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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.
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
MSI - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 8G SHADOW 2X OC 8GB GDDR6 PCI Express Gen 5 Graphics Card - Black

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

Percentile rank for each spec — higher means this product outperforms more of its peers.
TDP 130.0W
96% Top 10%
VRAM 8.0GB
14% Bottom 20%
Boost Clock 2617.0MHz
53%

Spec Profile Radar

Visual snapshot — outer edge = 100th percentile (best in class)

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)

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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
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bestbuy 289.99 USD In stock 2026-03-09 04:50:37.165403+00:00
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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
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bestbuy 289.99 USD In stock 2026-03-02 10:00:55.476243+00:00

Full specs

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VRAM (GB)8
Base clock (MHz)2602
Boost clock (MHz)2617
TDP (W)130
Outputs3 x DisplayPort 2.1; 1 x HDMI 2.1
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