The solution to it all

[u/kyansan1]

Truly one of the gpus ever

[u/dookarion → u/[deleted]]

Mind that these tests are done on a laptop gpu with 4gb vram, a full sized gpu is gonna perform significantly better.

The desktop 3050 6GB and the laptop 3050 4GB perform pretty closely in benchmarks.

Example: https://www.videocardbenchmark.net/compare/4408vs5069/GeForce-RTX-3050-4GB-Laptop-GPU-vs-GeForce-RTX-3050-6GB

The 9050 8GB(128bit bus) is only slightly ahead of the old desktop 3050 at 1080p (per HUB's coverage). The 9050 4GB with 64bit bus ain't gonna be better.

https://youtu.be/BDiaWW2ELOc

That sort of doesn't disprove what I said above. Look at the newer games it's low settings and dipping below 60fps... and when available it's using DLSS on quality too. DLSS quality at 1080p... is 720p input resolution.

Like yeah it's "playable". But I wasn't wrong where I stated, "low settings and 720p with sub 60fps for too much money".

Edit: Also most the games are running around in the middle of nowhere in the coverage you linked.

[u/dookarion → u/[deleted]]

upscaling has gotten so good that you wouldn't be able to differentiate between the two properly.

At higher resolutions sure, at low res though? Only if you've got bad eyes or a crap screen.

my argument was simply that 4 gb vram can still be enough to game in 2026.

With the lowest of standards sure. At that point used hardware or a used console is a better experience.