Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 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
332
242
231
183
122
74
65
45
The Witcher 3
366
338
234
127
139
109
81
42
Counter-Strike 2
379
271
209
98
198
150
107
56
Far Cry 6
235
202
198
124
103
95
72
39
Hogwarts Legacy
244
210
167
96
74
64
44
25
COD Modern Warfare 3
337
333
269
184
90
84
61
38
Ghost of Tsushima
221
190
170
114
72
59
41
24
Cyberpunk 2077
259
231
166
77
80
72
45
18
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
334
306
238
128
120
113
79
42
Avg FPS
1080p High301111
1080p Ultra25891
1440p Ultra20966
4K Ultra12637
DeviationLowHigh

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
54096
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
10047
Time Spy4751510201
Solar Bay21322945966
Port Royal375296128
Fire Strike9020029129
Night Raid209016n/a
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
419309
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
n/a
Background Blur333 frames/sn/a
Face Detection298.5 frames/sn/a
Horizon Detection21.7 Gpix/secn/a
Edge Detection33.7 Gpix/secn/a
Gaussian Blur34.5 Gpix/secn/a
Feature Matching2.53 Gpix/secn/a
Stereo Matching2850 Gpix/secn/a
Particle Physics59146.9 fpsn/a
APIOpenCLn/a
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
40359
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
17775
G2D Mark14441113
DirectX 11344 fps155 fps
DirectX 12195 fps71 fps
GPU Compute28243 Ops/s9063 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
624.6 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
n/a
Aztec Ruins (Normal)1397.2 fpsn/a
Car Chase1150.3 fpsn/a
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)1178.2 fpsn/a
T-Rex4812.3 fpsn/a
ALU 25992.8 fpsn/a
Driver Overhead 2269.7 fpsn/a
APIOpenGLn/a
OSWindowsn/a
Tessellation5991.7n/a

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced January, 7, 2025 June, 24, 2025
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment High-end Mid-range
Architecture Blackwell 2.0 Blackwell 2.0
Codename GB202-300-A1 GB207-300
Price 1999 n/a

GPU

GPU Frequency 2017 MHz 2317 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2407 MHz 2572 MHz
Shader Units 21760 2560
TMUs 680 80
ROPs 176 32
Execution Units 170 20
Ray Tracing Cores 170 20
Tensor Cores 680 80
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 88 KB/core 32000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 424 Gpix/sec 82 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 1637 GTex/s 206 GTex/s
FLOPS 104.8 TFLOPS 13.2 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 5.0 x16 PCIe 5.0 x8
TGP 575 W 130 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 4 nm 5 nm
Max temperature n/a 87 °C
Transistor Size 750 mm² 149 mm²
Transistor count 92.2 billion 16.9 billion
Transistor density 122.93 MTr/mm² 113.42 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR7 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1750 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 512 bit 128 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 28000 MB/s 20000 MB/s
Memory Size 32 GB 8 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
1792 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
320 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12.2
Vulkan 1.4 1.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 10.1 12.0
DisplayPort 2.1a 2.1b
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS DLSS 4 DLSS 4

Results

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

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