AMD Radeon RX 9050 Priced at $279 With 4GB, 8GB Options
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- AMD is preparing the Radeon RX 9050 at a $279 SEP, with 8GB and 4GB GDDR6 memory configurations under the same product label
- Radeon RX 9050 4GB cuts the memory bus to 64-bit — half the 128-bit bus on the 8GB model — yielding 144 GB/s bandwidth versus 288 GB/s
- Radeon RX 9050 uses a cut-down Navi 44 die with 1024 stream processors across 16 compute units, exactly half the cores of the RX 9060 XT's full Navi 44
- AMD positions the card as a 1080p 'Medium Settings' solution, citing 60 FPS in 007, 96 FPS in Cyberpunk 2077, and 131 FPS in Forza Horizon 6
- Radeon RX 9050 8GB model has a 92W TDP while the 4GB variant could potentially reach 75W, enabling a no-PCIe-power-cable design
- AMD is limiting RX 9050 availability to APJ and Latin America markets, and the article notes actual pricing will likely exceed $279 due to ongoing DRAM shortages
Why it matters: Entry-level buyers in APJ and Latin America gain a sub-$300 RDNA 4 option, but the 4GB variant's halved 64-bit memory bus creates a real performance gap that AMD's shared RX 9050 naming obscures. With DRAM shortages already inflating GPU prices, the $279 MSRP may not survive at retail.
