Nvidia may refresh the RTX 5050 with 9 GB of GDDR7 VRAM

Hardware leaker MegaSizeGpu, corroborated by Benchlife, says Nvidia will move the RTX 5050 to GDDR7 later this year, using 3 GB memory dies to reach 9 GB total. The change would come with a reduced 96‑bit bus; the standard RTX 5050 currently uses four 2 GB GDDR6 modules for 8 GB of VRAM.

Benchlife suggests the shift is likely driven by limited GDDR6 supply. Nvidia could have used four of the 3 GB GDDR7 dies to make a 128‑bit, 12 GB card, but the reported configuration opts for 9 GB and a narrower bus. Higher GDDR7 speeds, however, can help offset reduced bus width.

For gamers, 12 GB on an RTX 5050 would probably offer limited benefits at 1080p, so the extra gigabyte may be the more pragmatic upgrade for the lower end of the market. The 5050 is primarily an OEM card, so retail pricing may remain opaque, and Benchlife notes AIB vendors have not received Super‑card updates, making a Computex appearance unlikely. The change also falls well short of the larger 18 GB and 24 GB Super models some had hoped for.

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