
Memory
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | 128 |
| Bandwidth | 320 |
Compute
| CUDA Cores | 2560 |
| Tensor Cores | 80 |
| RT Cores | 20 |
| Base Clock | 2630 |
| Boost Clock | 2632 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 13.17 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 13.17 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 17371 |
| GPU Compute | 8543 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 130 |
| Recommended PSU | 550 |
| Power Connectors | 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Dual Fan |
| Fans | 2 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 |
| DisplayPort | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 |
Physical
| Length | 202 |
| Slot Width | 2.5 |
| Form Factor | Full Height |
| Weight | 0.5 kg / 1.1 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 |
| AV1 Encode | Yes |
| VR Ready | Yes |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI GeForce RTX 5050 Gaming | Gigabyte AORUS GV-N507TAORUS M-16GD | ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5070TI-O16G-GAMING | Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G | ZOTAC SOLID SFF OC ZT-B50710J3-10P | PNY OC VCG5070T16TFXPB1-O |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce RTX 5050 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti |
| Vram | 8GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 2632 | 2670 | 2610 | 2680 | 2482 | 2450 |
| Tdp W | 130 | 300 | 300 | 339 | 300 | 300 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 128 | 256 | 256 | 384 | 256 | 256 |
| Ray Tracing | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| GPU Class | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Rt | Vram | Raster | Compute | Feature | Thermal | User Sentiment | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI GeForce RTX 5050 Gaming | 31.1 | 44.8 | 36.3 | 42.2 | 44.5 | 96.4 | 56.8 | 86.3 | 81.9 | 94 | 63.4 |
| Gigabyte AORUS GV-N507TAORUS M-16GD Compare | 80.6 | 88.5 | 85.1 | 88.8 | 93 | 84.3 | 91.5 | 71.6 | 69 | 94 | 99.1 |
| ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5070TI-O16G-GAMING Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85.1 | 88.8 | 93 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.7 | 69 | 99.2 | 95.4 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.6 | 91.7 | 91.4 | 83.4 | 99.2 | 84.3 | 91.5 | 86.3 | 42.5 | 98.7 | 78.5 |
| ZOTAC SOLID SFF OC ZT-B50710J3-10P Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85.1 | 88.8 | 93 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 0 | 69 | 94 | 82.6 |
| PNY OC VCG5070T16TFXPB1-O Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85.1 | 88.8 | 93 | 66.8 | 91.5 | 0 | 69 | 82 | 99.1 |
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