- Nvidia is reportedly preparing launch a new RTX 5050 version with 1GB extra memory.
- The RTX 5050 9GB will feature a higher bandwidth and faster GDDR7 memory.
- Fans didn’t really have this in mind when they complained about high GPU prices.
Gaming has become very demanding over the last few years. This is due to a combination of graphics becoming too advanced and optimization becoming a major flaw in development. Even 8GB VRAM seems like a compromise now.
To tackle this, Nvidia is reportedly being really gracious and increasing 1GB VRAM with its entry level Geforce RTX 5050 GPU, which originally had 8GB memory. They’re also bumping it from GDDR6 to GDDR7 memory.
Why it matters: We’re not sure if adding 1GB VRAM would make much of a difference, but it does now with faster memory and increased bandwidth, so it might offer a slight performance boost.
MEGAsizeGPU has revealed that Nvidia is planning to release the RTX 5050 9GB model with a narrower 92-bit memory bus and GDDR7 memory. For context, the older model had a 128-bit bus and older GDDR6 technology.
Also, the previous version had four 2GB memory modules, making up a total of 8GB. Whereas, now Nvidia has gotten hold of 3GB modules and will include three of them for a total of 9GB VRAM with the new version.
The bandwidth has gone from 320GB/s to 336GB/s. This makes the RTX 5050 coherent with the other RTX 50 series GPUs that also boast GDDR7 memory. But when fans complained about VRAM, this wasn’t what they were thinking.
Fans have been concerned about increasing GPU prices because of the memory situation. The company has even been called out to be very anti-consumer and focus only on more profitable businesses like AI data centers.
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