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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
31.1Inno Score
VS
WINNER
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
66.9Inno Score
20.5Rasterization67.6
20Ray Tracing62.7
23.8Memoryspec-based64.6
86.7Efficiencyspec-based66.4
22.1Compute74.1
1 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti10 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080

InnoReviews verdict

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 wins this graphics card face-off, 66.9 to 31.1, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+52) and rasterization (+47). NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti

  • 79% lower TDP: 75 W vs 360 W
  • Lower launch price: $139 vs $999

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080

  • Stronger rasterization score: 68 vs 21
  • Stronger Ray Tracing score: 63 vs 20
  • Stronger compute score: 74 vs 22
  • 1300% higher Shading units: 10,752 vs 768
  • 1269% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 32,000 vs 2,338

General

General comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
Announced20162025
ArchitecturePascalBlackwell
Process14 nm5 nm+64%
TDP75 W+79%360 W
Power connectorNone (PCIe slot only)1x 16-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
Shading units76810,752+1300%
RT cores—84
Tensor / AI cores—336
Base clock1,290 MHz2,295 MHz+78%
Boost clock1,392 MHz2,617 MHz+88%

Memory

Memory comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
VRAM4 GB16 GB+300%
VRAM typeGDDR5GDDR7
Bus width128 bit256 bit+100%
Bandwidth112 GB/s960 GB/s+757%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
3DMark Time Spy2,338Bottom 3%32,000+1269%Top 4%
3DMark Speed Way—9,000Top 6%
PassMark G3D6,367Bottom 4%32,000+403%Top 4%
1080p Ultra—212 fpsTop 6%
1440p Ultra—166 fpsTop 6%
4K Ultra—100 fpsTop 6%

Features

Features comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
Upscaling—DLSS 4

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