RTX 5050 vs RTX 5060
How this works
RTX 5050 vs RTX 5060: £359.99 vs £424.95 stock-checked UK prices (2026-11-15), £/GB of VRAM, which AI models each runs, and a verdict.
| RTX 5050 | RTX 5060 | |
|---|---|---|
 |  | |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| VRAM | 8 GB GDDR6 | 8 GB GDDR7 |
| Memory bus | 128-bit | 128-bit |
| Cheapest new UK price, stock checked | £359.99 at Scan also Box £402.99, PcNova £327.40 (stock not checked), Laptop Outlet £402.99 (stock not checked) | £424.95 at AWD-IT also Scan £429.98, Box £447.99, PCHUB.UK £368.92 (stock not checked), Laptop Outlet £447.99 (stock not checked) |
| Price history | Low £242.41▲ 4% above 30-day avg🔔 Alert me | Low £368.92▲ 4% above 30-day avg🔔 Alert me |
| £ per GB VRAM | £45.00 | £53.12 |
| Biggest model at Q4 (est.) | Qwen3 8B | Qwen3 8B |
| Biggest model at Q8 (est.) | Qwen3 4B | Qwen3 4B |
| Models that fit at Q4 | 6 of 21 | 6 of 21 |
| Software | CUDA (widest support in llama.cpp, Ollama, vLLM, PyTorch) | CUDA (widest support in llama.cpp, Ollama, vLLM, PyTorch) |
| Specs | TechPowerUp · our page | TechPowerUp · our page |
Verdict
- RTX 5050 is cheaper per GB of VRAM (£45.00 vs £53.12), and cheaper outright by £64.96.
- Both have 8 GB, so they fit the same models by our estimate; speed then depends on memory bandwidth and software.
This is a value-for-memory verdict for local AI, not a gaming benchmark. We haven't measured tokens/sec.
FAQ
Is the RTX 5050 or RTX 5060 better for local LLMs?
RTX 5050 is cheaper per GB of VRAM (£45.00 vs £53.12), and cheaper outright by £64.96. Both have 8 GB, so they fit the same models by our estimate; speed then depends on memory bandwidth and software.
Which is cheaper in the UK, RTX 5050 or RTX 5060?
On 15 November 2026, the cheapest stock-checked UK listings were the RTX 5050 £359.99 at Scan and the RTX 5060 £424.95 at AWD-IT. The RTX 5050 is £64.96 cheaper (15% less). Prices change often; check the shop before buying.
How much VRAM do the RTX 5050 and RTX 5060 have?
RTX 5050: 8 GB GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus; RTX 5060: 8 GB GDDR7 on a 128-bit bus. Same amount, so the same models fit by our estimate.
Can the RTX 5050 and RTX 5060 run a 14B model?
RTX 5050: no, not fully in VRAM; RTX 5060: no, not fully in VRAM (our estimate, ~4k context).
How do you check these prices?
Lowest new price at the UK shops we track (AWD-IT, Box, GamingKit, Laptop Outlet, Laptops Direct, PCHUB.UK, PcNova, Scan), re-checked through the day. Only stock-checked listings set the headline prices; listings a shop marks as pre-order or unavailable are skipped; prices we can't check are marked "stock not checked", and prices we couldn't refresh in the last 12 hours "price not recently checked". This page compares price, VRAM and which AI models fit; we haven't measured gaming frame rates or tokens/sec.
More details
Prices: lowest listed new price at UK shops (AWD-IT, Box, GamingKit, Laptop Outlet, Laptops Direct, PCHUB.UK, PcNova, Scan) (GPUs and laptops). GPU headline prices are stock-checked only; listings a shop marks as pre-order or unavailable are skipped; prices we can't check are marked "stock not checked", and prices we couldn't refresh in the last 12 hours "price not recently checked". Model fit: GGUF size ×1.1 + 1 GB (estimate). Other comparisons: RX 9060 XT 16GB vs RTX 5060 Ti 16GB · RTX 3060 12GB vs RX 9060 XT 16GB · RTX 5070 vs RX 9070 · RX 9070 vs RX 9070 XT · RX 9070 XT vs RTX 5070 Ti · RTX 5060 Ti 16GB vs RTX 5070 · Radeon AI PRO R9700 vs RTX 5090 · RTX 5070 vs RTX 5070 Ti laptop · RTX 5060 vs RTX 5070 laptop · Arc B570 vs Arc B580 · Arc B580 vs RTX 5050 · RTX 5060 vs RX 7600 · RX 7600 vs RTX 3060 12GB · RTX 3060 12GB vs RX 9060 XT 8GB · RX 9060 XT 8GB vs RTX 5060 Ti 8GB · RTX 5060 Ti 8GB vs RX 9060 XT 16GB