About this episode

The episode discusses the controversial release of the Radeon RX 9050 4GB GPU by AMD in 2026.

Episode 109: AMD has done something unfathomable: they're releasing a brand new 4GB GPU in the year 2026. We talk about the new Radeon RX 9050 and why this graphics card seems like a giant turd, both the 8GB and 4GB variants. CHAPTERS 00:00 - Intro 00:30 - AMD Radeon RX 9050 Discussion Begins 40:24 - Why Not Just Re-Launch an Old GPU? 48:12 - The Days of Good Cheap GPUs are Over 1:09:02 - Updates From Our Boring Lives SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST Audio: https://shows.acast.com/the-hardware-unboxed-podcast Video: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqT8Vb3jweH6_tj2SarErfw SUPPORT US DIRECTLY Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hardwareunboxed LINKS YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Hardwareunboxed/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/HardwareUnboxed Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/hardwareunboxed.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Hardware Unboxed

Topics covered

• AMD
• graphics card
• Radeon RX 9050
• GPU discussion
• technology trends

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: AMD

Products: Radeon RX 9050, 4GB GPU, 8GB

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