GeForce RTX 5050
80/100 editorial
US launch / reference: $249
Manufacturer source ↗GeForce RTX 5050 vs GeForce RTX 5090
GeForce RTX 5090 leads by 18 editorial points. Your priorities and current prices can change the better choice.
GeForce RTX 5090
98/100 editorial
US launch / reference: $1,999
Manufacturer source ↗Start with the tradeoffs
Consider GeForce RTX 5050 for
- Cheapest Blackwell-class card with DLSS 4
- 550 W PSU minimum — fits older builds
- 5th-gen Tensor + 4th-gen RT cores
Tradeoff: 8 GB VRAM ceiling at 1080p ultra
Consider GeForce RTX 5090 for
- Unrivaled 4K and path-tracing
- DLSS 4 Multi-Frame Gen
- 32 GB VRAM for AI
Tradeoff: Enormous power draw
Scores and judgments are editorial. Specdex does not run an in-house benchmark lab. Manufacturer claims and independent measurements may use different test conditions.
Editorial fit by scenario
4K & rasterization
GeForce RTX 5090
leads on raster (100 vs 76)
Based on available shared editorial ratings.
Ray tracing
GeForce RTX 5090
leads on rt (100 vs 80)
Based on available shared editorial ratings.
AI workloads
GeForce RTX 5090
leads on ai (100 vs 84)
Based on available shared editorial ratings.
Power efficiency
GeForce RTX 5050
leads on efficiency (90 vs 78)
Based on available shared editorial ratings.
Specifications side by side
Arrows indicate a higher capacity, higher power rating, or lower weight/time for comparable simple quantities. They do not establish overall product quality. Unknown values remain unavailable.
| Specification | GeForce RTX 5050 | GeForce RTX 5090 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Blackwell | Blackwell |
| CUDA cores | 2,560 | 21,760 |
| VRAM | 8 GB GDDR6 | 32 GB GDDR7 |
| Memory bus | 128-bit | 512-bit |
| Base clock | 2.31 GHz | Not documented |
| Boost clock | 2.57 GHz | Not documented |
| TBP | 130 W | 575 W |
| PSU | 550 W minimum | Not documented |
| PCIe | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Display outputs | 3× DisplayPort 2.1b + 1× HDMI 2.1b | Not documented |
| Tensor cores | Not documented | 680 (5th gen) |
| RT cores | Not documented | 170 (4th gen) |
| Bandwidth | Not documented | 1792 GB/s |
Inspect the shared editorial ratings
Missing criteria are excluded from pairwise scenarios. A difference below two points is treated as a tie. These are not raw benchmarks.
- raster
- 76 / 100
- rt
- 80 / 100
- ai
- 84 / 100
- efficiency
- 90 / 78
GeForce RTX 5050
Prices & availability
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GeForce RTX 5090
Prices & availability
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Prices apply to the listed configuration and condition. Tax and shipping are not included unless the retailer states otherwise.