Nvidia RTX 5050 GPU spotted in Acer gaming laptops, so it could arrive soon but Im becoming more doubtful about a desktop variant

Date:
Wed, 28 May 2025 20:00:00 +0000

Description:
Nvidias RTX 5050 could put some serious pep in the step of budget gaming laptops soon with any luck.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Acer accidentally listed RTX 5050 GPUs in some gaming laptops The spilled details showed power usage and clock speeds We didnt get any other specs shared, though, and chatter about the desktop variant of the RTX 5050 has gone quiet, too

Acer has leaked the Nvidia RTX 5050 mobile GPU, giving us a glimpse of some
of the key specs of this laptop graphics card.

Not so long ago, Nvidia introduced RTX 5060 models (the 5060 Ti spin came first), and before those arrived, there were rumors flying around about them and the RTX 5050, too.

While the RTX 5050 hasnt been officially announced, weve been seeing numerous leaks about it recently. VideoCardz reports that the latest leak comes from Acer, courtesy of a list of GPU specs for Predator and Nitro gaming laptops.

This mentioned an RTX 5050 in quite a few of the Nitro notebooks, and I use the past tense there because Acer has caught the error and deleted the offending listings but not before VideoCardz took a screenshot as evidence. Other sources have also taken note, so this is likely genuine although still take it with a grain of salt, as with all rumors.

We can see from this screengrab that Acer is set to offer the RTX 5050 in
five different power options, ranging from 50W up to 100W, with correspondingly faster clock speeds for each, from 1500MHz up to 2550MHz.
Note that therell also be an Acer OC (overclocked) boost of 15W with these models, meaning the most powerful model will be able to provide 115W in a pinch.

Sadly, we dont see any specifications other than power usage and clocks,
which are tied together in a direct relationship the faster the clocks are pushed, the more wattage the GPU will consume. Analysis: A laptop RTX 5050 feels imminent but what about the desktop model? (Image credit: Peter Hoffmann)

The specs we see here dont give us much of a clue as to how powerful the RTX 5050 will theoretically be. That said, the maximum power envelope advertised is quite substantial at 115W, but we dont know enough about this mobile GPU
to draw any definitive conclusions. Key factors will include the core count, which isnt disclosed, and the type of video memory (VRAM) used.

I should note that on the latter front, there were rumors that Nvidia could opt for slower GDDR6 VRAM , rather than the GDDR7 employed elsewhere with the Blackwell generation. However, more recent rumors have suggested Nvidia will stick with GDDR7 (8GB of this VRAM, which is an expected configuration for an entry-level GPU).

At any rate, what this apparent mistake from Acer does indicate is that the RTX 5050 laptop graphics card could be close to arriving, otherwise it
wouldnt be popping up on spec sheets and this is backed up by the fact that weve had a lot of leaks around this GPU recently. Indeed, one of those mentioned a planned launch date of Q2 for the RTX 5050 , and so a June
release appears to be a distinct possibility at this point.

In other words, we might be seeing the revelation of the Nvidia RTX 5050 for laptops in the next week or two. What about the desktop RTX 5050? Yes, its rumored Nvidia is going to produce a desktop flavor of this bottom-tier Blackwell GPU, which runs counter to what happened with the previous Lovelace generation (there was no desktop RTX 4050, only a laptop variant).

However, any gossip around the desktop RTX 5050 seems to have dried up,
giving me pause for thought on whether Nvidia might have abandoned that idea, at least for the time being. Or maybe it was never happening in the first place; we never know with rumors.

Im really hoping Nvidia can provide a more affordable desktop GPU for budget gaming PCs this time around, though, but whether thatll actually happen is something Ive always been doubtful about. Simply because of how Nvidia has neglected the budget end of the graphics card spectrum in more recent times. You might also like Nvidia confirms another black screen bug, and its a nasty one hitting RTX 5060 GPUs this time but a fix has been rushed out Rumored Nvidia RTX 5080 Super specs disappoint some gamers, but I dont think theres anything to worry about with this GPU AMD could be working on a faster RX
9070 Extreme graphics card



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