GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile vs RTX 5060

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 5060 with GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

RTX 5060
2025
8 GB GDDR7, 145 Watt
49.06
+19.9%

RTX 5060 outperforms RTX 5050 Mobile by a significant 20% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking63102
Place by popularity29not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation99.84no data
Power efficiency25.8062.41
ArchitectureBlackwell 2.0 (2025)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameGB206GB207
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date19 May 2025 (less than a year ago)24 June 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)$299 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 cores38402560
Core clock speed2280 MHz2235 MHz
Boost clock speed2497 MHz2520 MHz
Number of transistors21,900 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology5 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)145 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate299.6201.6
Floating-point processing power19.18 TFLOPS12.9 TFLOPS
ROPs4832
TMUs12080
Tensor Cores12080
Ray Tracing Cores3020

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 datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x8PCIe 5.0 x16
Length241 mmno data
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 typeGDDR7GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth448.0 GB/s224.0 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 5060 49.06
+19.9%
RTX 5050 Mobile 40.92

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 5060 20783
+19.9%
RTX 5050 Mobile 17335

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 HD159
+22.3%
130−140
−22.3%
1440p78
+20%
65−70
−20%
4K52
+30%
40−45
−30%

Cost per frame, $

1080p1.88no data
1440p3.83no data
4K5.75no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 260−270
+15.3%
220−230
−15.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 120−130
+23.5%
95−100
−23.5%
Sons of the Forest 100−110
+15.9%
85−90
−15.9%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 150−160
+10.1%
130−140
−10.1%
Counter-Strike 2 260−270
+15.3%
220−230
−15.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 120−130
+23.5%
95−100
−23.5%
Far Cry 5 249
+87.2%
130−140
−87.2%
Fortnite 210−220
+21.8%
170−180
−21.8%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+20.6%
160−170
−20.6%
Forza Horizon 5 150−160
+17.7%
130−140
−17.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+8.1%
160−170
−8.1%
Sons of the Forest 100−110
+15.9%
85−90
−15.9%
Valorant 270−280
+16%
230−240
−16%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 150−160
+10.1%
130−140
−10.1%
Counter-Strike 2 260−270
+15.3%
220−230
−15.3%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 280−290
+0%
280−290
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 120−130
+23.5%
95−100
−23.5%
Far Cry 5 227
+70.7%
130−140
−70.7%
Fortnite 210−220
+21.8%
170−180
−21.8%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+20.6%
160−170
−20.6%
Forza Horizon 5 150−160
+17.7%
130−140
−17.7%
Grand Theft Auto V 180
+33.3%
130−140
−33.3%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+23.8%
100−110
−23.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+8.1%
160−170
−8.1%
Sons of the Forest 100−110
+15.9%
85−90
−15.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 283
+86.2%
150−160
−86.2%
Valorant 270−280
+16%
230−240
−16%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 150−160
+10.1%
130−140
−10.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 120−130
+23.5%
95−100
−23.5%
Far Cry 5 213
+60.2%
130−140
−60.2%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+20.6%
160−170
−20.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+8.1%
160−170
−8.1%
Sons of the Forest 100−110
+15.9%
85−90
−15.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 143
−6.3%
150−160
+6.3%
Valorant 270−280
+20%
230−240
−20%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 210−220
+21.8%
170−180
−21.8%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+27.5%
100−110
−27.5%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 350−400
+23%
290−300
−23%
Grand Theft Auto V 131
+52.3%
85−90
−52.3%
Metro Exodus 75−80
+25.8%
60−65
−25.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+25%
140−150
−25%
Valorant 300−350
+15.7%
260−270
−15.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 120−130
+17.1%
100−110
−17.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+28%
50−55
−28%
Far Cry 5 145
+42.2%
100−110
−42.2%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+27%
120−130
−27%
Sons of the Forest 80−85
+23.1%
65−70
−23.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 106
+29.3%
80−85
−29.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 130−140
+24.1%
110−120
−24.1%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 60−65
+26%
50−55
−26%
Grand Theft Auto V 125
+34.4%
90−95
−34.4%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+25.6%
35−40
−25.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 89
+30.9%
65−70
−30.9%
Valorant 290−300
+16.2%
250−260
−16.2%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 80−85
+23.9%
65−70
−23.9%
Counter-Strike 2 60−65
+26%
50−55
−26%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
+30.4%
21−24
−30.4%
Far Cry 5 75
+31.6%
55−60
−31.6%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+33.3%
80−85
−33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 80−85
+39%
55−60
−39%
Sons of the Forest 50−55
+28.2%
35−40
−28.2%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 70−75
+30.4%
55−60
−30.4%

This is how RTX 5060 and RTX 5050 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5060 is 22% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5060 is 20% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5060 is 30% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 5060 is 87% faster.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 5050 Mobile is 6% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 5060 is ahead in 57 tests (97%)
  • RTX 5050 Mobile is ahead in 1 test (2%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 49.06 40.92
Recency 19 May 2025 24 June 2025
Power consumption (TDP) 145 Watt 50 Watt

RTX 5060 has a 19.9% higher aggregate performance score.

RTX 5050 Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 month, and 190% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 5060 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 5060 is a desktop graphics card while GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile is a notebook one.

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