NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
34.4Rasterization—
—Ray Tracing27.6
47Memoryspec-based41.5
72.2Efficiencyspec-based95.9
47.9Compute41.2
5 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super5 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 RTX 2080 Super
- Stronger compute score: 48 vs 41
- 380% higher Tensor / AI cores: 384 vs 80
- 140% higher RT cores: 48 vs 20
- 100% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 128 bit
- 55% higher bandwidth: 496 GB/s vs 320 GB/s
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
- 67% lower process: 4 nm vs 12 nm
- 48% lower TDP: 130 W vs 250 W
- 42% higher Boost clock: 2,570 MHz vs 1,815 MHz
- 40% higher Base clock: 2,310 MHz vs 1,650 MHz
- Lower launch price: $249 vs $699
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2019 | 2025 |
| Architecture | Turing | Blackwell |
| Process | 12 nm | 4 nm+67% |
| TDP | 250 W | 130 W+48% |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin + 1x 6-pin | — |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 3,072+20% | 2,560 |
| RT cores | 48+140% | 20 |
| Tensor / AI cores | 384+380% | 80 |
| Base clock | 1,650 MHz | 2,310 MHz+40% |
| Boost clock | 1,815 MHz | 2,570 MHz+42% |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 256 bit+100% | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 496 GB/s+55% | 320 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 11,530Bottom 49% | — |
| 3DMark Speed Way | — | 2,430Bottom 22% |
| PassMark G3D | 19,392Top 45% | — |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 (no FG) | DLSS 4 |
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