NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
38.9Rasterization—
31.2Ray Tracing27.6
53.2Memoryspec-based41.5
72.2Efficiencyspec-based95.9
52.9Compute41.2
7 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti5 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 Ti
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 31 vs 28
- Stronger compute score: 53 vs 41
- 580% higher Tensor / AI cores: 544 vs 80
- 240% higher RT cores: 68 vs 20
- 175% higher Bus width: 352 bit vs 128 bit
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
- 71% higher Base clock: 2,310 MHz vs 1,350 MHz
- 67% lower process: 4 nm vs 12 nm
- 66% higher Boost clock: 2,570 MHz vs 1,545 MHz
- 48% lower TDP: 130 W vs 250 W
- Lower launch price: $249 vs $999
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2018 | 2025 |
| Architecture | Turing | Blackwell |
| Process | 12 nm | 4 nm+67% |
| TDP | 250 W | 130 W+48% |
| Power connector | 2x 8-pin | — |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 4,352+70% | 2,560 |
| RT cores | 68+240% | 20 |
| Tensor / AI cores | 544+580% | 80 |
| Base clock | 1,350 MHz | 2,310 MHz+71% |
| Boost clock | 1,545 MHz | 2,570 MHz+66% |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 11 GB+38% | 8 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 352 bit+175% | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 616 GB/s+93% | 320 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 13,700Top 40% | — |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 3,100+28%Bottom 38% | 2,430Bottom 23% |
| PassMark G3D | 21,400Top 38% | — |
| 1080p Ultra | 116 fpsBottom 45% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 83 fpsBottom 45% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 44 fpsBottom 45% | — |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 (no FG) | DLSS 4 |
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