Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 and Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
99
62
49
35
122
74
65
45
The Witcher 3
107
86
62
34
139
109
81
42
Counter-Strike 2
157
117
82
41
198
150
107
56
Far Cry 6
84
74
57
29
103
95
72
39
Hogwarts Legacy
59
47
33
15
74
64
44
25
COD Modern Warfare 3
69
59
44
30
90
84
61
38
Ghost of Tsushima
53
42
30
18
72
59
41
24
Cyberpunk 2077
58
52
32
13
80
72
45
18
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
92
85
58
33
120
113
79
42
Avg FPS
1080p High86111
1080p Ultra6991
1440p Ultra5066
4K Ultra2837
DeviationLowHigh

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060
7378
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
10047
Time Spy757110201
Solar Bay3417945966
Port Royal41346128
Fire Strike1976829129
Night Raid84918n/a
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060
78934
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
n/a
Background Blur144.4 frames/sn/a
Face Detection75.2 frames/sn/a
Horizon Detection3.08 Gpix/secn/a
Edge Detection4.25 Gpix/secn/a
Gaussian Blur4.21 Gpix/secn/a
Feature Matching0.93 Gpix/secn/a
Stereo Matching354.4 Gpix/secn/a
Particle Physics8559.4 fpsn/a
APIOpenCLn/a
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060
14124
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
17775
G2D Mark7471113
DirectX 11110 fps155 fps
DirectX 1253 fps71 fps
GPU Compute5513 Ops/s9063 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060
89.8 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
n/a
Aztec Ruins (Normal)477.6 fpsn/a
Car Chase423 fpsn/a
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)370.8 fpsn/a
T-Rex1884.9 fpsn/a
ALU 22192.3 fpsn/a
Driver Overhead 2281.3 fpsn/a
APIOpenGLn/a
OSWindowsn/a
Tessellation2405.1n/a

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced January, 15, 2019 June, 24, 2025
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range Mid-range
Architecture Turing Blackwell 2.0
Codename TU106 GB207-300
Price 349 n/a

GPU

GPU Frequency 1365 MHz 2317 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1680 MHz 2572 MHz
Shader Units 1920 2560
TMUs 120 80
ROPs 48 32
Execution Units 30 20
Ray Tracing Cores 30 20
Tensor Cores 240 80
L1 cache 64 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 3000 KB/core 32000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 81 Gpix/sec 82 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 202 GTex/s 206 GTex/s
FLOPS 6.5 TFLOPS 13.2 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 5.0 x8
TGP 160 W 130 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 12 nm 5 nm
Max temperature n/a 87 °C
Transistor Size 445 mm² 149 mm²
Transistor count 10 billion 16.9 billion
Transistor density 22.47 MTr/mm² 113.42 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1750 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 192 bit 128 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 14000 MB/s 20000 MB/s
Memory Size 6 GB 8 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060
336 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
320 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12.2
Vulkan 1.3 1.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 7.5 12.0
DisplayPort 1.4a 2.1b
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS DLSS 2 DLSS 4

Results

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Survey

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2 (33.33%)
4 (66.67%)
Total Votes: 6

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