NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
33.7Rasterization—
—Ray Tracing27.6
45.7Memoryspec-based41.5
76.5Efficiencyspec-based95.9
46.5Compute41.2
5 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 20805 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
- Stronger compute score: 47 vs 41
- 360% higher Tensor / AI cores: 368 vs 80
- 130% higher RT cores: 46 vs 20
- 100% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 128 bit
- 40% higher bandwidth: 448 GB/s vs 320 GB/s
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
- 67% lower process: 4 nm vs 12 nm
- 52% higher Base clock: 2,310 MHz vs 1,515 MHz
- 50% higher Boost clock: 2,570 MHz vs 1,710 MHz
- 40% lower TDP: 130 W vs 215 W
- Lower launch price: $249 vs $699
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2018 | 2025 |
| Architecture | Turing | Blackwell |
| Process | 12 nm | 4 nm+67% |
| TDP | 215 W | 130 W+40% |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin + 1x 6-pin | — |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 2,944+15% | 2,560 |
| RT cores | 46+130% | 20 |
| Tensor / AI cores | 368+360% | 80 |
| Base clock | 1,515 MHz | 2,310 MHz+52% |
| Boost clock | 1,710 MHz | 2,570 MHz+50% |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 256 bit+100% | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 448 GB/s+40% | 320 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 11,071Bottom 45% | — |
| 3DMark Speed Way | — | 2,430Bottom 22% |
| PassMark G3D | 18,575Top 49% | — |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 (no FG) | DLSS 4 |
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