The Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 might not officially even exist as yet, but that hasn't stopped rumors swirling, and now Acer has seemingly just lifted the lid on some of the specs, including the clock speeds. In this case, we're talking about the laptop version of the GPU, which looks as though it's going to be clocked significantly higher than the RTX 5060 and 5070.
There are also rumors about a desktop Nvidia is making up some ground on the specs by upping the clock speed.
The RTX 5050 machines were originally listed on the Acer website, and they've now been taken down, but not before tech site Videocardz managed to snap a screenshot, showing the new GPU apparently appearing in two 16-inch machines and one 18-inch model. There's no indication of the number of CUDA cores or memory inside the chip, but the clock speeds are considerably higher than the RTX 5060 and 5070 chips in the same machines.
In the Acer Nitro 16 AI and 18 AI, for example, the RTX 5050 is shown as having a base clock of 2,550MHz and a 2,650MHz boost clock, compared with 2,212MHz and 2,312MHz, respectively, on the RTX 5060 in the same laptops. Meanwhile, the Acer Nitro 16S AI shows a slightly lower boost clock of 2,507MHz for the RTX 5050, compared to 2,125MHz for the RTX 5060.
Across the board, the total graphics power is shown as 100W for all the GPUs, with 115W of max graphics power, and 15W extra for dynamic boost. As such, it looks as though there's not much of a benefit in of power draw by opting for the RTX 5050 over the RTX 5060, as the former is clocked so much higher, but the 5050 is likely to be considerably cheaper.
As always with leaks, bear in mind that none of this has been officially confirmed by Nvidia, but the fact that it's come from a key Nvidia laptop partner suggests there may well be some truth in it. While we await more details, check out our guide to buying the best GPU guide if you're thinking about upgrading your desktop rig.
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