GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile vs RTX 5050

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 5050 with GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

RTX 5050
2025
8 GB GDDR6, 130 Watt
40.92

RTX 5090 Mobile outperforms RTX 5050 by an impressive 75% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking10316
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation100.00no data
Power efficiency24.0057.43
ArchitectureBlackwell 2.0 (2025)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameGB207GB203
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date24 June 2025 (recently)27 March 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$249 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores256010496
Core clock speed2317 MHz990 MHz
Boost clock speed2572 MHz1515 MHz
Number of transistors16,900 million45,600 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt95 Watt
Texture fill rate205.8496.9
Floating-point processing power13.17 TFLOPS31.8 TFLOPS
ROPs32112
TMUs80328
Tensor Cores80328
Ray Tracing Cores2082

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 sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x8PCIe 5.0 x16
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinno data

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 typeGDDR6GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount8 GB24 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed2500 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth320.0 GB/s896.0 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 Connectors1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1bPortable Device Dependent
HDMI+-

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.86.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.41.4
CUDA12.012.0
DLSS++

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

RTX 5050 40.92
RTX 5090 Mobile 71.59
+75%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

RTX 5050 17335
RTX 5090 Mobile 30323
+74.9%

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 HD95−100
−82.1%
173
+82.1%
1440p65−70
−81.5%
118
+81.5%
4K45−50
−84.4%
83
+84.4%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.62no data
1440p3.83no data
4K5.53no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Sons of the Forest 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 390
+0%
390
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Far Cry 5 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Sons of the Forest 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Valorant 400−450
+0%
400−450
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 301
+0%
301
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 280−290
+0%
280−290
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Far Cry 5 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 172
+0%
172
+0%
Metro Exodus 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Sons of the Forest 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Valorant 400−450
+0%
400−450
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Far Cry 5 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Sons of the Forest 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 219
+0%
219
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 224
+0%
224
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 500−550
+0%
500−550
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 157
+0%
157
+0%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Valorant 450−500
+0%
450−500
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry 5 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Sons of the Forest 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 168
+0%
168
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 176
+0%
176
+0%
Metro Exodus 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 122
+0%
122
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Far Cry 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Sons of the Forest 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

This is how RTX 5050 and RTX 5090 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5090 Mobile is 82% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5090 Mobile is 82% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5090 Mobile is 84% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 59 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 40.92 71.59
Recency 24 June 2025 27 March 2025
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 24 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 95 Watt

RTX 5050 has an age advantage of 2 months.

RTX 5090 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 75% higher aggregate performance score, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 36.8% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 5050 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 5050 is a desktop graphics card while GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile is a notebook one.

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