Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5050 Low Profile 8GB GDDR6
Its low-profile, 182mm triple-fan design packs the Blackwell-based RTX 5050 with 2560 CUDA cores and DLSS 4 support into compact systems, delivering a 17371 PassMark score at just 130W TDP. The card uniquely offers dual HDMI 2.1b and DisplayPort 2.1b outputs alongside AV1 encoding, making it a versatile choice for small form factor home theater PCs. This GPU is best for 1080p gamers and budget builders needing modern features in a space-constrained chassis.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong connectivity (89th percentile) 89th
- Strong efficiency (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong feature (73rd percentile) 73rd
- Strong social proof (65th percentile) 65th
Cons
- Below average ai (31st percentile)
What owners think
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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 | 2572 |
| Boost Clock | 2587 |
| 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 | Fan |
| Fans | 3 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 x8 |
| DisplayPort | 2 |
| HDMI | 2 |
| Max Displays | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 |
Physical
| Length | 182 |
| Slot Width | 2 |
| Form Factor | Low Profile |
| Weight | 0.3 kg / 0.7 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 |
| AV1 Encode | Yes |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5050 Low Profile | ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5070-O12G-GAMING | PNY OC VCG5070T16TFXPB1-O | MSI GAMING TRIO G5070-12GTC | ZOTAC Solid OC ZT-B50700J-10P | XFX Swift RX-97SWFB3B9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce RTX 5050 | GeForce RTX 5070 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5070 | GeForce RTX 5070 | Radeon RX 9070 |
| Vram | 8GB GDDR6 | 12GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 12GB GDDR7 | 12GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 2587 | 2640 | 2450 | 2610 | 2542 | 2700 |
| Tdp W | 130 | 250 | 300 | 250 | 250 | 245 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 128 | 192 | 256 | 192 | 192 | 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 | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5050 Low Profile | 31.1 | 44.8 | 36.3 | 42.1 | 44.5 | 72.7 | 35.4 | 81.9 | 88.8 | 65.2 |
| ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5070-O12G-GAMING Compare | 62.3 | 82.8 | 64.8 | 82.1 | 81.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 73.5 | 99.2 | 95.4 |
| PNY OC VCG5070T16TFXPB1-O Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85.1 | 88.8 | 93 | 66.8 | 91.5 | 68.9 | 82 | 99.1 |
| MSI GAMING TRIO G5070-12GTC Compare | 62.3 | 82.8 | 64.8 | 82.1 | 81.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 73.5 | 94 | 95.4 |
| ZOTAC Solid OC ZT-B50700J-10P Compare | 62.3 | 82.8 | 64.8 | 82.1 | 81.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 73.5 | 94 | 88.9 |
| XFX Swift RX-97SWFB3B9 Compare | 83 | 79.3 | 74.9 | 69 | 86.8 | 89.9 | 72.9 | 63.1 | 94 | 88.9 |
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