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

The Verdict

The benchmark data presents a decisive split between these two NVIDIA GeForce 50-series parts. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER delivers a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 6269.5, which is 60.1% higher than the RTX 5050's 2502 in the same test. That single result establishes the larger card as the clear performance leader for any workload that stresses modern rasterization and ray tracing.

The RTX 5050 occupies a different position entirely. Its average benchmark score of 21035 across ten tests places it in the 66th percentile of all GPUs, while the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER's single recorded benchmark yields an average of 6270, landing in the 36th percentile. This percentile gap reflects the database's scoring methodology rather than real-world capability, as the 5070 Ti SUPER's nearest rivals include the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER AD102 at a 0% delta and the Quadro K620 at -0.2%. The 5050's nearest rivals are clustered around the RX Vega M GL (-0.6%) and RX 5600 XT (+1.6%), indicating a much lower performance tier.

Data indicates the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER is the choice for users prioritizing maximum frame rates and future-proofing through larger memory and bandwidth. The RTX 5050 suits scenarios where power draw, physical size, and cost constraints dominate, provided the target resolution and settings remain modest.

Architecture Differences

Both GPUs share the Blackwell 2.0 architecture, the GeForce 50-series generation, TSMC as the foundry, and a 5 nm process node. The architectural divergence begins at the chip level. The RTX 5050 uses the GB207 die with 16,900 million transistors on a 149 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 113.4M per mm². The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER uses the GB203 die with 45,600 million transistors on a 378 mm² die, achieving a density of 120.6M per mm².

The core counts scale accordingly. The RTX 5050 contains 2560 shading units, 80 texture mapping units, 32 ROPs, 20 ray tracing cores, and 80 tensor cores. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER more than triples those counts with 8960 shading units, 280 TMUs, 96 ROPs, 70 RT cores, and 280 tensor cores. This structural difference directly explains the compute output: the 5050 delivers 13.17 TFLOPS FP32 and FP16 (1:1), while the 5070 Ti SUPER delivers 43.94 TFLOPS in both precision formats, a 3.3x advantage.

Memory architecture also differs fundamentally. The RTX 5050 pairs 8 GB of GDDR6 across a 128-bit bus, producing 320.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER uses 16 GB of GDDR7 across a 256-bit bus, producing 896.0 GB/s. Clock speeds show a notable inversion: the 5050 has a higher base clock (2317 MHz vs 2295 MHz) and higher boost clock (2572 MHz vs 2452 MHz), yet the larger card's massive core count and wider memory subsystem overwhelm that frequency advantage. The memory clock also differs, with the 5050 at 2500 MHz (20 Gbps effective) and the 5070 Ti SUPER at 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective).

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The only direct comparison available in the database is the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER scores 6269.5, while the RTX 5050 scores 2502. The delta is -60.1% from the 5050's perspective, meaning the 5070 Ti SUPER outperforms it by roughly 2.5x. This is not a marginal gap; it represents a completely different performance class.

In relative terms, the 5070 Ti SUPER's score aligns exactly with the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER AD102 (6270, 0% delta) and sits within 0.9% of the AMD FirePro W600 and Radeon R7 M350. The 5050's 2502 score in this test places it far below its own average benchmark score of 21035, indicating that Steel Nomad is a particularly demanding workload for the smaller GPU. The 5050's broader benchmark suite shows its 3DMark result is the weakest data point among its recorded tests, with PassMark G3D at 17326 and Geekbench OpenCL at 90334.

The head-to-head table records 0 wins for the RTX 5050 and 1 win for the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER. No other shared benchmarks exist in the database, so the analysis rests entirely on this one comparison. The direction is unambiguous, but the magnitude of the difference across other workloads cannot be directly quantified from recorded data.

Specification Differences

| Specification | RTX 5050 | 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 | 2317 MHz | 2295 MHz |

| Boost clock | 2572 MHz | 2452 MHz |

| Memory clock | 2500 MHz (20 Gbps effective) | 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective) |

| Memory size | 8 GB | 16 GB |

| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR7 |

| Bus width | 128 bit | 256 bit |

| Bandwidth | 320.0 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 | 82.30 GPixel/s | 235.4 GPixel/s |

| Texture rate | 205.8 GTexel/s | 686.6 GTexel/s |

| FP32 | 13.17 TFLOPS | 43.94 TFLOPS |

| FP16 | 13.17 TFLOPS (1:1) | 43.94 TFLOPS (1:1) |

| TDP | 130 W | 350 W |

| Power connectors | 1x 8-pin | 1x 16-pin |

| Suggested PSU | 300 W | Not listed |

| Bus interface | PCIe 5.0 x8 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |

| Dimensions | Not listed | 304 mm x 137 mm x 48 mm |

| Launch MSRP | 249 USD | 749 USD |

Both cards share the same display outputs (1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b), dual-slot width, and API support (DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan 1.4). The RTX 5050 launched on 2025-06-30, while the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER launched on 2025-12-31. The 5050 has a listed predecessor (GeForce 40) and successor (GeForce 60), while the 5070 Ti SUPER has neither.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has higher clock speeds?

A: The RTX 5050 has higher base and boost clocks at 2317 MHz and 2572 MHz respectively, compared to the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER's 2295 MHz base and 2452 MHz boost.

Q: How much memory does each card have?

A: The RTX 5050 has 8 GB of GDDR6, while the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER has 16 GB of GDDR7.

Q: What is the memory bandwidth difference?

A: The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER delivers 896.0 GB/s across a 256-bit bus, which is 2.8x the RTX 5050's 320.0 GB/s across a 128-bit bus.

Q: Are the architectures the same?

A: Yes, both use Blackwell 2.0 architecture on a 5 nm TSMC process, but they use different chips: GB207 for the RTX 5050 and GB203 for the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER.

Q: What is the performance gap in 3DMark Steel Nomad?

A: The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER scores 6269.5 versus the RTX 5050's 2502, a 60.1% advantage for the larger card.

Q: How do their average benchmark scores compare?

A: The RTX 5050 has an average benchmark score of 21035 across ten tests, placing it in the 66th percentile of all GPUs. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER has an average of 6270 from one recorded test, placing it in the 36th percentile.

Where Each One Wins

The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER wins every direct comparison in the database. Its 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 6269.5 dwarfs the 5050's 2502, and its compute specifications follow the same pattern: 43.94 TFLOPS FP32 versus 13.17 TFLOPS, 896.0 GB/s versus 320.0 GB/s, and 16 GB versus 8 GB of memory. The larger card also offers a wider PCIe 5.0 x16 interface versus the 5050's x8, which matters for bandwidth-heavy workloads. Its 70 RT cores and 280 tensor cores provide substantially more headroom for ray tracing and AI-accelerated tasks. The 350 W TDP and 1x 16-pin connector signal a card designed for high sustained throughput.

The RTX 5050 wins on efficiency and physical footprint. Its 130 W TDP is less than half the 5070 Ti SUPER's 350 W, and it requires only a single 8-pin connector with a 300 W suggested PSU. The 5050 also has higher clock speeds, which can benefit lightly threaded or latency-sensitive tasks where core count matters less. Its 149 mm² die size and 16,900 million transistors represent a much smaller manufacturing footprint. The 5050's launch MSRP of 249 USD is substantially lower than the 5070 Ti SUPER's 749 USD, though pricing analysis is limited to those stated values.

For practical use-case splits, the data supports the following: the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER is the appropriate choice for 1440p and 4K gaming, heavy ray tracing, content creation with large textures, and any workload that benefits from 16 GB of GDDR7 memory. The RTX 5050 fits compact builds, low-power systems, and users whose primary targets are 1080p gaming or general compute tasks that do not require high memory capacity. The 5050's PassMark G3D score of 17326 and Geekbench OpenCL score of 90334 indicate solid general-purpose performance, but the single head-to-head result confirms that the 5070 Ti SUPER operates in an entirely higher performance tier.