The Most Important GPU Review of the Year (serious)

Nvidia quietly rolled out the RTX 5050—destined for bargain-bin prebuilts everywhere—and gave reviewers almost zero lead time. Linus walks through 1080p and 1440p gaming tests, frame-generation and latency benchmarks, plus a healthy dose of real-world creator and AI workloads to see if this entry-level part can actually deliver.

Spoiler: performance is underwhelming for gamers, and Nvidia’s marketing around “5050” only adds confusion. If you’re buying on price, it might make sense in ultra-cheap systems, but value-seekers and content creators will want to look elsewhere.

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