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NVIDIA - GeForce RTX 5050 vs AMD - Radeon RX 9080

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GeForce RTX 5050NVIDIARENDER
Probe A
NVIDIA
GeForce RTX 5050
52.7/ 100D
Benchmarks51· 40%
Core59· 30%
Memory46· 20%
Power & Form—· 10%
Radeon RX 9080AMDRENDER
Probe B
AMD
Radeon RX 9080
75.1/ 100B
Benchmarks79· 40%
Core71· 30%
Memory72· 20%
Power & Form—· 10%
Quick verdict

Between the GeForce RTX 5050 and Radeon RX 9080, the GeForce RTX 5050 comes out ahead in tdp and dlss, while the Radeon RX 9080 wins on ray tracing cores and cuda / stream cores. Overall, the GeForce RTX 5050 scores 52.7 and the Radeon RX 9080 scores 75.1 on our Mars Score.

Buying advice

Which should you buy?

The Radeon RX 9080 is the clear pick on raw spec strength, leading by 22.4 points on the Mars Score. The margin is wide enough that the underdog only makes sense if its individual strengths line up with what you specifically need.

Pick the GeForce RTX 5050 if you care most about tdp and dlss. The biggest gaps in its favor are tdp, dlss.

Pick the Radeon RX 9080 if you push the hardware — gaming, on-device AI, heavy multitasking — and the extra compute headroom is worth the trade-offs. Its strongest claims are ray tracing cores, cuda / stream cores, 3dmark time spy, among others.

There are no meaningful ties on the headline specs — every popular-comparison metric has a winner.

Bottom line: the Radeon RX 9080 is the safer default. The other model is the right choice only when its specific advantages line up with your priorities.

Why NVIDIA - GeForce RTX 5050 wins

  • ▲TDP — 160.00 W less. 130 vs 290.
  • ▲Has DLSS.

Why AMD - Radeon RX 9080 wins

  • ▲Ray tracing cores — 460.00% more. 112 vs 20.
  • ▲CUDA / Stream cores — 180.00% more. 7168 vs 2560.
  • ▲3DMark Time Spy — 160.20% more. 25500 vs 9800.
  • ▲VRAM — 150.00% more. 20 GB vs 8 GB.
  • ▲Memory bus — 150.00% more. 320 bit vs 128 bit.
  • ▲Boost clock — 19.43% more. 2950 MHz vs 2470 MHz.
Full readout

Spec comparison

Core

SpecNVIDIA - GeForce RTX 5050AMD - Radeon RX 9080
ChipsetGB207Navi 48
Base clockⓘ2300 MHzlead2000 MHz
Boost clockⓘ2470 MHz2950 MHzlead
CUDA / Stream coresⓘ25607168lead
Ray tracing coresⓘ20112lead

Memory

SpecNVIDIA - GeForce RTX 5050AMD - Radeon RX 9080
VRAMⓘ8 GB20 GBlead
VRAM typeⓘGDDR6GDDR7lead
Memory busⓘ128 bit320 bitlead

Power & Form

SpecNVIDIA - GeForce RTX 5050AMD - Radeon RX 9080
TDPⓘ130 Wlead290 W
Recommended PSUⓘ550 Wlead800 W
Length240 mmlead310 mm
Slot size2-slot3-slot

Benchmarks

SpecNVIDIA - GeForce RTX 5050AMD - Radeon RX 9080
3DMark Time Spyⓘ980025500lead
DLSSⓘtrueleadfalse
FSRⓘfalsetruelead
Reader questions

Frequently asked

Which has more VRAM, GeForce RTX 5050 or Radeon RX 9080?+

Radeon RX 9080 ships with 20GB GDDR7 vs 8GB.

Which scores higher in 3DMark Time Spy, GeForce RTX 5050 or Radeon RX 9080?+

Radeon RX 9080 scores 25500 vs 9800.

Which draws less power, GeForce RTX 5050 or Radeon RX 9080?+

GeForce RTX 5050 draws 130W TDP vs 290W.

Drill down

Spec-level deep dives

Chipset→Base clock→Boost clock→CUDA / Stream cores→Ray tracing cores→VRAM→VRAM type→Memory bus→TDP→Recommended PSU→Length→Slot size→
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