# Early AMD RX 9050 8 GB review suggests worse performance than RTX 5050

> I'm likely not the first to tell you that the memory crisis has really done a number on PC gaming, but nothing quite exemplifies this like AMD releasing a graphics card with 4-8 GB of VRAM in 2026.

- **Source:** [Pcgamer](https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/graphics-cards/first-amd-rx-9050-8-gb-review-suggests-rtx-3060-like-performance-but-with-some-strange-spec-discrepancies/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a6cc0937af11b894b6b494f)
- **Published:** 2026-07-31
- **Category:** Gaming
- **Tags:** #nvidia #geforce #rtx #amd #rx-9050 #rtx-5050
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a6cc0937af11b894b6b494f

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