NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
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 25 26
Video memory 8 GB 8 GB
Rated power 180 W 130 W
Launch price $599 $249
Index per $100 4.2 10.4
Games at recommended 255 256
Released20162025
FeaturesFSRDLSS · FSR · ray tracing
At 1440p in the heaviest games
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 22324
- Fortnite2627
- Palworld2627
Modelled FPS, high preset, AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Left: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080; right: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050.
Games only the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 runs at recommended
Quick answers
Is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 faster than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050?
No — 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 GTX 1080 meets the recommended graphics card of 255 of 274 games; the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050, 256.