NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti SUPER Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile
GeForce RTX 5070 Ti SUPER
PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS
Analysis: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti SUPER
The Verdict
The data in the database presents a clear split between these two NVIDIA Blackwell 2.0 parts. The RTX 5050 Mobile is an entry-level mobile solution with an average benchmark score of 43,268, placing it in the 83rd percentile of all GPUs. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER is a desktop-oriented card with an average score of 6,270, sitting in the 36th percentile. The percentile difference reflects the broader database population, but in the direct head-to-head test, the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER dominates.
The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER wins the only shared benchmark, 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, with a score of 6,269.5 versus 2,365 for the RTX 5050 Mobile, a delta of 62.3% in favor of the larger card. That is a massive gap, roughly 2.65 times the score. The RTX 5050 Mobile is for portable systems where power draw is the primary constraint. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER is for desktop builds where performance takes priority over size and power consumption.
The RTX 5050 Mobile shows an average benchmark score near the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB (43,262, a 0% delta) and the GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER (43,223, a 0.1% delta). The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER aligns with the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER AD102 (6,270, a 0% delta) and sits slightly ahead of the AMD FirePro W600 (6,223, a 0.8% delta). The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER also edges the NVIDIA Quadro K620 (6,282, a 0.2% deficit).
Buyers should pick the RTX 5050 Mobile for thin-and-light laptops with modest thermal limits. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER suits desktop users who need high frame rates at demanding settings and have room for a dual-slot card with a 16-pin power connector. The RTX 5050 Mobile uses no power connector at all, meaning it is designed for integrated-style mobile implementations. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER requires a 1x 16-pin connector and a 350 W TDP budget.
Architecture Differences
Both GPUs use the Blackwell 2.0 architecture on a 5 nm TSMC process, but they are built around different chips. The RTX 5050 Mobile uses the GB207 chip with 16,900 million transistors on a 149 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 113.4M per mm². The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER uses the GB203 chip with 45,600 million transistors on a 378 mm² die, a density of 120.6M per mm².
The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER packs significantly more compute hardware. It has 8,960 shading units, 280 texture mapping units, and 96 render output units. The RTX 5050 Mobile has 2,560 shading units, 80 TMUs, and 32 ROPs. Ray tracing hardware follows the same pattern: 70 RT cores on the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER versus 20 on the RTX 5050 Mobile. Tensor cores scale to 280 versus 80.
Clock speeds differ substantially. The RTX 5050 Mobile runs a 1020 MHz base and 1500 MHz boost. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER runs a 2295 MHz base and 2452 MHz boost. That is over a 1.5 GHz advantage in boost clock, compounding the core count difference.
Memory architecture is another major split. The RTX 5050 Mobile has 8 GB of GDDR7 on a 128-bit bus, delivering 384.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER has 16 GB of GDDR7 on a 256-bit bus, delivering 896.0 GB/s. The effective memory speed is 24 Gbps on the mobile part versus 28 Gbps on the desktop part.
Power delivery and physical design also differ. The RTX 5050 Mobile is an IGP (integrated graphics processor) with no slot width and no power connectors, rated at 50 W TDP. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER is a dual-slot card measuring 304 mm in length, 137 mm in height, and 48 mm in width, with a 350 W TDP and a single 16-pin power connector. Both use a PCIe 5.0 x16 bus interface and support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.
Where Each One Wins
The RTX 5050 Mobile wins in the portable segment. Its 50 W TDP and lack of power connectors mean it can fit into systems where the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER would be physically and electrically impossible. The mobile part is an IGP, so it has no slot width requirement, making it suitable for thin chassis. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER demands a dual-slot footprint and a 16-pin power connection.
The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER wins every performance comparison in the shared benchmark. Its 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 6,269.5 is 62.3% higher than the RTX 5050 Mobile's 2,365. The desktop card also has double the memory capacity (16 GB versus 8 GB) and more than double the memory bandwidth (896.0 GB/s versus 384.0 GB/s). The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER delivers 43.94 TFLOPS of FP32 compute versus 7.680 TFLOPS on the RTX 5050 Mobile, a 5.7 times advantage.
For desktop users with room for a 304 mm card, the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER is the clear choice. The data shows it matches the performance class of the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER AD102 (0% delta) and slightly exceeds the AMD FirePro W600 (0.8% delta). The RTX 5050 Mobile, by contrast, aligns with the RTX 4070 SUPER (0.1% delta) and the Quadro M6000 24 GB (0% delta), both of which are older or lower-tier parts.
FAQ
Q: Which GPU has the higher 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score?
A: The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER scores 6,269.5, which is 62.3% higher than the RTX 5050 Mobile's 2,365.
Q: How much memory does each card have?
A: The RTX 5050 Mobile has 8 GB of GDDR7 on a 128-bit bus. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER has 16 GB of GDDR7 on a 256-bit bus.
Q: What is the power requirement for each GPU?
A: The RTX 5050 Mobile has a 50 W TDP and uses no power connectors. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER has a 350 W TDP and requires a 1x 16-pin power connector.
Q: Are both GPUs based on the same architecture?
A: Yes, both use Blackwell 2.0 architecture on a 5 nm TSMC process. The RTX 5050 Mobile uses the GB207 chip, while the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER uses the GB203 chip.
Q: How do the two GPUs compare in ray tracing hardware?
A: The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER has 70 RT cores, while the RTX 5050 Mobile has 20 RT cores.
Q: What is the memory bandwidth difference?
A: The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER delivers 896.0 GB/s, while the RTX 5050 Mobile delivers 384.0 GB/s. The desktop card has more than double the bandwidth.
Head-to-Head Benchmarks
The database records one shared benchmark between these two GPUs: 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER scores 6,269.5, and the RTX 5050 Mobile scores 2,365. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER wins by a margin of 62.3%. This is not a close contest.
To put the RTX 5050 Mobile's score in context, its nearest rivals in the database are the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB (43,262 average, 0% delta) and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER (43,223 average, 0.1% delta). The RTX 5050 Mobile's average benchmark score of 43,268 places it in the 83rd percentile of all GPUs. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER's average score of 6,270 places it in the 36th percentile, with its nearest rival being the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER AD102 at exactly 6,270 (0% delta).
The FP32 compute figures tell the same story. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER delivers 43.94 TFLOPS, while the RTX 5050 Mobile delivers 7.680 TFLOPS. Pixel rate is 235.4 GPixel/s on the desktop card versus 48.00 GPixel/s on the mobile part. Texture rate is 686.6 GTexel/s versus 120.0 GTexel/s. Every measurable compute metric favors the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER by a wide margin.
The RTX 5050 Mobile does have one comparative advantage: the 3DMark Steel Nomad score is not its only data point. It also has a Geekbench OpenCL score of 84,171, which the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER lacks. That OpenCL result contributes to its higher average benchmark score of 43,268 versus 6,270. The database shows the RTX 5050 Mobile performing near the RTX 4090 Mobile (43,667 average, a 0.9% deficit), which indicates that the mobile part is competitive within its own class despite the huge gap to the desktop card.
Specification Differences
The table below summarizes the fields where the two GPUs differ directly.
| Specification | RTX 5050 Mobile | RTX 5070 Ti SUPER |
|---|---|---|
| Chip | GB207 | GB203 |
| Transistors | 16,900 million | 45,600 million |
| Die Size | 149 mm² | 378 mm² |
| Transistor Density | 113.4M / mm² | 120.6M / mm² |
| Base Clock | 1020 MHz | 2295 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 1500 MHz | 2452 MHz |
| Memory Clock | 1500 MHz, 24 Gbps effective | 1750 MHz, 28 Gbps effective |
| Memory Size | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory Bus | 128 bit | 256 bit |
| Memory Bandwidth | 384.0 GB/s | 896.0 GB/s |
| Shading Units | 2560 | 8960 |
| TMUs | 80 | 280 |
| ROPs | 32 | 96 |
| RT Cores | 20 | 70 |
| Tensor Cores | 80 | 280 |
| Pixel Rate | 48.00 GPixel/s | 235.4 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 120.0 GTexel/s | 686.6 GTexel/s |
| FP32 | 7.680 TFLOPS | 43.94 TFLOPS |
| FP16 | 7.680 TFLOPS (1:1) | 43.94 TFLOPS (1:1) |
| TDP | 50 W | 350 W |
| Slot Width | IGP | Dual-slot |
| Power Connectors | None | 1x 16-pin |
| Display Outputs | Portable Device Dependent | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b |
| Length | Not specified | 304 mm (12 inches) |
| Height | Not specified | 137 mm (5.4 inches) |
| Width | Not specified | 48 mm (1.9 inches) |
| Release Date | 2025-06-23 | 2025-12-31 |
| Launch MSRP | Not specified | 749 USD |
Both GPUs share the same architecture, foundry, process node, bus interface (PCIe 5.0 x16), and API support. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER is a desktop card with a fixed display output set, while the RTX 5050 Mobile's outputs depend on the portable device. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER has a launch MSRP of 749 USD, while the RTX 5050 Mobile has no recorded MSRP. The RTX 5050 Mobile's predecessor is listed as GeForce 40 Mobile, while the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER has no predecessor recorded in the database.