Alleged Launch Dates for Nvidia RTX 4060 Ti and RTX 4050 Leak

By Anton Shilov
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RTX 4060 launch date is still undecided

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According to reputable hardware leaker, @Zed__Wang, Nvidia intends to release its inexpensive GeForce RTX 4050 and GeForce RTX 4060 Ti graphics cards for desktops in May – June timeframe, whereas the launch window for GeForce RTX 4060 is not yet decided. The leaker, has a track record of revealing accurate information about Nvidia's forthcoming hardware but as always take the news with the necessary amount of sodium chloride.

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Nvidia allegedly plans to release its performance-mainstream GeForce RTX 4060 Ti sometime in late May and then launch its inexpensive GeForce RTX 4050 graphics board in June, the leaker claims. Keeping in mind that Computex Taipei — the world's largest PC hardware trade show — is set to be held on May 30 – June 2, it is possible that Nvidia will use the exhibition to launch new its new desktop products (which have a chance to join the ranks of best graphics cards), though we are speculating.

The green company still has not decided when to release its mainstream GeForce RTX 4060, but it is logical to release it after the RTX 4060 Ti variant in a bid to motivate mainstream buyers to get the more expensive Ada Lovelace product.

In fact, @Zed__Waang  claims that Nvidia has already supplied its partners among graphics cards suppliers with templates for GeForce RTX 4060 Ti packages, which is an indicator that launch preparations for this product have started. Unfortunately, the package does not reveal any particular information about the upcoming graphics adapter, such as the number of CUDA cores or the amount of memory it carries onboard. 

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Based on what we know from previous leaks, Nvidia's GeForce RTX 4060 Ti is set to be based on the AD106 graphics processor with 4352 CUDA cores mated with 8GB of GDDR6 memory using a 128-bit interface. By contrast, the GeForce RTX 4060 is rumored to feature a cut-down version of the AD106 GPU (presumably with 3072 CUDA cores) and 8GB of memory on a 128-bit bus. 

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Nvidia RTX 40-Series Specifications
Row 0 - Cell 0 GPUFP32 CUDA CoresMemory ConfigurationTBPMSRP
GeForce RTX 4090 TiAD10218176 (?)24GB 384-bit 24 GT/s GDDR6X (?)600W (?)?
GeForce RTX 4090AD1021638424GB 384-bit 21 GT/s GDDR6X450W$1,599
GeForce RTX 4080AD103972816GB 256-bit 22.4 GT/s GDDR6X320W$1,199
GeForce RTX 4070 TiAD104768012GB 192-bit 21 GT/s GDDR6X285W$799
GeForce RTX 4070AD1045888 (?)12GB 192-bit 21 GT/s GDDR6X (?)250W (?)?
GeForce RTX 4060 TiAD1064352 (?)8GB 128-bit 18 GT/s GDDR6 (?)160W (?)<$500?
GeForce RTX 4060AD1063072 (?)8GB 128-bit (?)??
GeForce RTX 4050AD107 (?) AD106 (?)????

Meanwhile the GeForce RTX 4050 is largely a mysterious product. Nvidia's Ampere-based GeForce RTX 3050 used both GA106 and GA107 graphics processors and it is reasonable to expect Ada Lovelace-based GeForce RTX 4050 to use both AD106 and AD107 as well as to give the GPU developer and its partners a lot of flexibility with these boards that are meant to be priced reasonable. Then again, any assumptions about specifications of upcoming products that are over two months away are pure speculations.

Anton Shilov
Anton Shilov
Freelance News Writer

Anton Shilov is a Freelance News Writer at Tom’s Hardware US. Over the past couple of decades, he has covered everything from CPUs and GPUs to supercomputers and from modern process technologies and latest fab tools to high-tech industry trends.

28 Comments Comment from the forums
  • Metal Messiah.
    By contrast, the GeForce RTX 4060 is rumored to feature a cut-down version of the AD106 GPU (presumably with 3072 CUDA cores) and 8GB of memory on a 128-bit bus.

    But the chances are high this GPU might sport the AD107-400-A1 GPU instead, the fully enabled AD107 Ada die.

    Do note that the same configuration is used by the GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, so it makes some sense to use the same die for the desktop variant as well, BUT we can't completely rule out the AD106 die just yet.

    The RTX 4060 Laptop card also offers 3072 shaders and uses 8 GB GDDR6 dedicated graphics memory with a clock speed of 16 Gbps (effective) and a 128 Bit memory bus. So the desktop variant should sport similar specs, unless NVIDIA has some other plans for this mainstream desktop SKU.
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  • PlaneInTheSky
    The 3050 has 8GB VRAM, so one assumes the 4050 will have at least 8GB too, but you never know with Nvidia.

    The other question is if that 4050 will be sub 75 watt or will it require an extra 8 pin. The 4060 is apparently 115 watt, so it is possible the 4050 is sub 75 watt.
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  • InvalidError
    PlaneInTheSky said:
    The 3050 has 8GB VRAM, so one assumes the 4050 will have at least 8GB too, but you never know with Nvidia.
    The RTX4050 is going to look absolutely horrible if it launches with 6GB at a likely $300+.

    I hope Intel sorts out its drivers soon so I can get an A750 without worrying too much about weird frame time jitters.
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  • Friesiansam
    Admin said:
    The leaker, has a track record of revealing accurate information about Nvidia's forthcoming hardware but as always take the news with the necessary amount of sodium chloride.
    My wheelbarrow can carry sufficient salt...
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  • Giroro
    I have my doubts that there will be an RTX 4050 this year, or possibly ever since their clear "upscale" in card names/prices. That would mean their xx30 design would have been rebranded to the RTX 4050, which tends to come years late and has been missing the last 2 geneations. Maybe they port their mobile design to desktop and call it an RTX 4050, but Nvidia seems to have little motivation to undercut their high-end cards with a low-end product. But maybe the margins are too tempting to try slapping an oversized heatsink on a $100-class GPU and selling it for ~$400

    More likely, I could see Nvidia's RTX 4060 Ti design being released as an RTX 4070 variant in May and their RTX 4050 design being sold as an RTX 4060 in June.
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  • Giroro
    InvalidError said:
    The RTX4050 is going to look absolutely horrible if it launches with 6GB at a likely $300+.

    I hope Intel sorts out its drivers soon so I can get an A750 without worrying too much about weird frame time jitters.
    All of the 4000 series cards have looked horrible, so far. Nvidia doesn't seem to care.
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  • Metal Messiah.
    This sucks if true. Wtf !

    The same leaker has also confirmed the memory specs of the RTX 4050. He claims the card will come out in a 6GB VRAM flavor, so that means a 96-bit memory bus width interface, and most likely sporting 2560 CUDA cores ?

    A HUGE downgrade than the RTX 3050 which had at least 128-bit memory bus and 8GB VRAM. But I'm just assuming the 4050 sports a 96-bit memory bus. Maybe Nvidia has other plans for this SKU.

    But jeez, can a 96-bit wide memory interface GPU be worth the purchase in 2023 ? Though, the RTX 4050     might still end up being faster than the RTX 3050 despite this narrower/smaller memory, since it is based on the new ADA architecture. But this is just a speculation for now.

    But a 96-bit bus will still be a huge limiting factor for most of the modern games, if not all. Main question, is how much Nvidia will charge for this RTX 4050-class GPU. My guess is even more than the RTX 3050 given the latest pricing trend of ADA lineup.
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  • Metal Messiah.
    BTW, this past week both "The Last of Us Part 1" and "Resident Evil 4 (Remake)" games arrived on the PC, and both of these games can utilize a lot of graphics memory, even at low 1080p resolution.

    With 8GB quickly becoming the minimum amount of memory that is advisable for 1080p gaming, Nvidia's RTX 4050 will be poorly positioned within today's PC market. This is especially true knowing that Nvidia's RTX 3050 has 8GB of graphics memory.

    As far back as Nvidia's RTX 20 series, 8GB of graphics memory was not enough for modern games, and since then memory requirements for modern PC games have only gotten higher. Like the RTX 2060 6GB, we can expect a 6GB RTX 4050 to age poorly, as GPU memory requirements aren't going to get any lower.

    If Nvidia releases an RTX 4050 with 6GB of memory, Nvidia will be releasing a compromised product. But I digress.
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  • InvalidError
    Giroro said:
    All of the 4000 series cards have looked horrible, so far. Nvidia doesn't seem to care.
    Jensen spelled it out in Nvidia's conference: Nvidia is a "we design hardware to run software to improve the world" company, not a gaming technology company. Nvidia is likely perfectly fine with pricing itself out of the gaming market if that translates to more spare silicon for AI, DC, HPC, etc. which it can sell at 10X the gross income per wafer.

    Now, we have to cross our fingers that AMD's lacklustre sales on RX7xxx' inflated prices combined with far less impressive share of HPC, AI, etc. sales are enough to convince it to make more reasonable pricing decisions on its lower-end GPUs to remain competitive with what Intel may be coming up next. Recent rumors say BMG may actually launch with something more than twice as fast as the A770. Hopefully Intel will have learned its lessons from the A7xx and aim for market share and brand recognition in the GPU space instead of trying to be greedy and get ignored by most of the market.

    Metal Messiah. said:
    Main question, is how much Nvidia will charge for this RTX 4050-class GPU. My guess is even more than the RTX 3050 given the latest pricing trend of ADA lineup.
    If there is a 6GB/96b 4050, then there will almost certainly be a 8GB/128b 4050Ti later.

    I certainly hope the 6GB/96b version, if that is really Nvidia's plan, won't cost more than $250. I wouldn't buy one for more than $180.

    As for a 6GB GPU being "compromised", nobody buys this tier of graphics without expecting significant compromises in modern-day titles and almost certainly even more compromises in the near future. I'm still using a GTX1050 and getting most of the newer stuff to run remotely acceptably means turning everything down as low as it goes.
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  • JamesJones44
    InvalidError said:
    Jensen spelled it out in Nvidia's conference: Nvidia is a "we design hardware to run software to improve the world" company, not a gaming technology company. Nvidia is likely perfectly fine with pricing itself out of the gaming market if that translates to more spare silicon for AI, DC, HPC, etc. which it can sell at 10X the gross income per wafer.

    Exactly this. Nvidia is transitioning from a "gaming" GPU company to an AI/ML general compute company. Gaming as a share of revenue and profit will continue to shrink so they won't be as interested in keeping that market happy as the will be for the ML training market.
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