NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
49.7Rasterization—
46.2Ray Tracing27.6
74.6Memoryspec-based41.5
51.9Efficiencyspec-based95.9
69.9Compute41.2
7 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti5 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 3090 Ti
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 46 vs 28
- Stronger compute score: 70 vs 41
- 320% higher Shading units: 10,752 vs 2,560
- 320% higher RT cores: 84 vs 20
- 320% higher Tensor / AI cores: 336 vs 80
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
- 71% lower TDP: 130 W vs 450 W
- 50% lower process: 4 nm vs 8 nm
- 48% higher Base clock: 2,310 MHz vs 1,560 MHz
- 38% higher Boost clock: 2,570 MHz vs 1,860 MHz
- Lower launch price: $249 vs $1,999
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2025 |
| Architecture | Ampere | Blackwell |
| Process | 8 nm | 4 nm+50% |
| TDP | 450 W | 130 W+71% |
| Power connector | 3x 8-pin | — |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 10,752+320% | 2,560 |
| RT cores | 84+320% | 20 |
| Tensor / AI cores | 336+320% | 80 |
| Base clock | 1,560 MHz | 2,310 MHz+48% |
| Boost clock | 1,860 MHz | 2,570 MHz+38% |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 24 GB+200% | 8 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6X | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 384 bit+200% | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 1,008 GB/s+215% | 320 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 21,705Top 20% | — |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 5,913+143%Top 25% | 2,430Bottom 22% |
| PassMark G3D | 29,204Top 7% | — |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 (no FG) | DLSS 4 |
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