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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050

WINNER
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
48.1Inno Score
VS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
43.8Inno Score
41.7Rasterization32
34.9Ray Tracing27.6
49.5Memoryspec-based41.5
71.7Efficiencyspec-based95.9
55.7Compute42.9
8 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti5 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050

InnoReviews verdict

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti wins this graphics card face-off, 48.1 to 43.8, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+13) and rasterization (+10). NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 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 3070 Ti

  • Stronger rasterization score: 42 vs 32
  • Stronger Ray Tracing score: 35 vs 28
  • Stronger compute score: 56 vs 43
  • 140% higher Shading units: 6,144 vs 2,560
  • 140% higher RT cores: 48 vs 20

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050

  • 55% lower TDP: 130 W vs 290 W
  • 50% lower process: 4 nm vs 8 nm
  • 47% higher Base clock: 2,310 MHz vs 1,575 MHz
  • 45% higher Boost clock: 2,570 MHz vs 1,770 MHz
  • Lower launch price: $249 vs $599

General

General comparison: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
SpecNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
Announced20212025
ArchitectureAmpereBlackwell
Process8 nm4 nm+50%
TDP290 W130 W+55%
Power connector1x 12-pin—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
SpecNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
Shading units6,144+140%2,560
RT cores48+140%20
Tensor / AI cores192+140%80
Base clock1,575 MHz2,310 MHz+47%
Boost clock1,770 MHz2,570 MHz+45%

Memory

Memory comparison: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
SpecNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
VRAM8 GB8 GB
VRAM typeGDDR6XGDDR6
Bus width256 bit+100%128 bit
Bandwidth608 GB/s+90%320 GB/s

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
SpecNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
3DMark Time Spy14,900+50%Top 37%9,940Bottom 39%
3DMark Speed Way3,800+56%Bottom 51%2,430Bottom 23%
PassMark G3D21,900+31%Top 33%16,768Bottom 47%
1080p Ultra127 fpsTop 49%—
1440p Ultra94 fpsTop 47%—
4K Ultra50 fpsTop 50%—

Features

Features comparison: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
SpecNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
UpscalingDLSS 4 (no FG)DLSS 4

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