NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
49.3Rasterization32
42.1Ray Tracing27.6
59.2Memoryspec-based41.5
64.3Efficiencyspec-based95.9
64.5Compute42.9
9 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti5 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti wins this graphics card face-off, 53.9 to 43.8, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+22) and rasterization (+17). 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 3080 Ti
- Stronger rasterization score: 49 vs 32
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 42 vs 28
- Stronger compute score: 65 vs 43
- 300% higher Shading units: 10,240 vs 2,560
- 300% higher RT cores: 80 vs 20
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
- 69% higher Base clock: 2,310 MHz vs 1,365 MHz
- 63% lower TDP: 130 W vs 350 W
- 54% higher Boost clock: 2,570 MHz vs 1,665 MHz
- 50% lower process: 4 nm vs 8 nm
- Lower launch price: $249 vs $1,199
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2021 | 2025 |
| Architecture | Ampere | Blackwell |
| Process | 8 nm | 4 nm+50% |
| TDP | 350 W | 130 W+63% |
| Power connector | 1x 12-pin | — |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 10,240+300% | 2,560 |
| RT cores | 80+300% | 20 |
| Tensor / AI cores | 320+300% | 80 |
| Base clock | 1,365 MHz | 2,310 MHz+69% |
| Boost clock | 1,665 MHz | 2,570 MHz+54% |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 12 GB+50% | 8 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6X | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 384 bit+200% | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 912 GB/s+185% | 320 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 19,200+93%Top 26% | 9,940Bottom 39% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 5,150+112%Top 33% | 2,430Bottom 23% |
| PassMark G3D | 25,800+54%Top 17% | 16,768Bottom 47% |
| 1080p Ultra | 155 fpsTop 38% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 118 fpsTop 34% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 66 fpsTop 32% | — |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 (no FG) | DLSS 4 |
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