Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Ti vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Ti, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Ti 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
196
139
127
96
122
74
65
45
The Witcher 3
218
185
131
70
139
109
81
42
Counter-Strike 2
290
218
161
86
198
150
107
56
Far Cry 6
158
148
129
81
103
95
72
39
Hogwarts Legacy
136
113
91
50
74
64
44
25
COD Modern Warfare 3
181
173
136
89
90
84
61
38
Ghost of Tsushima
124
106
91
55
72
59
41
24
Cyberpunk 2077
163
146
98
45
80
72
45
18
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
261
238
186
101
120
113
79
42
Avg FPS
1080p High192111
1080p Ultra16391
1440p Ultra12866
4K Ultra7537
DeviationLowHigh

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
24160
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
10047
Time Spy2184110201
Solar Bay10915145966
Port Royal148826128
Fire Strike5198529129
Night Raid155722n/a
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
232083
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
n/a
Background Blur362.7 frames/sn/a
Face Detection227.9 frames/sn/a
Horizon Detection11.3 Gpix/secn/a
Edge Detection15.9 Gpix/secn/a
Gaussian Blur12.1 Gpix/secn/a
Feature Matching1.56 Gpix/secn/a
Stereo Matching1080 Gpix/secn/a
Particle Physics31024.6 fpsn/a
APIOpenCLn/a
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
29499
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
17775
G2D Mark12271113
DirectX 11241 fps155 fps
DirectX 12122 fps71 fps
GPU Compute17022 Ops/s9063 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
249 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
n/a
Aztec Ruins (Normal)1005.1 fpsn/a
Car Chase897.2 fpsn/a
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)781.7 fpsn/a
T-Rex4109.9 fpsn/a
ALU 27102.5 fpsn/a
Driver Overhead 2274.9 fpsn/a
APIOpenGLn/a
OSWindowsn/a
Tessellation7000.8n/a

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced March, 29, 2022 June, 24, 2025
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment High-end Mid-range
Architecture Ampere Blackwell 2.0
Codename GA102 GB207-300
Price 1999 n/a

GPU

GPU Frequency 1560 MHz 2317 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1860 MHz 2572 MHz
Shader Units 10752 2560
TMUs 336 80
ROPs 112 32
Execution Units 84 20
Ray Tracing Cores 84 20
Tensor Cores 336 80
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 6000 KB/core 32000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 208 Gpix/sec 82 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 625 GTex/s 206 GTex/s
FLOPS 40 TFLOPS 13.2 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 5.0 x8
TGP 450 W 130 W
Process Samsung TSMC
Process tech. 8 nm 5 nm
Max temperature n/a 87 °C
Transistor Size 628 mm² 149 mm²
Transistor count 28 billion 16.9 billion
Transistor density 44.59 MTr/mm² 113.42 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6X GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1313 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 384 bit 128 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 21000 MB/s 20000 MB/s
Memory Size 24 GB 8 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
1008 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 8.6 12.0
DisplayPort 1.4a 2.1b
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS DLSS 2 DLSS 4

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Ti the clear winner in this comparison.

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