AMD Radeon RX 9050 teased: entry-level RDNA 4 should compete with rumored RTX 5050 GPU

AMD looks to be cooking up a new entry-level RDNA 4-based Radeon RX 9050 graphics card, with a Mexican retailer listing the new Radeon RX 9050 and Radeon RX 9060 graphics cards on its website.

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We didn't have a 50-class card from AMD with RDNA 3, but it looks like they're returning with RDNA 4 after the Radeon RX 5000 and Radeon RX 6000 series GPUs -- except for the Radeon RX 5500 XT and RX 6500 XT -- we haven't had a 50-class card for a while now.

In a post on X by user @JosefSt42064525, Mexican retailer DDTECH has one of its filters enabled with the Radeon RX 9050 on the left. Not only is the new Radeon RX 9050 listed, but the new Radeon RX 9060 is also listed.

What price can we expect on the Radeon RX 9050? We should see pricing of under $250 or even under $200, which would be a huge win for AMD and its new entry-level RDNA 4 offering. We should see 8GB of GDDR6 memory on the RX 9050, and we're sure power consumption won't breach 150W. It would be nice to see a Radeon RX 9050 launched without a PCIe power connector, powered solely off the motherboard.

In a new recent report from Benchlife, we're learning that the NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 5050 should have 8GB of GDDR6 memory, which aligns with the mobile GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop GPU leaks from earlier this year that teased 8GB of GDDR6. In terms of specifications, NVIDIA's new mid-range GeForce RTX 5050 along with its 8GB GDDR6 should have a 135W TDP powered by a single 8-pin power connector.

As for pricing, NVIDIA will probably aim for the $199 to $249 market for its new GeForce RTX 5050, aiming directly at Intel's current-gen Arc B580 and AMD's upcoming Radeon RX 9050 and RX 9060 graphics cards. NVIDIA skipped over the GeForce RTX 4050 with Ada Lovelace, but it looks like the 50-series GPU is making a comeback (and hopefully a good one) with the Blackwell-based RTX 5050 and its 8GB of GDDR6 memory.