Nvidia RTX 5050 Rumored to Have 8GB of 20Gbps GDDR6 Memory

Nvidia's rumored RTX 5050 has a new rumored spec to add to the pile: It's getting 8GB of GDDR6 memory, rather than the GDDR7 of its siblings in the Blackwell generation of Nvidia GPUs. This does put it in line with AMD's RX 9000 cards, but will negate one advantage that the 50-series had over the competition, leaving it with a memory bandwidth that barely eclipses the previous generation.

Alongside problems with pricing and availability and long-running driver issues, one of the most standout features of the RTX 50 generation of GPUs was its introduction of GDDR7 memory at up to 30 Gbps. It's the first generation of graphics cards to use it, and it offers a big uptick in bandwidth over previous generation GDDR6 and GDDR6X designs. That doesn't look likely to be the case with the RTX 5050, however, which is alleged to ...