NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
20Rasterization67.6
20Ray Tracing62.7
21.4Memoryspec-based64.6
86.7Efficiencyspec-based66.4
20.1Compute74.1
1 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 105010 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 wins this graphics card face-off, 66.9 to 30.2, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+54) and rasterization (+48). NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 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
- 79% lower TDP: 75 W vs 360 W
- Lower launch price: $110 vs $999
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
- Stronger rasterization score: 68 vs 20
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 63 vs 20
- Stronger compute score: 74 vs 20
- 1716% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 32,000 vs 1,762
- 1580% higher Shading units: 10,752 vs 640
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2016 | 2025 |
| Architecture | Pascal | Blackwell |
| Process | 14 nm | 5 nm+64% |
| TDP | 75 W+79% | 360 W |
| Power connector | None (slot-powered) | 1x 16-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 640 | 10,752+1580% |
| RT cores | — | 84 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 336 |
| Base clock | 1,354 MHz | 2,295 MHz+69% |
| Boost clock | 1,455 MHz | 2,617 MHz+80% |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 2 GB | 16 GB+700% |
| VRAM type | GDDR5 | GDDR7 |
| Bus width | 128 bit | 256 bit+100% |
| Bandwidth | 112 GB/s | 960 GB/s+757% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 1,762Bottom 2% | 32,000+1716%Top 4% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | — | 9,000Top 6% |
| PassMark G3D | 5,052Bottom 2% | 32,000+533%Top 4% |
| 1080p Ultra | — | 212 fpsTop 6% |
| 1440p Ultra | — | 166 fpsTop 6% |
| 4K Ultra | — | 100 fpsTop 6% |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | — | DLSS 4 |
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