RTX 5050 laptop GPU goes official with GDDR7 VRAM and 33.3% wider bus than RTX 4050
After months of leaks, the RTX 5050 laptop GPU is now official. The GPU packs the same number of CUDA cores as the RTX 4050 laptop while offering more VRAM, faster memory, and a wider memory bus. The RTX 5050 laptop GPU, however, has the same TDP as the RTX 4050.
RTX 5050 laptop GPU specs
The RTX 5050 laptop GPU features:
- 2,560 CUDA cores
- 8 GB of GDDR7 VRAM
- A 128-bit wide memory bus
- Up to 115 W TDP with Dynamic Boost 2.0
Compared to the RTX 4050 laptop, the RTX 5050 laptop GPU features 2 GB more VRAM and a 33.33% wider memory bus. While we don’t know the speed of the GDDR7 VRAM of the RTX 5050, it is likely the same as the 28 Gbps of the RTX 5060 (Available on Amazon).
According to official numbers provided by Nvidia (via VideoCardz), the RTX 5050 laptop GPU, with a 115 W power budget, manages scores of around:
- 6,106 in 3DMark Port Royal
- 10,269 in 3DMark TimeSpy at 2K resolution with DX12
- 12,949 in 3DMark Firestrike Extreme at 2K with DX11
Based on the Port Royal numbers, for instance, the RTX 5050 laptop GPU is reportedly around 18% slower than the RTX 5060 and 33% slower than the RTX 5070, both configured at 115 W.
In other words, the RTX 5050 could approach the RTX 4060 laptop in performance, even though the latter has 20% more CUDA cores.
Finally, VideoCardz reports that laptops equipped with the RTX 5050 GPUs will be available in China for the equivalent of just under $800 without VAT. While we don’t how much the RTX 5050 gaming laptops will cost in the US, a sub-$1000 price for the budget gaming laptops is a possibility. Higher-end options with good screens and faster CPUs will likely cost noticeably more than $1,000, at least in the first few months.
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