NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
62.4Rasterization—
55.2Ray Tracing20
61.3Memory34.1
71.3Efficiency95.9
68.2Compute41.2
3 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super4 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super wins this graphics card face-off, 63 to 45.7, pulling ahead mainly in Ray Tracing (+35) and memory (+27). 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 Ray Tracing score: 55 vs 20
- Stronger memory score: 61 vs 34
- Stronger compute score: 68 vs 41
- 300% higher Shading units: 10,240 vs 2,560
- 100% higher VRAM: 16 GB vs 8 GB
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
- Stronger efficiency score: 96 vs 71
- 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 | — |
| Tensor / AI cores | 320 | — |
| Base clock | 2,295 MHz | — |
| 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 | — |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 28,500Top 12% | — |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 7,600Top 11% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 28,300Top 10% | — |
| 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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