NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 is ahead by 4% on our index and meets the recommended card of 1 more game. Below: where each one wins.
Performance index 26 25
Video memory 8 GB 8 GB
Rated power 130 W 180 W
Launch price $249 $599
Index per $100 10.4 4.2
Games at recommended 256 255
Released20252016
FeaturesDLSS · FSR · ray tracingFSR
At 1440p in the heaviest games
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 22423
- Fortnite2726
- Palworld2726
Modelled FPS, high preset, AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Left: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050; right: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080.
Games only the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 runs at recommended
Quick answers
Is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 faster than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080?
Yes — the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 scores 26 on our index to the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080's 25, a 4% gap.
Which one runs more games at the recommended spec?
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 meets the recommended graphics card of 256 of 274 games; the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080, 255.