NVIDIA's budget RTX 5050 GPU might be slower than the previous gen 60-class cards, as revealed in a leaked benchmark.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Delivers 1978 Points in FurMark at 2.9 GHz; Slightly Behind the RX 6600M GPU
The GeForce RTX 5050 is set to launch in the second half of July, but leaks have already started giving us a sneak peek at how good the GPU can be when it comes to its competitors. While there isn't technically a direct competitor from AMD or Intel, the GeForce RTX 5050 can be compared with previous-gen GPUs like the RX 7600 or RTX 4060. But unfortunately, it looks like it is going to be disappointing.
As spotted by @OyashokuDesu, the GPU was benchmarked in FurMark, a stress testing tool which is often used by many to compare the performance of two GPUs. The exact edition of the RTX 5050 hasn't been revealed but the PCI-ID (10DE-2D83) reportedly belongs to the GeForce RTX 5050 desktop GPU.
It was paired with an old Core i7 9700 CPU and was benchmarked at 4K resolution in OpenGL tests, yielding 1978 points and 32 FPS. This comes slightly below the Radeon RX 6600M, a mobile RX 6600 variant, which is noticeably slower than even the previous gen RX 7600. Compared to the RTX 4060, it is roughly 9% slower and, therefore, it isn't likely to compete with the previous-gen 60-class GPUs when it comes to gaming as well.
Do keep in mind that the FurMark results won't necessarily translate similarly in games and one should also keep in mind that the platform used doesn't have the PCIe 5.0 interface, which honestly shouldn't matter for an entry-level RTX 5050 card. However, the GPU does look impressive when it comes to the core clocks, exceeding 2.9 GHz, but it's unfortunate that it doesn't help the GPU much against its rivals.
NVIDIA's RTX 5050 uses the GB207 die based on the Blackwell architecture and brings 8 GB GDDR6 memory onboard. The results could have been slightly better if it had been equipped with GDDR7 memory, but NVIDIA chose to settle with an older one for cost-cutting and went with GDDR7 for the mobile platform. While one could argue about its performance numbers being good or bad, the price tag certainly doesn't justify its performance. Meanwhile, one should still wait for more benchmarks to arrive as it is still the beginning.
News Source: Videocardz
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