NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
62.4Rasterization32
55.2Ray Tracing27.6
61.3Memoryspec-based41.5
71.3Efficiencyspec-based95.9
68.2Compute42.9
9 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super5 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super wins this graphics card face-off, 63 to 43.8, pulling ahead mainly in rasterization (+30) and Ray Tracing (+28). 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 4080 Super
- Stronger rasterization score: 62 vs 32
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 55 vs 28
- Stronger compute score: 68 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
- 59% lower TDP: 130 W vs 320 W
- 20% lower process: 4 nm vs 5 nm
- Lower launch price: $249 vs $999
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2024 | 2025 |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Blackwell |
| Process | 5 nm | 4 nm+20% |
| TDP | 320 W | 130 W+59% |
| Power connector | 1x 16-pin | — |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 10,240+300% | 2,560 |
| RT cores | 80+300% | 20 |
| Tensor / AI cores | 320+300% | 80 |
| Base clock | 2,295 MHz | 2,310 MHz+1% |
| Boost clock | 2,550 MHz | 2,570 MHz+1% |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 16 GB+100% | 8 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6X | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 256 bit+100% | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 736 GB/s+130% | 320 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 28,500+187%Top 8% | 9,940Bottom 39% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 7,600+213%Top 10% | 2,430Bottom 23% |
| PassMark G3D | 28,300+69%Top 8% | 16,768Bottom 47% |
| 1080p Ultra | 198 fpsTop 8% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 152 fpsTop 8% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 90 fpsTop 8% | — |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 (no MFG) | DLSS 4 |
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