NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
50.3Rasterization—
45.1Ray Tracing20
51.9Memory34.1
83.7Efficiency95.9
59.4Compute41.2
3 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super4 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super wins this graphics card face-off, 55.9 to 45.7, pulling ahead mainly in Ray Tracing (+25) and compute (+18). 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 4070 Super
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 45 vs 20
- Stronger memory score: 52 vs 34
- Stronger compute score: 59 vs 41
- 180% higher Shading units: 7,168 vs 2,560
- 50% higher VRAM: 12 GB vs 8 GB
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
- Stronger efficiency score: 96 vs 84
- 41% lower TDP: 130 W vs 220 W
- 20% lower process: 4 nm vs 5 nm
- Lower launch price: $249 vs $599
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2024 | 2025 |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Blackwell |
| Process | 5 nm | 4 nm+20% |
| TDP | 220 W | 130 W+41% |
| Power connector | 1x 16-pin | — |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 7,168+180% | 2,560 |
| RT cores | 56 | — |
| Tensor / AI cores | 224 | — |
| Base clock | 1,980 MHz | — |
| Boost clock | 2,475 MHz | 2,570 MHz+4% |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 12 GB+50% | 8 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6X | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 192 bit+50% | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 504 GB/s | — |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 20,500Top 32% | — |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 5,700Top 29% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 23,800Top 44% | — |
| 1080p Ultra | 162 fpsTop 32% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 120 fpsTop 34% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 66 fpsTop 34% | — |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 (no MFG) | DLSS 4 |
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