NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER Comparison

FAQ

Q: What are the key specifications of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile?

A: The RTX 5050 Mobile uses the GB207 chip on a 5 nm process, with 16,900 million transistors on a 149 mm² die. It has 8 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 128-bit bus, yielding 384.0 GB/s of bandwidth. Its shading units total 2560, with 80 TMUs, 32 ROPs, 20 RT cores, and 80 tensor cores. Base and boost clocks are 1020 MHz and 1500 MHz, respectively, and the TDP is 50 W.

Q: What are the key specifications of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER?

A: The RTX 5070 SUPER is built on the GB205 chip, also on a 5 nm process, with 31,100 million transistors across a 263 mm² die. It packs 18 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 192-bit bus, reaching 672.0 GB/s of bandwidth. It has 6400 shading units, 200 TMUs, 80 ROPs, 50 RT cores, and 200 tensor cores. Base and boost clocks are 2325 MHz and 2512 MHz, and the TDP is 275 W.

Q: How do their benchmark scores compare in 3DMark Steel Nomad?

A: In the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test, the RTX 5070 SUPER scores 2690, while the RTX 5050 Mobile scores 2365. The RTX 5070 SUPER is ahead by 12.1% (the delta is recorded as -12.1% from the perspective of the RTX 5050 Mobile, meaning the mobile part trails by that margin).

Q: What are their average benchmark scores and percentile rankings?

A: The RTX 5050 Mobile has an average benchmark score of 43,268 and sits at the 83rd percentile among all GPUs. The RTX 5070 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 2,690 and is at the 18th percentile. Note that the RTX 5050 Mobile's average includes a Geekbench OpenCL score of 84,171, while the RTX 5070 SUPER only has the Steel Nomad result in the database.

Q: Which GPUs are their nearest rivals according to average scores?

A: For the RTX 5050 Mobile, the closest rivals are the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB (average score 43,262, delta 0%), the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 (43,301, delta -0.1%), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER (43,223, delta 0.1%), and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile (43,667, delta -0.9%). For the RTX 5070 SUPER, the nearest rivals are the NVIDIA Quadro K1100M (2,664, delta 1%), the NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (2,662, delta 1.1%), the Intel Arc Pro B50 (2,660, delta 1.1%), and the NVIDIA GeForce GT 440 (2,645, delta 1.7%).

Q: What are the physical and power characteristics of each card?

A: The RTX 5050 Mobile is an integrated form factor (IGP slot width) with no power connectors, and its display outputs are portable device dependent. The RTX 5070 SUPER is a dual-slot card measuring 245 mm in length, 115 mm in height, and 40 mm in width, with a 1x 16-pin power connector and display outputs of 1x HDMI 2.1b and 3x DisplayPort 2.1b.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs share the same Blackwell 2.0 architecture, manufactured on a 5 nm process at TSMC, but they are fundamentally different silicon. The RTX 5050 Mobile uses the GB207 chip, a smaller die at 149 mm², housing 16,900 million transistors. The RTX 5070 SUPER uses the GB205 chip, which is 263 mm² and contains 31,100 million transistors. This nearly doubles the transistor count, resulting in a significantly larger and more complex processor.

The compute layout diverges sharply. The RTX 5070 SUPER has 6400 shading units, 200 texture mapping units, and 80 raster output units. The RTX 5050 Mobile has 2560 shading units, 80 TMUs, and 32 ROPs. That is 2.5 times the shading units, 2.5 times the TMUs, and 2.5 times the ROPs on the larger card. Ray tracing hardware follows the same pattern: the RTX 5070 SUPER has 50 RT cores versus 20 on the RTX 5050 Mobile. Tensor core counts also scale, with 200 on the RTX 5070 SUPER and 80 on the RTX 5050 Mobile.

Memory architecture is another major divider. The RTX 5070 SUPER uses 18 GB of GDDR7 on a 192-bit bus, delivering 672.0 GB/s. The RTX 5050 Mobile has 8 GB of GDDR7 on a 128-bit bus, yielding 384.0 GB/s. The bandwidth gap is substantial, with the RTX 5070 SUPER offering 75% more memory bandwidth. Effective memory clock speeds also differ: the RTX 5070 SUPER runs at 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective), while the RTX 5050 Mobile runs at 1500 MHz (24 Gbps effective).

Clock speeds are in different leagues. The RTX 5050 Mobile has a base clock of 1020 MHz and a boost of 1500 MHz. The RTX 5070 SUPER operates at 2325 MHz base and 2512 MHz boost. That means the larger card starts at a clock higher than the mobile chip's maximum boost. Consequently, theoretical throughput numbers diverge dramatically. The RTX 5070 SUPER reaches 32.15 TFLOPS FP32 and FP16 (1:1), while the RTX 5050 Mobile manages 7.680 TFLOPS in both formats. Pixel rate is 201.0 GPixel/s versus 48.00 GPixel/s, and texture rate is 502.4 GTexel/s versus 120.0 GTexel/s.

Power and physical design reflect their intended environments. The RTX 5050 Mobile is a 50 W part with an IGP slot width, no power connectors, and display outputs dependent on the portable device. The RTX 5070 SUPER is a 275 W dual-slot card with a 1x 16-pin power connector, measuring 245 mm by 115 mm by 40 mm, and offering 1x HDMI 2.1b plus 3x DisplayPort 2.1b. Both support PCIe 5.0 x16, DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

The RTX 5050 Mobile's predecessor is the GeForce 40 Mobile series, and it was released on 2025-06-23. The RTX 5070 SUPER has no listed predecessor and a later release date of 2025-12-31. Both are active products in the GeForce 50-series, but the RTX 5050 Mobile belongs to the GeForce 50 Mobile generation.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains a single direct comparison between these two GPUs: the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test. In that run, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER scored 2,690, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile scored 2,365. The delta is -12.1% from the mobile card's perspective, meaning the RTX 5050 Mobile trails the RTX 5070 SUPER by 12.1%. This is the only head-to-head result recorded, and the RTX 5070 SUPER wins that sole comparison.

Looking at broader benchmark data, the RTX 5050 Mobile has an average benchmark score of 43,268, which includes a Geekbench OpenCL score of 84,171 and the Steel Nomad result. Its percentile ranking is 83, meaning it outperforms a large majority of all GPUs in the database. The RTX 5070 SUPER has an average score of just 2,690 because its only recorded benchmark is the Steel Nomad test, and its percentile is 18.

The nearest rivals for each card illustrate how the average scores should be interpreted. The RTX 5050 Mobile sits in a cluster of high-end desktop and mobile parts. Its closest competitor is the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB, which has an average score of 43,262, essentially identical (delta 0%). The NVIDIA Quadro M6000 is 0.1% behind, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is 0.1% ahead, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile is 0.9% ahead. These deltas are tiny, indicating that the RTX 5050 Mobile performs on par with those established GPUs in aggregate.

The RTX 5070 SUPER's nearest rivals are low-end desktop cards, which is an artifact of its limited benchmark data. The NVIDIA Quadro K1100M averages 2,664, putting it 1% behind the RTX 5070 SUPER. The NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 averages 2,662, 1.1% behind. The Intel Arc Pro B50 averages 2,660, also 1.1% behind, and the NVIDIA GeForce GT 440 averages 2,645, 1.7% behind. These comparisons show that in the single Steel Nomad run, the RTX 5070 SUPER outperforms these older or lower-tier parts by a modest single-digit margin.

The contradiction between the RTX 5070 SUPER's low percentile (18) and its head-to-head win over the RTX 5050 Mobile is explained by the scoring methodology. The average benchmark score for the RTX 5070 SUPER is based on one test, while the RTX 5050 Mobile's average includes a much higher OpenCL score. The Steel Nomad test itself favors the RTX 5070 SUPER by 12.1%, but the aggregate scores place the RTX 5050 Mobile in a far higher overall position due to the additional benchmark data.

In terms of theoretical performance, the RTX 5070 SUPER has overwhelming advantages. Its FP32 throughput of 32.15 TFLOPS is more than four times the 7.680 TFLOPS of the RTX 5050 Mobile. Texture rate is 502.4 GTexel/s versus 120.0 GTexel/s, a 4.2x difference. Pixel rate is 201.0 GPixel/s versus 48.00 GPixel/s, a 4.2x difference as well. Memory bandwidth is 672.0 GB/s versus 384.0 GB/s, a 1.75x difference. These figures suggest that the real-world performance gap in compute-heavy workloads would be far larger than the 12.1% seen in Steel Nomad, though that test is the only direct measurement available.

The Verdict

The data points to two very different products with distinct use cases. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile is a low-power, integrated-class mobile GPU designed for portable devices. Its 50 W TDP, IGP slot width, and lack of power connectors confirm that it runs inside thin laptops or other compact systems. Its 83rd percentile ranking and average score of 43,268 show that it delivers competitive aggregate performance, sitting near the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER and the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB. For mobile gaming or workstation use in a constrained thermal envelope, this part appears well-positioned.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER is a desktop-class, dual-slot card with a 275 W TDP and a 1x 16-pin power connector. It has far higher raw specifications: 6400 shading units, 18 GB of GDDR7 memory, and 32.15 TFLOPS FP32. In the only direct head-to-head benchmark, it beats the RTX 5050 Mobile by 12.1%. However, its average benchmark score of 2,690 and 18th percentile are misleading because the database only includes a single test for this card. The nearest rivals for the RTX 5070 SUPER are all low-end GPUs like the NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 and the Intel Arc Pro B50, which indicates that this benchmark set is incomplete rather than representative of the card's full capability.

For a user choosing between these two, the decision hinges on form factor and workload. The RTX 5050 Mobile is the only option for a portable, battery-powered device. Its performance is respectable, as shown by its high percentile and parity with the RTX 4070 SUPER in aggregate scores. The RTX 5070 SUPER demands a desktop chassis with adequate cooling and power delivery. Its specifications suggest far higher compute and memory throughput, and the Steel Nomad result confirms it leads the mobile part in that specific test. The RTX 5070 SUPER also offers 18 GB of VRAM versus 8 GB, which is a substantial advantage for memory-intensive applications like large model inference or high-resolution texture work.

The production status for both is active, and both share the same Blackwell 2.0 architecture, API support, and PCIe 5.0 x16 interface. The RTX 5050 Mobile has a predecessor in the GeForce 40 Mobile series, while the RTX 5070 SUPER does not list one. Release dates differ, with the mobile part launching earlier on 2025-06-23 and the desktop card on 2025-12-31.

Given the recorded data, the RTX 5070 SUPER is the stronger performer in direct comparison, but that result is based on a single benchmark. The RTX 5050 Mobile demonstrates broader validation through its multiple benchmark scores and high percentile. Neither card has a launch MSRP in the database, so no cost analysis is possible. The choice is dictated by platform: the RTX 5050 Mobile for portable systems, the RTX 5070 SUPER for desktop builds where its higher power draw and physical size are acceptable.

Specification Differences

The following fields differ between the two GPUs:

• Chip: GB207 (RTX 5050 Mobile) versus GB205 (RTX 5070 SUPER)
• Transistors: 16,900 million versus 31,100 million
• Die Size: 149 mm² versus 263 mm²
• Base Clock: 1020 MHz versus 2325 MHz
• Boost Clock: 1500 MHz versus 2512 MHz
• Memory Clock: 1500 MHz 24 Gbps effective versus 1750 MHz 28 Gbps effective
• Memory Size: 8 GB versus 18 GB
• Memory Bus Width: 128 bit versus 192 bit
• Memory Bandwidth: 384.0 GB/s versus 672.0 GB/s
• Shading Units: 2560 versus 6400
• TMUs: 80 versus 200
• ROPs: 32 versus 80
• RT Cores: 20 versus 50
• Tensor Cores: 80 versus 200
• Pixel Rate: 48.00 GPixel/s versus 201.0 GPixel/s
• Texture Rate: 120.0 GTexel/s versus 502.4 GTexel/s
• FP32: 7.680 TFLOPS versus 32.15 TFLOPS
• FP16: 7.680 TFLOPS (1:1) versus 32.15 TFLOPS (1:1)
• TDP: 50 W versus 275 W
• Slot Width: IGP versus Dual-slot
• Power Connectors: None versus 1x 16-pin
• Display Outputs: Portable Device Dependent versus 1x HDMI 2.1b 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
• Dimensions: not provided versus 245 mm length, 115 mm height, 40 mm width
• Generation: GeForce 50 Mobile versus GeForce 50
• Release Date: 2025-06-23 versus 2025-12-31
• Predecessor: GeForce 40 Mobile versus none listed
• Percentile: 83 versus 18
• Average Benchmark Score: 43,268 versus 2,690
• Benchmark Scores: Steel Nomad 2365 plus Geekbench OpenCL 84171 versus Steel Nomad 2690 only

Both cards share the Blackwell 2.0 architecture, 5 nm TSMC process, GDDR7 memory type, PCIe 5.0 x16 interface, DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan 1.4, and active production status. Neither has a launch MSRP recorded.