Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 and Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
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
332
242
231
183
67
38
28
14
The Witcher 3
366
338
234
127
49
41
28
14
Counter-Strike 2
379
271
209
98
89
60
39
16
Far Cry 6
235
202
198
124
51
46
31
15
Hogwarts Legacy
244
210
167
96
30
21
16
9
COD Modern Warfare 3
337
333
269
184
37
30
21
14
Ghost of Tsushima
221
190
170
114
28
20
14
n/a
Cyberpunk 2077
259
231
166
77
30
26
17
n/a
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
334
306
238
128
55
49
32
18
Avg FPS
1080p High30148
1080p Ultra25837
1440p Ultra20925
4K Ultra12613
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
54096
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile
3956
Time Spy475153908
Solar Bay21322919003
Port Royal37529413
Fire Strike9020010196
Night Raid20901645167
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
419309
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile
42967
Background Blur333 frames/s73.3 frames/s
Face Detection298.5 frames/s39.7 frames/s
Horizon Detection21.7 Gpix/sec1.65 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection33.7 Gpix/sec2.13 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur34.5 Gpix/sec2.06 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching2.53 Gpix/sec0.55 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching2850 Gpix/sec191.1 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics59146.9 fps5921.5 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
40359
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile
7774
G2D Mark1444481
DirectX 11344 fps48 fps
DirectX 12195 fps42 fps
GPU Compute28243 Ops/s3639 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
624.6 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile
51 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)1397.2 fps262.9 fps
Car Chase1150.3 fps255.7 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)1178.2 fps207.6 fps
T-Rex4812.3 fps950.2 fps
ALU 25992.8 fps1377.4 fps
Driver Overhead 2269.7 fps232.9 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation5991.71502.2

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced January, 7, 2025 December, 17, 2021
Form Factor PC use Laptop use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment High-end Mid-range
Architecture Blackwell 2.0 Ampere
Codename GB202-300-A1 GA107
Price 1999 n/a

GPU

GPU Frequency 2017 MHz 735-1185 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2407 MHz 1245-1477 MHz
Shader Units 21760 2048
TMUs 680 64
ROPs 176 32
Execution Units 170 16
Ray Tracing Cores 170 32
Tensor Cores 680 64
L1 cache 128 KB/core 64 KB/core
L2 cache 88 KB/core 2000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 424 Gpix/sec 40-47 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 1637 GTex/s 80-95 GTex/s
FLOPS 104.8 TFLOPS 5.1-6 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 5.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
TGP 575 W 30-45 W
Process TSMC Samsung
Process tech. 4 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 750 mm² 200 mm²
Transistor count 92.2 billion 8 billion
Transistor density 122.93 MTr/mm² 40 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR7 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1750 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 512 bit 64 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 28000 MB/s 14000 MB/s
Memory Size 32 GB 4 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
1792 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile
112 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.4 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 10.1 8.6
DisplayPort 2.1a 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS DLSS 4 No

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 the clear winner in this comparison.

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