How Nvidia Forces You to Buy a $450 GPU.. --- RTX 5050 REVIEW!

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With the release of the RTX 5050 for $250, RTX 5060 for $300, and RX 9060 XT 8GB for $300 really woke me up to what's going on. It is being intentionally limited in this price range so that you feed into exactly what the Nvidia and AMD want. They could change this at the snap of a finger, but they won't... RTX 5050 I got: https://amzn.to/3VfIR7y RTX 5060 (Asus Prime): https://amzn.to/3IiFAS5 RTX 5060 Ti 8GB (cheap): https://www.newegg.com/msi-rtx-5060-ti-8g-ventus-2x-plus-geforce-rtx-5060-ti-8gb-graphics-card-double-fans/p/N82E16814137968?utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=afc-ran-com-_-PCPartPicker&utm_source=afc-PCPartPicker&AFFID=2558510&AFFNAME=PCPartPicker&ACRID=1&ASUBID=&ASID=https%3A%2F%2Fpcpartpicker.com%2Fproduct%2FQBrp99%2Fmsi-ventus-2x-plus-geforce-rtx-5060-ti-8-gb-video-card-rtx-5060-ti-8g-ventus-2x-plus&ranMID=44583&ranEAID=2558510&ranSiteID=8BacdVP0GFs-FbZImB7co_VdIbyBXfXRqQ RTX 5060 Ti 16GB (Zotac): https://amzn.to/3VLBlBs RX 9060 XT 8GB (PowerColor): https://amzn.to/4nsF96x RX 9060 XT 16GB (Sapphire): https://amzn.to/4n2kiXS Intel Arc B580 (Onix): https://www.newegg.com/onix-odyssey-8346-00178-arc-b580-12gb-graphics-card-double-fans/p/N82E16814987001?utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=afc-ran-com-_-PCPartPicker&utm_source=afc-PCPartPicker&AFFID=2558510&AFFNAME=PCPartPicker&ACRID=1&ASUBID=&ASID=https%3A%2F%2Fpcpartpicker.com%2Fproduct%2F227MnQ%2Fonix-odyssey-arc-b580-12-gb-video-card-8346-00178&ranMID=44583&ranEAID=2558510&ranSiteID=8BacdVP0GFs-gJCcNdqIk_S_2UW3ag9IEQ (some of the links above are affiliated. everything goes the support the channel. thanks!) ___ Test Specs ___ CPU: R7 9800x3D Stock MOBO: Gigabyte B650 Gaming X AX (SVM off, Rebar ON, Bios: FB3g) RAM: 2x16GB T-Force, 6000 MT/s, CL30 GPUs: up to PCIE 4.0 X16 using Riser PSU: 1000W OS: Window 11 24H2 ==JOIN THE DISCORD!== https://discord.gg/xbVEkhPJ72 Iceberg Tech: https://youtu.be/LtDQikeKj_I?si=GAX9u6vGANjm-mIu HUB: https://youtu.be/B93XAEHlGvI?si=bNyzz2Ik_ePCyr3P https://youtu.be/2e1a2-VxxvQ?si=3U7rDPVzVmU6iEye https://youtu.be/kEsSUPuvHI4?si=N68s_L-uybEtGA3U https://youtu.be/qPGDVh_cQb0?si=HmXtlc2Ki5F1qbHe Daniel Owen: https://youtu.be/IHd95sQ-vWI?si=WmCihiHVLOoDT0Zw LTT: https://youtu.be/GS35VHEfFDU?si=Ek8XIPEJ7phgICjC https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-gtx-1060-6-gb.c2862 https://www.newegg.com/d/Best-Sellers/GPU-Video-Graphics-Device/c/ID-38 https://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Computers-Accessories-Computer-Graphics-Cards/zgbs/pc/284822/ref=zg_bs_nav_pc_3_17923671011 https://videocardz.com/newz/samsung-gddr7-3gb-modules-now-available-for-diy-purchase-in-china-rtx-5090-48gb-mods-incoming#:~:text=In%20China%2C%20Samsung's%20new%20K4VCF325ZC,memory%20on%20sale%2C%20Source:%201688 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/gddr6-vram-prices-plummet https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-50-super-launch-unlikely-before-ces-2026 https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-reportedly-reduces-supply-of-rtx-5060-and-rtx-5060-ti-8gb https://www.amd.com/en/products/graphics/desktops/radeon/9000-series/amd-radeon-rx-9060.html 0:00- High-end GPUs 0:58- Budget PC Gaming of the past 3:00- RTX 5050 4:05- vs RTX 3060 in 2025 6:32- the big problem 12:10- RTX 5050 vs RTX 4060 12:30- RTX 5060 is weird here 14:45- next cheapest Nvidia GPU.... 17:11- what they want you to do 18:42- PCIE is the hidden enemy 20:08- they don't want you to know 21:20- the ladder 22:30- AMD's budget option 27:00- The Arc B580 27:52- Budget Gaming in 2025 30:21- Update