RTX 5050 reviews are starting to surface online. The entry-level RTX 50 series GPU – the cheapest way of accessing DLSS 4 and Multi Frame Generation – isn’t available for purchase in the U.S yet, but drivers have been released and reviewers in Asia have already gotten a hold of the card now that it has been officially launched.

We’ve already seen it compared to the RTX 4050 & 3060 in early benchmarks from China. But now, a full review is out from Korean publication Quasar Zone, with a wide range of game benchmarks revealing that the RTX 5050 falls behind the Intel Arc B580 in native performance; it’s important to note that both of these cards carry a $249 MSRP.

RTX 5050 falls behind the Intel Arc B580 at 1080p

The RTX 5050 benchmarks from Quasar Zone give us a closer look at the GPU’s performance across a wide range of titles. They tested 15 games in total, including the likes of Black Myth: Wukong, Overwatch 2, Cyberpunk 2077, and Monster Hunter Wilds. Since this budget graphics card is targeted at 1080p gaming, here’s how it holds up in native benchmarks:

These results are a fairly obvious contrast to Nvidia’s first-party benchmarks, which made the card look like a better version of the 4060 thanks to boosts from Multi Frame Generation, which is exclusive to the latest 50 series GPUs. Without help from AI, however, the RTX 5050 is closer to AMD’s last-gen entry-level RX 7600. It also falls behind the Arc B580, a GPU with the same recommended price tag – and 4GB more memory, which can help it push 1440p performance a little better.

The good news is that early retailer listings for the RTX 5050 show that many options will be available for $249, whereas the B580 still hasn’t quite settled down after inflated prices at launch late last year. This does make the 5050 a more compelling option if you’re particularly interested in DLSS 4, though it already seems that the RTX 5060 is better value for money if this is the case. For around $50 more, you’re getting 25% better native performance and GDDR7 memory, rather than GDDR6.

And if you have even more money to play with, the RTX 5060 Ti with 16GB of RAM has proven to be the most popular choice among Nvidia fans looking for great value this generation – it’s becoming clear that PC gamers want more VRAM.

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Jack Goodall

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