NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
38.9Rasterization—
31.2Ray Tracing20
53.2Memory34.1
72.2Efficiency95.9
52.9Compute41.2
3 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti4 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti scores 46.6 against 45.7 for NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050. Pick by the categories that matter to you — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti edges ahead in memory and compute, or by price.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 31 vs 20
- Stronger memory score: 53 vs 34
- Stronger compute score: 53 vs 41
- 175% higher Bus width: 352 bit vs 128 bit
- 70% higher Shading units: 4,352 vs 2,560
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
- Stronger efficiency score: 96 vs 72
- 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 | — |
| Tensor / AI cores | 544 | — |
| Base clock | 1,350 MHz | — |
| 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 | — |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 13,700Top 57% | — |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 3,100Top 68% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 21,400Top 50% | — |
| 1080p Ultra | 116 fpsTop 58% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 83 fpsTop 60% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 44 fpsTop 57% | — |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 (no FG) | DLSS 4 |
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