NVIDIA recently sold the last and lowest member of the RTX 50 family, the RTX 5050. Although NVIDIA still did not actively send tests, the media still went to the channel to test the first time. Of course, no surprise. Most media have lost patience for VRAM in 2025, so the reviews are mostly very poor, but if you look at the evaluation results in detail, you will find that 5050 The game performance is actually not bad. Can the media say that it’s self-mouthed?

The well-known hardware YouTuber Hardware Unboxed purchased the RTX 5050 at the first time and conducted a number of games for the period. From the test results, we can see that at 1080p, the game texture is extremely high and no upgrade or frame generation technology is used, most games RTX 5050 can output game experiences ranging from 50 to 70 frames per second, and use the entry display card to be considered a passing performance. If the graphics are lowered a little and the DLSS or even MFG multi-frame generation technology is turned on, I believe that the RTX 5050 can also meet the 2K resolution competition with higher performance requirements.

Although the actual game experience is not bad, Hardware Unboxed believes that NVIDIA has only given such a poor performance entry card in the past two years. In addition, the price is not much different from the RTX 5060 and AMD's RX 9060 XT. They believe that it is better to spend a little more than 5060 or 9060 XT when choosing the RTX 5050, and therefore the RTX 5050 is even called E-Waste (e-waste).

But if you have paid a little attention to the market's reaction to the RTX 50 before, you will know that this conclusion is actually different from the market's shouting at the beginning. I think the specification of RTX 5070 below the 8G VRAM was stinky in the market. It has been said that in 2025, the display card with only 8G VRAM is an insult to consumers. But as the writer analyzed in previous articles, 8G VRAM is not enough to be seen by just a game test. It is also confirmed that after the test, the performance of 8G VRAM will significantly decrease in the face of some of the more stringent game conditions such as 2K ultra-high picture quality.

But like RTX The results of the 5050 test show that when the game settings with slightly lower performance requirements are lower, such as lower resolution or lower file texture, even if the most advanced card of this generation can provide acceptable game experience, the media has transferred the key points of criticism to the product itself at this time, and the C/P value of the 5050 is not mentioned due to the small VRAM, which makes people wonder if the 8G market was previously in the market. Is this really the case with VRAM criticism or is it following the wind of traffic?

Anyway, for writers, 8G VRAM is not always a physical problem: as long as it can provide streaming game experience, 8G is the only one. According to the existing 5050 evaluation results, 8G is actually sufficient for 1080p medium and high-quality power. In addition, DLSS or MFG-free accelerators, it is possible to hit 2K. In summary, I would like to recommend that you should check the media's evaluation before buying a card, but you should also check whether your game habits are consistent with the media in order to view the market's choices more objectively.

Extended reading: Discussion on RTX 50 VRAM: Is 8G really not enough to use? RTX 50 The public is shouting for money, no shame?