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MSI GeForce RTX 5050 8G Ventus 2X OC
An entry-level RTX 5050 with 8 GB of GDDR6 in a compact dual-fan card.
- GeForce RTX 5050
- 8 GB
- 130 W
- 197 mm
PCPR score
6.2
Fair
Best price we’ve seen
$250MSRP
List price from the maker. Street prices may be higher.
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The short version
The Ventus 2X OC is MSI's RTX 5050, a 197 x 120 x 41 mm dual-fan card with 8 GB of GDDR6, a 2602 MHz boost and one 8-pin connector. It is rated at 130 W with a 550 W supply recommendation. It is a 1080p, esports and upgrade-path card; Tom's Hardware's review argued the chip should cost less and noted 8 GB and GDDR6 limit it.
Pros
- Compact 197 x 120 x 41 mm body
- 130 W board power
- Zero Frozr fan stop at low temperatures
- Three DisplayPort 2.1b outputs plus HDMI 2.1b
Cons
- 8 GB of GDDR6, not GDDR7
- Tom's Hardware argued the list price should be lower for its performance
- Uses x8 PCIe lanes
Best for
- Budget 1080p gaming
- Small builds and esports rigs
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Full specifications
Core
- GPU vendor
- NVIDIA
- GPU
- GeForce RTX 5050
Memory
- VRAM
- 8 GB
- VRAM type
- GDDR6
- Memory bus
- 128 bit
Performance
- Boost clock
- 2,602 MHz
- Performance index
- 25
Power
- Board power
- 130 W
- Recommended PSU
- 550 W
- 12V-2x6 / 16-pin connectors
- 0
- PCIe 8-pin connectors
- 1
- PCIe 6-pin connectors
- 0
Physical
- Length
- 197 mm
- Height
- 120 mm
- Thickness
- 41 mm
- SFF-Ready
- No
Expansion
- PCIe version
- 5.0
- PCIe lanes
- 8
Ports & I/O
- HDMI outputs
- 1
- HDMI version
- 2.1b
- DisplayPort outputs
- 3
- DisplayPort version
- UHBR20 (2.1b)
- USB-C video outputs
- 0
Cooling
- Fans
- 2
Compatibility notes
- MSI lists 197 x 120 x 41 mm and 491 g.
- One 8-pin PCIe connector; MSI recommends a 550 W supply.
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What reviewers and owners say
Tom's Hardware
MixedTested a Gigabyte RTX 5050 Windforce card: finds it quick at 1080p for the class, cool and quiet, but argues it should cost less, and notes 8 GB of memory limits some games and Blackwell features.
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Common questions
What power supply does the MSI RTX 5050 Ventus 2X OC need?
The maker recommends a 550 W power supply and lists one 8-pin PCIe connector.
Does the RTX 5050 use GDDR7?
No. MSI lists 8 GB of GDDR6 at 20 Gbps on a 128-bit bus, unlike the GDDR7 used on the higher RTX 50-series cards.
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