NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
49.3Rasterization—
42.1Ray Tracing20
59.2Memory34.1
64.3Efficiency95.9
64.5Compute41.2
3 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti4 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti wins this graphics card face-off, 53.9 to 45.7, pulling ahead mainly in memory (+25) and compute (+23). 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 Ray Tracing score: 42 vs 20
- Stronger memory score: 59 vs 34
- Stronger compute score: 65 vs 41
- 300% higher Shading units: 10,240 vs 2,560
- 200% higher Bus width: 384 bit vs 128 bit
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
- Stronger efficiency score: 96 vs 64
- 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 | — |
| Tensor / AI cores | 320 | — |
| Base clock | 1,365 MHz | — |
| 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 | — |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 19,200Top 40% | — |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 5,150Top 35% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 25,800Top 26% | — |
| 1080p Ultra | 155 fpsTop 40% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 118 fpsTop 36% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 66 fpsTop 34% | — |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 (no FG) | DLSS 4 |
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