NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER Comparison

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER are both members of the GeForce 50-series, but they occupy entirely different segments of the GPU market. The 5050 Mobile is a low-power notebook part, while the 5080 SUPER is a high-end desktop card. The database contains a single shared benchmark result for these two products, which provides a clear, if limited, basis for comparison.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The only common benchmark in the database is the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test. In this test, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER scores 3075 points, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile scores 2365 points. The delta is -23.1% from the perspective of the 5050 Mobile, meaning the desktop card delivers a 30.0% higher raw score in this specific workload. This is a substantial gap, but it must be understood within the context of each card's position in the overall performance distribution.

The RTX 5080 SUPER's score of 3075 places it at the 19th percentile of all GPUs in the database. Its nearest rivals in terms of average score are the NVIDIA Quadro P1000 at 3163 points (-2.8% delta), the Intel Arc Pro B60 at 3182 points (-3.4% delta), and the NVIDIA GeForce 820A at 2983 points (+3.1% delta). This percentile ranking indicates that the 5080 SUPER, despite its high absolute score in this single test, is positioned in the lower quarter of the database's overall performance hierarchy. The unusually low percentile is a function of the database's composition, which includes many data center and high-end workstation parts that far exceed this card's score.

Conversely, the RTX 5050 Mobile's score of 2365 in the same test places it at the 83rd percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals are the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB at 43262 points (0% delta), the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 at 43301 points (-0.1% delta), and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER at 43223 points (+0.1% delta). The 5050 Mobile's percentile ranking is far higher, which is counterintuitive given its lower raw score. This discrepancy stems from the fact that the 5050 Mobile has a secondary benchmark result, the Geekbench OpenCL test, where it scores 84171 points. This result significantly boosts its average benchmark score to 43268, which is nearly identical to the Quadro M6000 24 GB's average of 43262. The 5080 SUPER has no secondary result, so its average score equals its single 3DMark score of 3075.

Where Each One Wins

Based on the head-to-head data, the RTX 5080 SUPER wins the only direct comparison, the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test. This indicates that in a pure DirectX 12 gaming or compute workload of this type, the desktop card has a clear performance advantage. The 23.1% delta is significant and suggests that the 5080 SUPER is capable of substantially higher frame rates or faster compute throughput in similar applications.

The RTX 5050 Mobile does not win any head-to-head benchmark in the database. However, its average benchmark score of 43268 is drastically higher than the 5080 SUPER's average of 3075. This is entirely due to the Geekbench OpenCL score. The OpenCL test measures general-purpose compute performance across a wide range of operations, and the 5050 Mobile's score of 84171 is high enough to bring its average in line with much larger desktop cards like the Quadro M6000 series. This suggests that in OpenCL-based compute tasks, the 5050 Mobile is not merely competitive with the 5080 SUPER; it is in a completely different performance class. The data shows a split: the 5080 SUPER wins in the 3DMark test, while the 5050 Mobile wins decisively in the OpenCL test, which dominates its average score.

The 5050 Mobile's 83rd percentile ranking, supported by its OpenCL result, shows that it is a strong performer relative to the entire database. The 5080 SUPER's 19th percentile ranking, based solely on its 3DMark score, shows that it does not hold a similarly high position when all recorded benchmarks are considered. This is not a contradiction; it is a reflection of the different workloads each benchmark represents.

The Verdict

The recorded data presents a nuanced picture. For a user prioritizing the specific 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 workload, the RTX 5080 SUPER is the clear choice. Its score of 3075 is 30.0% higher than the 5050 Mobile's 2365, a decisive margin in that test. The 5080 SUPER's nearest rivals (Quadro P1000, Arc Pro B60) are all within a few percentage points of its score, confirming that it is a mid-tier performer in that specific benchmark.

For a user prioritizing OpenCL compute performance, the RTX 5050 Mobile is the dominant part. Its Geekbench OpenCL score of 84171 is not compared directly to the 5080 SUPER (which lacks that result), but it is what drives the 5050 Mobile's average score to 43268. That average is nearly identical to the Quadro M6000 24 GB's average of 43262, placing the 5050 Mobile in the company of professional-grade workstation cards. The 5080 SUPER's average of 3075 is far lower, and its nearest rivals are low-end parts like the GeForce 820A and GTX 860M.

The verdict depends entirely on the workload. The 5080 SUPER wins the direct 3DMark comparison, but the 5050 Mobile's OpenCL result makes it the higher-ranked product in the database's overall percentile system. Users with workloads similar to 3DMark Steel Nomad should select the 5080 SUPER. Users with OpenCL-heavy compute tasks should select the 5050 Mobile. The data does not support a blanket "better" designation; it supports a workload-specific choice.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher score in the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 benchmark?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER scores 3075, which is 23.1% higher than the RTX 5050 Mobile's score of 2365.

Q: What is the average benchmark score for each GPU?

A: The RTX 5050 Mobile has an average benchmark score of 43268, while the RTX 5080 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 3075.

Q: Why is the RTX 5050 Mobile's average score so much higher than its 3DMark score?

A: The 5050 Mobile has a second benchmark result, Geekbench OpenCL, where it scores 84171. This high score raises its average to 43268. The 5080 SUPER only has the 3DMark result, so its average equals its 3DMark score.

Q: What percentile does each GPU occupy in the database?

A: The RTX 5050 Mobile is at the 83rd percentile of all GPUs, while the RTX 5080 SUPER is at the 19th percentile.

Q: Which GPU's nearest rivals are higher-end parts?

A: The RTX 5050 Mobile's nearest rivals include the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB (avg score 43262) and the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 (avg score 43301). The RTX 5080 SUPER's nearest rivals include the NVIDIA Quadro P1000 (avg score 3163) and the Intel Arc Pro B60 (avg score 3182).

Q: How many head-to-head benchmark wins does each GPU have?

A: The RTX 5080 SUPER has 1 win in the head-to-head 3DMark test, while the RTX 5050 Mobile has 0 wins in that comparison.

Architecture Differences

Both GPUs are built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture and use a 5 nm process at TSMC, but their physical implementations differ substantially. The RTX 5050 Mobile uses the GB207 chip, while the RTX 5080 SUPER uses the GB203 chip. The transistor counts reflect this difference: the 5050 Mobile has 16,900 million transistors on a 149 mm² die, resulting in a transistor density of 113.4 million per mm². The 5080 SUPER has 45,600 million transistors on a 378 mm² die, giving a density of 120.6 million per mm². The 5080 SUPER's die is more than twice the size and contains nearly three times the transistor count.

The compute resources scale accordingly. The RTX 5050 Mobile has 2560 shading units, 80 TMUs, 32 ROPs, 20 RT cores, and 80 tensor cores. The RTX 5080 SUPER has 10752 shading units (4.2 times more), 336 TMUs (4.2 times more), 112 ROPs (3.5 times more), 84 RT cores (4.2 times more), and 336 tensor cores (4.2 times more). These counts directly drive the theoretical throughput figures. The 5050 Mobile's FP32 performance is 7.680 TFLOPS, while the 5080 SUPER's is 56.28 TFLOPS, a 7.3-fold difference. Pixel rate is 48.00 GPixel/s versus 293.1 GPixel/s, and texture rate is 120.0 GTexel/s versus 879.3 GTexel/s.

Both GPUs support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The 5080 SUPER's display outputs are specified as 1x HDMI 2.1b and 3x DisplayPort 2.1b, while the 5050 Mobile's outputs are listed as "Portable Device Dependent," reflecting its notebook-oriented design. The 5080 SUPER is a dual-slot card with a 1x 16-pin power connector, while the 5050 Mobile is an IGP (integrated graphics processor) form factor with no power connectors.

Specification Differences

The most obvious difference is in power and form factor. The RTX 5050 Mobile has a TDP of 50 W and is an IGP, meaning it is designed to be soldered onto a motherboard. The RTX 5080 SUPER has a TDP of 415 W and is a dual-slot card. The 5080 SUPER's dimensions are 304 mm in length, 137 mm in height, and 40 mm in width, while the 5050 Mobile has no recorded physical dimensions.

Memory configurations also diverge sharply. The RTX 5050 Mobile has 8 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 128-bit bus, delivering 384.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The RTX 5080 SUPER has 24 GB of GDDR7 on a 256-bit bus, delivering 1.02 TB/s of bandwidth. The memory clock is 1500 MHz (24 Gbps effective) for the 5050 Mobile and 2000 MHz (32 Gbps effective) for the 5080 SUPER.

Clock speeds are equally distinct. The 5050 Mobile has a base clock of 1020 MHz and a boost clock of 1500 MHz. The 5080 SUPER has a base clock of 2295 MHz and a boost clock of 2617 MHz. The 5080 SUPER's boost clock is 74.5% higher than the 5050 Mobile's boost clock.

The release dates differ, with the 5050 Mobile launching on 2025-06-23 and the 5080 SUPER launching on 2025-12-31. The 5050 Mobile's predecessor is listed as GeForce 40 Mobile, while the 5080 SUPER has no predecessor listed. The 5080 SUPER has a recorded launch MSRP of 999 USD; the 5050 Mobile has no recorded launch MSRP. Both products have an active production status and use a PCIe 5.0 x16 bus interface.