Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 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
125
80
68
50
122
74
65
45
The Witcher 3
143
118
86
47
139
109
81
42
Counter-Strike 2
207
155
118
62
198
150
107
56
Far Cry 6
110
99
79
46
103
95
72
39
Hogwarts Legacy
80
68
52
26
74
64
44
25
COD Modern Warfare 3
98
92
64
41
90
84
61
38
Ghost of Tsushima
77
61
44
27
72
59
41
24
Cyberpunk 2077
86
79
46
21
80
72
45
18
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
132
119
88
48
120
113
79
42
Avg FPS
1080p High118111
1080p Ultra9791
1440p Ultra7266
4K Ultra4137
DeviationLowHigh

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080
10851
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
10047
Time Spy1108310201
Solar Bay5000245966
Port Royal64586128
Fire Strike2767029129
Night Raid100441n/a
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080
118637
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
n/a
Background Blur191.8 frames/sn/a
Face Detection115.9 frames/sn/a
Horizon Detection4.74 Gpix/secn/a
Edge Detection6.2 Gpix/secn/a
Gaussian Blur6.56 Gpix/secn/a
Feature Matching1.3 Gpix/secn/a
Stereo Matching499.7 Gpix/secn/a
Particle Physics15858.8 fpsn/a
APIOpenCLn/a
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080
18751
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
17775
G2D Mark9081113
DirectX 11157 fps155 fps
DirectX 1272 fps71 fps
GPU Compute8009 Ops/s9063 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080
128.3 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
n/a
Aztec Ruins (Normal)600.3 fpsn/a
Car Chase525.3 fpsn/a
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)499.8 fpsn/a
T-Rex2729 fpsn/a
ALU 23179.7 fpsn/a
Driver Overhead 2283.6 fpsn/a
APIOpenGLn/a
OSWindowsn/a
Tessellation3279.3n/a

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced September, 20, 2018 June, 24, 2025
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment High-end Mid-range
Architecture Turing Blackwell 2.0
Codename TU104 GB207-300
Price 699 n/a

GPU

GPU Frequency 1515 MHz 2317 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1710 MHz 2572 MHz
Shader Units 2944 2560
TMUs 184 80
ROPs 64 32
Execution Units 46 20
Ray Tracing Cores 46 20
Tensor Cores 368 80
L1 cache 64 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 4000 KB/core 32000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 109 Gpix/sec 82 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 315 GTex/s 206 GTex/s
FLOPS 10.1 TFLOPS 13.2 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 5.0 x8
TGP 215 W 130 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 12 nm 5 nm
Max temperature n/a 87 °C
Transistor Size 545 mm² 149 mm²
Transistor count 13 billion 16.9 billion
Transistor density 23.85 MTr/mm² 113.42 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1750 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 256 bit 128 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 14000 MB/s 20000 MB/s
Memory Size 8 GB 8 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080
448 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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