The Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5050 OC Low Profile 8G graphics card is powered by NVIDIA's latest "entry-level" Blackwell GPU, and comes with a half-height cooler that makes it well-suited for small form factor PC builds.

On 1st July 2025, NVIDIA quietly launched its latest addition to the "Blackwell" GeForce RTX 50 family of GPUs - the GeForce RTX 5050. As the new "entry-level" offering of the RTX 5000 series, the RTX 5050 comes with 2560 CUDA cores, utilises the PCIe 5.0 x8 interface, and sports 8GB of GDDR6 memory - is this card relevant in this day and age, especially with its 8GB of VRAM and MSRP of US$249?

For this article, ALKtech unboxes and tests a RTX 5050 graphics card targeted at small form factor PC builds - the Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5050 OC Low Profile 8G. Featuring a half-height cooler and PCB design with a RGB-free aesthetic, read on to see how this card performs in a series of gaming benchmark tests at the 1440p and 1080p resolutions, when paired with AMD's Ryzen 7 7800X3D gaming processor.

Summary of Specifications (GV-N5050OC-8GL)

• GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 (GB207)
  • 2560 CUDA cores
• Memory: 8GB GDDR6 RAM (128-bit, 20 Gbps)
• Core Clock: 2587 MHz
• Bus Type: PCIe 5.0 x8
• Outputs: 1x DisplayPort 2.1b, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a, 2x HDMI 2.1b
• External Power Required: Yes, 1x 8-pin PCIe
• Recommended PSU Wattage: 550W and above
• Dimensions: 182mm x 69mm x 36mm
• Official Gigabyte product page: https://www.gigabyte.com/Graphics-Card/GV-N5050OC-8GL

Packaging & Accessories

The GeForce RTX 5050 OC Low Profile 8G comes in a compact box where over on the rear, we get the usual overview of features and specifications for this graphics card.

Seeing as this is an entry-level graphics card offering, it's unsurprising that Gigabyte's included just a quick start guide and a half-height PCIe bracket with the RTX 5050 OC Low Profile 8G.

Aesthetics & Physical Features

As a graphics card targeted at the small form factor PC segment, the GeForce RTX 5050 OC Low Profile 8G comes with a half-height triple-fan cooling solution and PCB that make it especially well-suited for PC cases that come with half-height PCIe expansion slots - you'd naturally have to replace the full-height mounting bracket that comes preinstalled on the card with the included half-height bracket.

Measuring in at a trim 182mm x 69mm x 36mm, the GeForce RTX 5050 OC Low Profile 8G utilises server-grade thermal conductive gel as a thermal interface material for the cooler (instead of thermal pads), and also employs the use of a copper plate with a composite copper heat pipe for the cooler assembly.

It's unfortunate that the RTX 5050 GPU requires a single 8-pin PCIe power connector - small form factor PC enthusiasts would have been all over the GeForce RTX 5050 OC Low Profile 8G if it didn't require an external source of power. A missed opportunity here on NVIDIA's part I must say.

Like the RTX 5060 Ti and RTX 5060 GPUs, the RTX 5050 utilises a PCIe 5.0 x8 bus for connectivity.

In terms of display output connectivity, Gigabyte's included a single DisplayPort 2.1b port, a single DisplayPort 1.4a port and dual HDMI 2.1b ports.

GPU-Z Screenshot

As of the time of publishing this article, GPU-Z has not yet been updated to support the RTX 5050 GPU.

Benchmarks & Test Setup

To get a sensing of the card's gaming performance, the following gaming benchmarks were run:

• Assassin's Creed Mirage in-game benchmark
• Black Myth Wukong Benchmark Tool
• Cyberpunk 2077 v2.21 in-game benchmark
• F1 23 in-game benchmark
• Far Cry 6 in-game benchmark
• Shadow of the Tomb Raider in-game benchmark

The benchmark tests above were run at both the 1440p and 1080p resolution. Upscaling technologies such as DLSS as well as Frame Generation were also disabled for the test runs.

Test Setup

A test bench with the specifications as listed below was used:

• CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D (stock settings, PBO & Curve Optimiser disabled)
• CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE ARGB
• CPU Thermal Paste: Thermalright TF7
• Motherboard: Gigabyte X670E AORUS MASTER (F35a BIOS)
• Memory: 32GB (2x16GB) KingBank DDR5 Dark Heatsink UDIMM 6000MHz (DDR5 6000 CL28-35-35-76 1.45V)
• Storage: Lexar NM790 1TB NVMe SSD
• Graphics Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5050 OC Low Profile 8G
• PSU: Cooler Master MWE Gold 1050 V2 ATX 3.0
• Case: Open-air test bench
• Monitor: Gigabyte M27U 27" LCD monitor (4K, 160Hz)
• OS: Microsoft Windows 11 Pro (24H2 with all latest drivers and updates installed, "Balanced" power profile)
• Graphics Driver: GeForce Game Ready Driver 576.88
• Resizable BAR: Enabled

The test results shown below were taken from benchmark runs that did not have any screen capture software running in the background.

Assassin's Creed Mirage In-game Benchmark

First up on the benchmarks list is Assassin's Creed Mirage's in-game benchmark test, where on the 1440p resolution, the test bench achieves an average FPS of 65, a minimum FPS of 37 and a maximum FPS of 138. These results were obtained on the "Ultra High" preset with Adaptive Quality set to "60 FPS", and all forms of upscaling (e.g. DLSS) disabled.

On the 1080p resolution with the same quality settings as above, the test bench achieves an average FPS of 87, a minimum FPS of 50 and a maximum FPS of 110.

Black Myth Wukong Benchmark Tool

Black Myth Wukong's Benchmark Tool is next, where the test bench achieves an average FPS of 33, a minimum FPS of 28 and a maximum FPS of 37. These results were obtained on the "High" preset with ray tracing switched off, and Super Resolution set to "100" with TSR as the sampling mode (i.e. DLSS was disabled). Frame Generation was also disabled for the benchmark run.

Notching down the resolution to 1080p with the same graphics quality settings as the 1440p benchmark run, the test system achieves an average FPS of 50, a minimum FPS of 42 and a maximum FPS of 57.

Cyberpunk 2077 v2.21 In-game Benchmark

With Cyberpunk 2077 v2.21's in-game benchmark test, the test bench achieves an average FPS of 43.62, a minimum FPS of 37.18 and a maximum FPS of 53.73 on the 1440p resolution. These results were obtained on the "Ray Tracing Low" preset with DLSS and Frame Generation disabled.

On the 1080p resolution with the same quality settings as the 1440p test run, the test bench puts out an average FPS of 72.98, a minimum FPS of 62.6 and a maximum FPS of 87.29.

F1 23 In-game Benchmark

Moving on to F1 23's in-game benchmark tool, the test system achieves an average FPS of 33, a minimum FPS of 29 and a maximum FPS of 40 at 1440p. These results were obtained on the "Ultra High" detail preset with all forms of upscaling technologies (e.g. DLSS) disabled. Anisotropic Filtering was set to the "16x" setting.

At the 1080p resolution with the same graphics quality settings as the 1440p test run, the test system achieves an average FPS of 49, a minimum FPS of 41 and a maximum FPS of 60.

Far Cry 6 In-game Benchmark

On to Far Cry 6's in-game benchmark, the test bench achieves an average FPS of 44, a minimum FPS of 31 and a maximum FPS of 74 at 1440p. These results were obtained on the "Ultra" quality preset with all forms of upscaling disabled. and DXR reflections and shadows were enabled throughout the duration of testing. It should be noted that the graphics experience during the benchmark run was far from smooth. where the card's 8GB of VRAM wasn't enough to load all the requisite textures at "Ultra" quality settings to keep the game running smoothly. This was further confirmed by the "low VRAM" warning message in the game's main menu.

At the 1080p resolution, the test bench achieves an average FPS of 56, a minimum FPS of 38 and a maximum FPS of 111.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider In-game Benchmark

Rounding things off in the benchmarks section is Shadow of the Tomb Raider's built-in benchmark test, where at 1440p, the test bench achieves an average FPS of 41. The results above were obtained on maxed out graphics settings, where Ray Tracing Shadow Quality was set to "Ultra" and all forms of upscaling technologies such as DLSS were disabled.

At 1080p with the same quality settings as the 1440p benchmark run, the test system achieves an average FPS of 68.

Power Consumption, Thermals & Acoustics

Power Consumption

Under Load [F1 23 In-game Benchmark, 1440p, Ultra High Detail Preset, TAA, 16x AF, DLSS Off, Singapore Circuit, Five Laps (~9 minutes)]
• Avg. GPU Power: 130.0W
• Min. GPU Power: 126.2W
• Max. GPU Power: 132.7W

Idle
• Avg. GPU Power: 11.3W
• Min. GPU Power: 8.7W
• Max. GPU Power: 12.5W

The figures above were obtained from "GPU Power" readouts from HWiNFO64.

Thermals

Under Load [F1 23 In-game Benchmark, 1440p, Ultra High Detail Preset, TAA, 16x AF, DLSS Off, Singapore Circuit, Five Laps (~9 minutes)]
• Avg. GPU Temperature: 79.6°C
• Min. GPU Temperature: 69.3°C
• Max. GPU Temperature: 81.2°C
• Avg. GPU Memory Junction Temperature: 73.9°C
• Min. GPU Memory Junction Temperature: 64.0°C
• Max. GPU Memory Junction Temperature: 76.0°C

Idle
• Avg. GPU Temperature: 37.7°C
• Min. GPU Temperature: 37.4°C
• Max. GPU Temperature: 38.0°C
• Avg. GPU Memory Junction Temperature: 38.0°C
• Min. GPU Memory Junction Temperature: 38.0°C
• Max. GPU Memory Junction Temperature: 38.0°C

The figures above were obtained from "GPU Temperature" & "GPU Memory Junction Temperature" readouts from HWiNFO64. Do note that these figures were obtained with an open-air test bench, with an ambient temperature of around 30°C.

While under gaming workloads with default fan curve settings, the fans on the GeForce RTX 5050 OC Low Profile 8G were audible and could be heard over the noise of the test bench's CPU fans - this is probably one of the trade-offs given the diminutive size of the graphics card's fans and cooler assembly, where the fans have to work doubly hard to keep the RTX 5050 GPU's temperatures at bay.

That said, the card had minimal coil whine, which manifested itself in the form of a low buzzing noise that could barely be heard unless I had my ear right next to the card - on a scale of zero to five, with zero being no coil whine at all, I'd rate the amount of coil whine with this card a 1/5.

Conclusion & Pricing

Given the Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5050 OC Low Profile 8G's performance, it'd be well suited for end-users looking to build a small form factor PC where integrated graphics simply would not cut it - some potential applications that I can think of could include compact media servers. If you're willing to enable AI-powered wizardry such as DLSS and Frame Generation, you could probably get away with gaming somewhat decently at 1080p, though it's worth bearing in mind once again that 8GB of VRAM isn't going to hold up well from a product longevity perspective, especially given how the modern games of today are pretty VRAM-hungry. The card's thermal performance is decent enough, given that it does utilise a compact cooling solution after all - when putting together your small form factor PC with this card, your best bet would be to ensure that your selected PC case has sufficient airflow to keep this graphics card's temperatures at bay.

As of the time of writing this article (9 July 2025), the GeForce RTX 5050 OC Low Profile 8G is listed on Newegg for a price of US$259.99, though it is out-of-stock. Readers from Singapore can purchase this card for around $415 Singapore dollars from local e-commerce platforms and PC hardware retailers in Sim Lim Square.

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The graphics card featured in this article was a review unit provided on loan from CDL Trading Pte Ltd, an authorised distributor for Gigabyte in Singapore.