MSI - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 8G SHADOW 2X OC 8GB GDDR6 PCI Express Gen 5 Graphics Card - Black
Price range: $289.99–309.99
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Exceptional Value
Outperforms 54% of gpus at a lower price than 94%.
$290 is 55% below the $640 category median.
$290 is 55% below the $640 category median.
Brand: MSI
Category: Gpu
A MSI graphics card with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 · 8 GDDR6 · Fan · 3 x DisplayPort 2.1; 1 x HDMI 2.1.
PQS: 97 (computed 2026-03-14 07:05:00.378851+00:00)
GTIN-14: 00824142438336
Key specs
A human-friendly subset of specs (non-null)
Chipset
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
VRAM
8 GB
Memory type
GDDR6
Base clock
2602 MHz
Boost clock
2617 MHz
TDP
130 W
Outputs
3 x DisplayPort 2.1; 1 x HDMI 2.1
Cooling
Fan
Length
40 millimeters
Recommended PSU
550 watts
How this Gpu compares vs. 128 gpus
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Spec Profile Radar
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Offers
| Retailer | SKU | Price | Stock | Offer | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Buy | 6638594 | 289.99 USD | In stock | View offer → | 2026-03-14 04:43:54.372087+00:00 |
| Newegg | N82E16814137982 | 309.99 USD | In stock | View offer → | 2026-03-13 02:25:57.892119+00:00 |
Recent price history (50)
| Retailer | Price | Stock | Seen at |
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| bestbuy | 289.99 USD | In stock | 2026-03-14 04:43:54.372087+00:00 |
| bestbuy | 289.99 USD | In stock | 2026-03-13 04:54:04.592622+00:00 |
| newegg | 309.99 USD | In stock | 2026-03-13 02:25:57.892119+00:00 |
| bestbuy | 289.99 USD | In stock | 2026-03-12 04:41:27.952026+00:00 |
| newegg | 309.99 USD | In stock | 2026-03-12 02:23:35.737048+00:00 |
| bestbuy | 289.99 USD | In stock | 2026-03-11 04:40:11.699474+00:00 |
| newegg | 309.99 USD | In stock | 2026-03-11 02:15:22.857310+00:00 |
| bestbuy | 289.99 USD | In stock | 2026-03-10 04:50:02.325556+00:00 |
| newegg | 309.99 USD | In stock | 2026-03-10 02:22:56.726565+00:00 |
| bestbuy | 289.99 USD | In stock | 2026-03-09 04:50:37.165403+00:00 |
| newegg | 309.99 USD | In stock | 2026-03-09 02:27:15.432536+00:00 |
| newegg | 309.99 USD | In stock | 2026-03-08 05:53:57.672469+00:00 |
| newegg | 309.99 USD | In stock | 2026-03-06 08:45:18.540512+00:00 |
| bestbuy | 289.99 USD | In stock | 2026-03-06 07:11:48.068506+00:00 |
| bestbuy | 289.99 USD | In stock | 2026-03-03 03:01:31.361363+00:00 |
| newegg | 309.99 USD | Out of stock | 2026-03-03 02:23:18.564941+00:00 |
| newegg | 309.99 USD | Out of stock | 2026-03-02 10:51:06.009156+00:00 |
| bestbuy | 289.99 USD | In stock | 2026-03-02 10:00:55.476243+00:00 |
Full specs
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| Chipset | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|
| VRAM (GB) | 8 |
| Base clock (MHz) | 2602 |
| Boost clock (MHz) | 2617 |
| TDP (W) | 130 |
| Outputs | 3 x DisplayPort 2.1; 1 x HDMI 2.1 |
| Reconciled at | 2026-03-06 10:56:32.254648+00:00 |
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