Discussion Nvidia Blackwell in Q1-2025

[jpiniero]

5050 listings are up on Newegg but nothing In Stock.

 

[jpiniero]

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quasarzone.com

Here's a review of the 5050. Stock clocks are to the moon but still can't reach the 4060. Power consumption is comparable to the 4060 too.

 

[Heartbreaker]

RTX 5050ë 4060ì ëì ì ììê¹? ì¤.í¨.

 íì´ì¬ì¡´ RTX 5050 벤ì¹ë§í¬Â  RTX 5060ì´ 50 ìë¦¬ì¦ ìµíì 모ë¸ì¼ ê²ì´ë¼ ììíì§ë§, ë³´â¦

quasarzone.com

Here's a review of the 5050. Stock clocks are to the moon but still can't reach the 4060. Power consumption is comparable to the 4060 too.

It's quite close, so it's in the mix with that.

For curiousity, I did an in stock search on Newegg for GPUs in the $200 to $275 price range, and your best options are either a RTX 3050, or RX 6600, so if it actually shows up at MSRP, it might actually be the best option in that price range.

 

[MrTeal]

The 5060 is 33% faster and in stock everywhere for 20% more money at $300. 9060XT 8GB is in stock all over the place at $300 (and a bunch at NE that are $270 on promotion) and is 44% faster.

What a dog.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

Video version for those that prefer to watch or listen.

Spoiler

Because the 3050 8GB still sells for $220+ it'll look really good by way of comparison, for tight budget shoppers after a team green product.

 

[jpiniero]

The 5060 is 33% faster and in stock everywhere for 20% more money at $300.

Checks out given it's 20 SMs versus 30.

You know, if the die sizes that TPU has are accurate, GB207 isn't even that much smaller than AD107.

 

[fastandfurious6]

what do u guys think about this article https://blog.sebin-nyshkim.net/posts/nvidia-is-full-of-shit/

 

[fastandfurious6]

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The 5060 is 33% faster and in stock everywhere for 20% more money at $300. 9060XT 8GB is in stock all over the place at $300 (and a bunch at NE that are $270 on promotion) and is 44% faster.

What a dog.

yeah xx50 cards never made sense. they were always dummy cards, almost on part with igpu perf.... terrible

most xx50 owners are either severely budget limited or have no idea what they have including overpriced pre-made machines etc

 

[Thunder 57]

yeah xx50 cards never made sense. they were always dummy cards, almost part with igpu perf.... terrible

most xx50 owners are either severely budget limited or have no idea what they have including overpriced pre-made machines etc

Yup 3050 outselling the 6600 by miles despite being inferior supports this.

 

[jpiniero]

almost on part with igpu perf

The 50 cards are slow, but they aren't that slow. IGP killing is kind of the point of it.

 

[Heartbreaker]

Yeah, it will likely kill any iGPU except the Strix Halo, which it's probably pretty close to.

 

[maddie]

Have any noticed this?

Heaven help us, we have RTX 5060Ti 16GB widely available at the "false" MSRP.

Is the GPU market imploding? Pity those companies that "must" be losing money at present.

 

[Ranulf]

what do u guys think about this article https://blog.sebin-nyshkim.net/posts/nvidia-is-full-of-shit/

A very thorough look at Nvidia's actions over the last 7 years. I agree with the take that DLSS "is, and always was snake oil".

 

[Ranulf]

Have any noticed this?

Heaven help us, we have RTX 5060Ti 16GB widely available at the "false" MSRP.

Is the GPU market imploding? Pity those companies that "must" be losing money at present.

Well, at least Best Buy has their PNY cards at $429. Slightly more interesting to me, is some of the 5060ti 8GB models are down to $350-380. People are definately avoiding many of these cards and definately the 8gb models.

 

[jpiniero]

Have any noticed this?

Heaven help us, we have RTX 5060Ti 16GB widely available at the "false" MSRP.

Is the GPU market imploding? Pity those companies that "must" be losing money at present.

Not really in the US although Newegg does have a Gigabyte model in stock for $459 right now.

 

[MrTeal]

Yeah, it will likely kill any iGPU except the Strix Halo, which it's probably pretty close to.

It's not even that close to Strix Halo.

Not exactly comparable since that's mobile 5050 which is the same chip with the same CU number, but GDDR7 with 20% more BW but much slower core clocks and lower TDP than the desktop part. Still well ahead of the 890M though.

The RTX 5050 is still miles ahead of an iGPU, and it really should be a great card for a budget esports or 1080p medium with upscaling on more demanding games. It's just too expensive relative to its competition and to its market.

 

[ToTTenTranz]

It's not even that close to Strix Halo.

Not exactly comparable since that's mobile 5050 which is the same chip with the same CU number, but GDDR7 with 20% more BW but much slower core clocks and lower TDP than the desktop part. Still well ahead of the 890M though.

The RTX 5050 is still miles ahead of an iGPU, and it really should be a great card for a budget esports or 1080p medium with upscaling on more demanding games. It's just too expensive relative to its competition and to its market.

It definitely will be, especially if he's testing at 1200p.


AMD's iGPU are in dire need of either LLC, a wider bus to the RAM or both.

 

[MoragaBlue]

Quick question for you guys.

In the market for a new gaming laptop. After some research, it appears the mobile 5080 is only marginally better than the mobile 4080. My conclusion is it's a better value to look for a 4080 than 5080, as far as mobile is concerned.

Am I off base?

Thanks!

 

[Saylick]

Quick question for you guys.

In the market for a new gaming laptop. After some research, it appears the mobile 5080 is only marginally better than the mobile 4080. My conclusion is it's a better value to look for a 4080 than 5080, as far as mobile is concerned.

Am I off base?

Thanks!

If the performance isn't all that different, whether you want the 5080 depends on if Blackwell's new features are worth it to you.

 

[igor_kavinski]

My conclusion is it's a better value to look for a 4080 than 5080, as far as mobile is concerned.

Buy if you can get the 4080 laptop at almost clearance sale price.

Otherwise, usually a good idea to buy the latest because the older you buy, the sooner you lose driver support for it.

 

[dacostafilipe]

Quick question for you guys.

In the market for a new gaming laptop. After some research, it appears the mobile 5080 is only marginally better than the mobile 4080. My conclusion is it's a better value to look for a 4080 than 5080, as far as mobile is concerned.

Am I off base?

Thanks!

In that case I would look closer at the CPU as a selection criterium.

 

[Bryo4321]

Welp, I’ve got a zotac solid OC 5090 in my rig.

Everything aside…

Man this is a fast GPU

 

[Golgatha]

RTX 5050 beats the 1080 Ti after only 4 generations!

Crazed modder discovers RTX 5050 is actually faster than a 1080 Ti — ends up overclocking Nvidia's plucky budget card to 3300MHz, swipes top six scores in 3DMark Time Spy with 28% clock speed increase

Old flagship beaten by new turnip – four generations later, Nvidia’s Pascal GeForce GTX flagship has fallen to the lowly RTX 5050

www.tomshardware.com

It beats it at stock too apparently.

 

[Thunder 57]

RTX 5050 beats the 1080 Ti after only 4 generations!

Crazed modder discovers RTX 5050 is actually faster than a 1080 Ti — ends up overclocking Nvidia's plucky budget card to 3300MHz, swipes top six scores in 3DMark Time Spy with 28% clock speed increase

Old flagship beaten by new turnip – four generations later, Nvidia’s Pascal GeForce GTX flagship has fallen to the lowly RTX 5050

www.tomshardware.com

It beats it at stock too apparently.

Only at the "correct settings" meaning under 8GB.

 

[poke01]

When is Blackwell next coming??

This generation has been so boring…

Barely any uplifts from my 4070 super. I hope next gen is based on a N3 node. I want my perf/w improvements