GeForce RTX 5050
The GeForce RTX 5050 is Nvidia’s 8GB graphics card with a 130W board power rating, built on the Blackwell GB207 architecture. Below you’ll find its full spec sheet and gaming and productivity benchmarks, plus all 7 board versions we track, each with its cheapest current price.
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Gaming performance
Gaming score: geometric mean of in-game FPS, normalized so the RTX 5090 = 100. Render and synthetic scores are in the Benchmarks section below.
1080p Gaming
1440p Gaming
4K Gaming
The GeForce RTX 5050 scores 38.7 at 1080p, 23.0 at 1440p, and 16.2 at 4K on a scale where 100 = the fastest GPU we test (RTX 5090). These scores apply to all board versions of this chip.
Performance-per-dollar rank among all GPUs with live pricing
Value at 1080p
#7
of 52
Value at 1440p
#13
of 51
Value at 4K
#15
of 47
Benchmarks
Standardized benchmark scores for this chip, each compared to the fastest card we track and linked to its source. They apply to every board version.
3D & gaming
Compute & AI
GeForce RTX 5050 versions (7)
Every board version we track, cheapest first.
| Version | Boost Clock | Length | Color | From | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GIGABYTE RTX 5050 OC Low ProfileOC | 2587 MHz | 182 mm | — | $299.99 |  |
 | GIGABYTE RTX 5050 GAMING OCOC | 2632 MHz | 280 mm | — | $319.99 | |
 | MSI RTX 5050 GAMING OCOC | 2632 MHz | 202 mm | — | $324.99 | |
 | PNY RTX 5050 Dual Fan | — | 200 mm | — | $349.99 |  |
 | ASUS Dual RTX 5050 | — | 203 mm | — | $358.34 | |
 | ZOTAC RTX 5050 Twin Edge OCOC | 2602 MHz | 221 mm | — | $389.99 | |
 | Inno3D RTX 5050 TWIN X2 | — | 225 mm | — | $1,012.13 | |
7 board versions of the GeForce RTX 5050 are listed above, starting from $299.99. Prices update daily from live retailer stock. Click any version name for its full spec sheet and all current retailer prices.
Specifications
Board versions of the GeForce RTX 5050 range from 182–280 mm long, so check your case's GPU clearance before buying.
Performance
- Boost clock
- 2572 MHz
- Base clock
- 2310 MHz
- Shader cores
- 2,560
- SM count
- 20
- Texture units (TMUs)
- 80
- Render outputs (ROPs)
- 32
- RT cores
- 20 · 4th gen
- Tensor / AI cores
- 80 · 5th gen
Memory
- VRAM
- 8GB GDDR6
- Memory bus
- 128-bit
- Bandwidth
- 320 GB/s
- Memory speed
- 20 Gbps
- L2 cache
- 24 MB
GPU die
- Architecture
- Blackwell GB207
- Process node
- TSMC 4N
- Foundry
- TSMC
- Die size
- 149 mm²
- Transistors
- 16.9 billion
- Generation
- GeForce RTX 50
Power
- TDP
- 130W
- Recommended PSU
- 550W
- Power connectors
- 1 8-pin
Display & outputs
- Max resolution
- 7680 × 4320
- Max displays
- 4
- HDCP
- 2.3
- Outputs
- 1 HDMI 2.1b, 3 DisplayPort 2.1b
- PCIe interface
- PCIe 5.0 ×16
APIs & software
- DirectX
- 12 Ultimate (12.2)
- Vulkan
- 1.4
- OpenGL
- 4.6
- OpenCL
- 3.0
- CUDA
- Compute 12.0
- Shader model
- 6.9
Video encoding & decoding
| Codec | Encode | Decode |
|---|---|---|
| H.264 / AVC | Supported | Supported |
| H.265 / HEVC | Supported | Supported |
| AV1 | Supported | Supported |
| VP9 | Not supported | Supported |
Encoder: NVENC 9th gen · Decoder: NVDEC 6th gen
Features
- Upscaling
- DLSS Super Resolution, Ray Reconstruction, Frame Generation, Multi Frame Generation
- Also runs
- FSR 3, FSR 3 Frame Generation, XeSS 2, XeSS 2 Frame Generation
- Resizable BAR
- Yes
Physical
- Length (by version)
- 182–280 mm
- Slot width
- 2 slots
- Released
- 2025-07-01
- MSRP
- $249.00
2,560 shader cores feed a 128-bit memory interface delivering 320 GB/s of peak bandwidth. 20 RT cores handle real-time ray tracing; 80 tensor cores accelerate AI workloads and DLSS Super Resolution. Compare the GeForce RTX 5050 against the full GPU lineup on the GPU comparison table.
Across generations
Where the GeForce RTX 5050 sits in Nvidia’s lineup — the generation before and after.
How the GeForce RTX 5050 compares
Similar cards worth a look, based on live prices and 1440p gaming performance. Open any head-to-head for the full specs, benchmark and price breakdown.
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