TL;DW:
Nvidia’s RTX 5050 is a waste of your time, money, and trust as a tech consumer and PC gamer.
Please consider buying a used GPU on Ebay, Kijiji, or anywhere else you can as you will get a much better deal than this.
As a monopoly with 92% marketshare, Nvidia is actively choosing to deceive consumers to buy whatever they’re selling.
If you want a GPU anywhere vaguely near that price-point, buy an Intel Arc B580.