GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile vs RTX 2080 Super Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile and GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RTX 5050 Mobile outperforms RTX 2080 Super Mobile by a moderate 17% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 140 | 96 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 18.50 | 64.70 |
| Architecture | Turing (2018−2022) | Blackwell 2.0 (2025) |
| GPU code name | TU104 | GB207 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 2 April 2020 (5 years ago) | 24 June 2025 (recently) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 3072 | 2560 |
| Core clock speed | 1365 MHz | 2235 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1560 MHz | 2520 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 13,600 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 299.5 | 201.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | 9.585 TFLOPS | 12.9 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 32 |
| TMUs | 192 | 80 |
| Tensor Cores | 384 | 80 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 48 | 20 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | large | medium sized |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1750 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 448.0 GB/s | 224.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | Portable Device Dependent |
| G-SYNC support | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| VR Ready | + | no data |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.140 | 1.4 |
| CUDA | 7.5 | 12.0 |
| DLSS | + | + |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 137
−9.5%
| 150−160
+9.5%
|
| 1440p | 95
−15.8%
| 110−120
+15.8%
|
| 4K | 65
−15.4%
| 75−80
+15.4%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 200−210
−13.5%
|
230−240
+13.5%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 85−90
−18.6%
|
100−110
+18.6%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 75−80
−13.9%
|
90−95
+13.9%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 169
+19.9%
|
140−150
−19.9%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 200−210
−13.5%
|
230−240
+13.5%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 85−90
−18.6%
|
100−110
+18.6%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 120−130
−15%
|
130−140
+15%
|
| Fortnite | 178
−3.9%
|
180−190
+3.9%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 140−150
−16.1%
|
160−170
+16.1%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 110−120
−15.5%
|
130−140
+15.5%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 140−150
−11.6%
|
160−170
+11.6%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 75−80
−13.9%
|
90−95
+13.9%
|
| Valorant | 210−220
−11.4%
|
240−250
+11.4%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 161
+14.2%
|
140−150
−14.2%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 200−210
−13.5%
|
230−240
+13.5%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
−0.4%
|
270−280
+0.4%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 85−90
−18.6%
|
100−110
+18.6%
|
| Dota 2 | 153
−11.1%
|
170−180
+11.1%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 120−130
−15%
|
130−140
+15%
|
| Fortnite | 171
−8.2%
|
180−190
+8.2%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 140−150
−16.1%
|
160−170
+16.1%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 110−120
−15.5%
|
130−140
+15.5%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 136
−0.7%
|
130−140
+0.7%
|
| Metro Exodus | 92
−14.1%
|
100−110
+14.1%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 140−150
−11.6%
|
160−170
+11.6%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 75−80
−13.9%
|
90−95
+13.9%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 198
+24.5%
|
150−160
−24.5%
|
| Valorant | 210−220
−11.4%
|
240−250
+11.4%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 147
+4.3%
|
140−150
−4.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 85−90
−18.6%
|
100−110
+18.6%
|
| Dota 2 | 141
−13.5%
|
160−170
+13.5%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 120−130
−15%
|
130−140
+15%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 140−150
−16.1%
|
160−170
+16.1%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 140−150
−11.6%
|
160−170
+11.6%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 75−80
−13.9%
|
90−95
+13.9%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 103
−54.4%
|
150−160
+54.4%
|
| Valorant | 205
−12.2%
|
230−240
+12.2%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 136
−36%
|
180−190
+36%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 90−95
−22.6%
|
110−120
+22.6%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 250−260
−17.1%
|
300−350
+17.1%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 90
+1.1%
|
85−90
−1.1%
|
| Metro Exodus | 55
−18.2%
|
65−70
+18.2%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
−14.3%
|
200−210
+14.3%
|
| Valorant | 250−260
−9.1%
|
270−280
+9.1%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 121
+12%
|
100−110
−12%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 40−45
−20.9%
|
50−55
+20.9%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 90−95
−17.8%
|
100−110
+17.8%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 100−110
−21%
|
120−130
+21%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 55−60
−17.5%
|
65−70
+17.5%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 70−75
−22.9%
|
85−90
+22.9%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 104
−12.5%
|
110−120
+12.5%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 40−45
−20.9%
|
50−55
+20.9%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 97
+1%
|
95−100
−1%
|
| Metro Exodus | 35
−14.3%
|
40−45
+14.3%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 76
+7%
|
70−75
−7%
|
| Valorant | 220−230
−15.5%
|
260−270
+15.5%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 72
+2.9%
|
70−75
−2.9%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 40−45
−16.3%
|
50−55
+16.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 18−20
−26.3%
|
24−27
+26.3%
|
| Dota 2 | 141
−13.5%
|
160−170
+13.5%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 45−50
−22.9%
|
55−60
+22.9%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 70−75
−21.4%
|
85−90
+21.4%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 45−50
−28.6%
|
60−65
+28.6%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 30−35
−24.2%
|
40−45
+24.2%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 52
−13.5%
|
55−60
+13.5%
|
This is how RTX 2080 Super Mobile and RTX 5050 Mobile compete in popular games:
- RTX 5050 Mobile is 9% faster in 1080p
- RTX 5050 Mobile is 16% faster in 1440p
- RTX 5050 Mobile is 15% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 2080 Super Mobile is 25% faster.
- in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 5050 Mobile is 54% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RTX 2080 Super Mobile is ahead in 9 tests (15%)
- RTX 5050 Mobile is ahead in 50 tests (85%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 36.15 | 42.14 |
| Recency | 2 April 2020 | 24 June 2025 |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 50 Watt |
RTX 5050 Mobile has a 16.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 140% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.
The GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile in performance tests.
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