NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
20Rasterization—
20Ray Tracing27.6
21.4Memoryspec-based41.5
86.7Efficiencyspec-based95.9
20.1Compute41.2
1 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 10507 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
- 42% lower TDP: 75 W vs 130 W
- Lower launch price: $110 vs $249
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 28 vs 20
- Stronger compute score: 41 vs 20
- 300% higher Shading units: 2,560 vs 640
- 300% higher VRAM: 8 GB vs 2 GB
- 186% higher bandwidth: 320 GB/s vs 112 GB/s
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2016 | 2025 |
| Architecture | Pascal | Blackwell |
| Process | 14 nm | 4 nm+71% |
| TDP | 75 W+42% | 130 W |
| Power connector | None (slot-powered) | — |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 640 | 2,560+300% |
| RT cores | — | 20 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 80 |
| Base clock | 1,354 MHz | 2,310 MHz+71% |
| Boost clock | 1,455 MHz | 2,570 MHz+77% |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 2 GB | 8 GB+300% |
| VRAM type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 112 GB/s | 320 GB/s+186% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 1,762Bottom 2% | — |
| 3DMark Speed Way | — | 2,430Bottom 22% |
| PassMark G3D | 5,052Bottom 2% | — |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | — | DLSS 4 |
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