Low-profile triple-fan card fits small cases without sweating

Gigabyte has quietly flung out its low-profile take on the RTX 5050, cramming three fans into a card that measures just 182mm and doesn’t scream for attention.

2560 cores, 8GB RAM and just enough to call it an upgrade

Nvidia has finally stuck the GeForce RTX 5050 desktop GPU on its website, and while it’s not breaking any records, it’s clearly angling for the sweet spot of entry-level gamers who fancy a whiff of Blackwell architecture without torching their wallets.

Debuts in China with GDDR7 and 10 per cent uplift over RTX 4050

Nvidia has kicked off its RTX 50 series laptop lineup with the official release of the GeForce RTX 5050 mobile GPU, bringing incremental improvements over the previous generation without shaking things up too much.

As well as some other GPUs

TechPowerUp has released the newest version of its GPU-Z, a comprehensive graphics sub-system information, diagnostic, and monitoring utility. The newest version, v2.66.0, adds support for new NVIDIA and AMD GPUs.

New Geforce driver and more games and apps with DLSS 4 support

Nvidia has officially launched its new Geforce RTX 5060 desktop and laptop today, as well as released the new Geforce driver and added further DLSS 4 support to some games and apps.

Full lineup, including ROG Astral RTX 5090 and ROG Astral RTX 5080

ASUS has announced its new Geforce RTX 50 series White Editions, giving its current lineup a fresh coat of white color. The lineup includes RTX 5090, RTX 5080, and RTX 5070 series graphics cards, as well as some other products like PC cases and PSUs to match the color scheme.

Choking down the reviews

Nvidia won't be releasing the RTX 5060 driver before the launch day, which means we won't be having any reviews of the Geforce RTX 5060 before the launch.

Coming to Geforce NOW as well

Nvidia has announced its latest bundle, partnering with Bethesda to give the Premium Edition of DOOM: The Dark Ages with the purchase of a qualifying Geforce RTX 50 series graphics card, desktop system, and laptop.

More expensive version of the ROG Astral

ASUS has partnered up with Bethesda and ID Software to unveil a special edition of its Geforce RTX 5080 ROG Astral graphics card, the Doom Edition. This limited edition version will get the Doom design with gold accents and be bundled with several goodies.

Reviews coming the same day as it hits retail

According to fresh information, Nvidia could launch the RTX 5060 (non-TI) on May 19th. The information comes from Nvidia's AIC partners that have received embargo details. Reviews could come on the same day as the card launch.