There was a time when 8 GB GPUs were considered bad, but given the sub-$250 price, this is one of the best purchases. User Grabs an RTX 5060 Ti from Walmart Clearance Cage for Just $242 While the GPU Sells for Nearly $500 at Most Retailers It's likely that the next time you visit your local Walmart or Costco store, you may end up with a good piece of hardware for an incredibly low price. We share these stories to motivate you to search for such deals by visiting your local stores instead of just waiting for the prices to […]

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It's not just the higher-end market, which is prone to price hikes, but the entry-level segment will be reportedly more affected. ZOTAC's Parent Company Warns About The GPU Shortages In The Entry-Level Segment This Year The graphics cards have been witnessing new price surges all of a sudden. However, this was inevitable as AI demand keeps pushing DRAM prices upwards. The already expensive graphics cards are now more expensive than ever, and we see new price-hike records every then and now. While the GPUs with higher VRAM capacity are affected more, those with lower VRAM capacities aren't spared either. After […]

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Even though NVIDIA still lists the RTX 50 series GPUs at their MSRP, you will have to pay a lot more due to the recent price hikes. RTX 5060 Ti and RTX 5070 Median Prices Increase by As Much As 39% in Two Months, Reaching Nearly $900 NVIDIA GPU prices have been steadily increasing over the past months, and it's no longer a surprise to find most RTX 50 series GPUs way above their MSRPs. Recently, the company introduced another hike, which is why we saw vendors increasing the RTX 50 series GPU prices by 20-40%. If you have been […]

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The new RDNA 4 GPU came out slower than expected, and it's not even able to compete with the entry-level NVIDIA RTX 50 GPU. Early AMD RX 9050 Benchmarks Reveal Significantly Slower Performance Versus RTX 5050 Across Various Applications The newest AMD RDNA 4 GPU has been tested by the Japanese outlet Hermita, and the results easily favor the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050. AMD recently released its cheapest and slowest RDNA 4 GPU, called Radeon RX 9050, in two flavors, and the publication tested the 8 GB variant to keep the comparison fair since the RTX 5050 also boasts 8 […]

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The new variant is said to have been cancelled as the RTX 3060 12 GB has already entered the market. GeForce RTX 5050 9 GB GPU May Never Launch As NVIDIA Has Reportedly Cancelled or Delayed it The budget segment doesn't have many options from the current-gen NVIDIA and AMD series, which is why NVIDIA wanted to expand the RTX 50 series lineup with another variant of the GeForce RTX 5050. If you have been following reports surrounding the RTX 5050 with 9 GB VRAM, you might be aware that the GPU was supposedly delayed, but was still planned for […]

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The Steam Hardware and Software Survey for April 2026 confirms that Nvidia GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs now account for 10.8% of surveyed desktop systems. When including laptop variants, the Blackwell architecture's total market share reaches 13.41%. The data also marks the first appearance of the GeForce RTX 5050 and AMD’s RDNA 4-based Radeon RX 9070 in the primary GPU table.

According to Valve’s latest figures, the RTX 5070 is the most popular desktop entry in the series at 2.86%, followed by the RTX 5060 at 2.57%. Other desktop listings include the RTX 5060 Ti (1.81%), RTX 5070 Ti (1.62%), RTX 5080 (1.37%), and the flagship RTX 5090 (0.41%). The newly listed RTX 5050 holds a 0.16% share. On the AMD side, the Radeon RX 9070 debuted at 0.17%, while the RX 7800 XT remains the highest-ranked modern Radeon desktop card at 1.22%.

The survey also recorded the Apple M2 as a new entry in the video card category with a 1.77% share. Valve has not provided specific details regarding this addition, though it may reflect updates to Steam’s hardware detection or shifts in Mac user sampling.

VRAM distribution trends show a shift toward higher capacities. The 16GB category saw a 1.98-point increase, bringing its total to 23.51%. While the 8GB category remains the most common configuration at 26.76%, it declined by 0.76 points from the previous month.

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After a long time, the entry-level RTX 50 series GPU made its debut on the Steam Hardware Survey charts. All NVIDIA RTX 50 GPUs Appear on Steam Hardware Survey With RTX 5050 As the Latest Entry; 16 GB VRAM GPUs Now Closer in Popularity to 8 GB GPUs The previous Steam Hardware Surveys recorded almost all NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs, but the RTX 5050 always remained missing. Despite launching mid-2025, there was no sign of the GeForce RTX 5050 until now, when the card suddenly appeared on the Steam database. Both laptop and desktop variants are now available […]

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Not just Samsung and SK Hynix, the third major memory maker, Micron, has also joined the race in producing the high capacity GDDR7 memory. Micron Starts Sampling 24 Gb (3 GB) GDDR7 Memory Modules Rated At 28 GT/s and 32 GT/s As Spotted on the Official Website Finally, the third major memory maker has also started working on its own 24 GB or 3 GB GDDR7 (we will use 3 GB instead of 24 GB throughout the article for making it simple) memory modules. Micron, which recently exited the consumer market as it aimed to focus more on the data […]

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Nvidia is reportedly planning to reintroduce the GeForce RTX 3060 12GB graphics card this June According to recent reports, the company will resume production of the Ampere-based SKU on Samsung's 8nm node to address the budget market segment.

According to MEGAsizeGPU (via VideoCardz), the 192-bit memory bus version of the RTX 3060 is said to be resuming production, featuring 3584 CUDA cores and 12GB of GDDR6 memory.

Resuming production on Samsung's 8nm node would allow Nvidia to utilise established foundry capacity while reserving TSMC's 5nm-class nodes for Blackwell and Ada Lovelace architectures. The design of the RTX 3060 is linked to the Samsung 8N process, which Nvidia used throughout the Ampere generation.

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Nvidia is reportedly preparing a new variant of the GeForce RTX 5050, which will feature an unconventional 9GB memory capacity. According to the report, this new model is designed to sit alongside the existing 8 GB version, offering a slight bump in both VRAM and speed.

As per MEGAsizeGPU's post, while the original 8GB model uses 20Gbps GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, this newer 9GB variant will shift to faster 28Gbps GDDR7 modules. Despite moving to a narrower 96-bit memory bus, the higher clock speeds of the GDDR7 memory result in a total bandwidth of 336GB/s, a roughly 5% improvement over the 8GB model's 320GB/s.

The core specifications for the RTX 5050 9GB are expected to remain consistent with the original model. It will likely leverage the GB207 GPU, which is the smallest die in the Blackwell family. This chip is expected to feature 2,560 CUDA cores and a 130W TDP, making it a prime candidate for compact builds and systems with standard PSUs.

Beyond the 5050, the MEGAsizeGPU also stated that Nvidia will change the GPU die for the GeForce RTX 5060. Due to a reported shortage of GB206 chips used to produce the RTX 5060 Ti, Nvidia is reportedly allowing board partners to use defective GB205 dies (the same as the ones used for the RTX 5070) for standard RTX 5060 production.

KitGuru says: The move to 9GB is an oddity in GPU history – if this proves to be true that is. We've seen plenty of rumours about Nvidia GPUs with odd amounts of memory over the past few generations and they have rarely panned out. 

NVIDIA is preparing a new variant of its GeForce RTX 5050 graphics card, which will feature 9 GB of memory capacity. NVIDIA Working On A Second GeForce RTX 5050 Graphics Card Featuring 1 GB of Extra memory The report comes from MEGAsizeGPU who has a solid track record when it comes to NVIDIA-related GPU SKU leaks. As per the new information, NVIDIA is preparing a second GeForce RTX 5050 GPU, which would offer extra memory capacity. The new product will be named the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050, but unlike the existing model, which packs 8 GB of GDDR7 memory, the […]

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