NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
28.4Rasterization—
23.2Ray Tracing20
39.8Memory34.1
83.3Efficiency95.9
33.8Compute41.2
1 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 20606 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 wins this graphics card face-off, 45.7 to 38.1, pulling ahead mainly in efficiency (+13) and compute (+7). NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 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 RTX 2060
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 23 vs 20
- Stronger memory score: 40 vs 34
- 50% higher Bus width: 192 bit vs 128 bit
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
- Stronger efficiency score: 96 vs 83
- Stronger compute score: 41 vs 34
- 67% lower process: 4 nm vs 12 nm
- 53% higher Boost clock: 2,570 MHz vs 1,680 MHz
- 33% higher Shading units: 2,560 vs 1,920
- Lower launch price: $249 vs $349
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2019 | 2025 |
| Architecture | Turing | Blackwell |
| Process | 12 nm | 4 nm+67% |
| TDP | 160 W | 130 W+19% |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin | — |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 1,920 | 2,560+33% |
| RT cores | 30 | — |
| Tensor / AI cores | 240 | — |
| Base clock | 1,365 MHz | — |
| Boost clock | 1,680 MHz | 2,570 MHz+53% |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 6 GB | 8 GB+33% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 192 bit+50% | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 336 GB/s | — |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 6,500Top 92% | — |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 1,600Top 96% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 11,800Top 92% | — |
| 1080p Ultra | 69 fpsTop 92% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 49 fpsTop 92% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 26 fpsTop 92% | — |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 (no FG) | DLSS 4 |
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