Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 reportedly coming soon, and it could cost just $199

Nvidia is reportedly prepping a new budget gaming GPU in a bid to tempt gamers with smaller budgets over to its new Blackwell architecture. According to reports, there’s a new Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 coming soon, which would mark a new strategy for the company, as the desktop RTX 4000 range only dropped down as far as the $299 RTX 4060. Let’s be realistic, the RTX 5050 isn’t going to be the best graphics card you can buy, but Nvidia has had a gaping hole in the sub-$250 market GPU for years now, and this new GPU might just plug that gap. That’s assuming, of course, that Nvidia can make anywhere near enough GPUs to cover demand, and the dire RTX 5070 stock situation doesn’t look promising here. Continue reading Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 reportedly coming soon, and it could cost just $199 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Nvidia RTX 5090 review, Nvidia RTX 5080 review, Best graphics cards

Mar 7, 2025 - 18:26

Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 reportedly coming soon, and it could cost just $199

Nvidia is reportedly prepping a new budget gaming GPU in a bid to tempt gamers with smaller budgets over to its new Blackwell architecture. According to reports, there’s a new Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 coming soon, which would mark a new strategy for the company, as the desktop RTX 4000 range only dropped down as far as the $299 RTX 4060.

Let’s be realistic, the RTX 5050 isn’t going to be the best graphics card you can buy, but Nvidia has had a gaping hole in the sub-$250 market GPU for years now, and this new GPU might just plug that gap. That’s assuming, of course, that Nvidia can make anywhere near enough GPUs to cover demand, and the dire RTX 5070 stock situation doesn’t look promising here.

Continue reading Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 reportedly coming soon, and it could cost just $199

MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Nvidia RTX 5090 review, Nvidia RTX 5080 review, Best graphics cards