NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060

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GeForce RTX 5050 compared with GeForce RTX 5060

	NVIDIAGeForce RTX 5050	NVIDIAGeForce RTX 5060
Overview
Released
Released	July 2025	May 2025
Performance
Chip maker
Chip maker	NVIDIA	NVIDIA
Architecture
Architecture	Blackwell	Blackwell
Shader cores
Shader cores	2,560	3,840
Boost clock
Boost clock	2,570 MHz (better)	2,500 MHz
Ray tracing
Ray tracing	Fourth-generation RT Cores; 40 RT TFLOPS	Fourth-generation RT Cores; 58 RT TFLOPS
AI cores
AI cores	Fifth-generation Tensor Cores; 421 AI TOPS	Fifth-generation Tensor Cores; 614 AI TOPS
Upscaling and frame generation
Upscaling and frame generation	DLSS 4.5 with Super Resolution, DLAA, Ray Reconstruction, Frame Generation, Multi Frame Generation and Dynamic Multi Frame Generation	DLSS 4.5 with Super Resolution, DLAA, Ray Reconstruction, Frame Generation, Multi Frame Generation and Dynamic Multi Frame Generation
Base clock
Base clock	2.31 GHz	2.28 GHz
Memory
Video memory
Video memory	8 GB GDDR6	8 GB GDDR7
Memory bus
Memory bus	128-bit	128-bit
Connections and power
Board power
Board power	130 W (better)	145 W
Interface
Interface	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
Display outputs
Display outputs	3 × DisplayPort 2.1b (UHBR20), 1 × HDMI 2.1b; up to 4 displays; HDCP 2.3	3 × DisplayPort 2.1b (UHBR20), 1 × HDMI 2.1b; up to 4 displays; HDCP 2.3
Maximum resolution
Maximum resolution	4K at 480 Hz or 8K at 165 Hz with DSC	4K at 480 Hz or 8K at 165 Hz with DSC
Power connector
Power connector	1 × PCIe 8-pin cable, or a 300 W or greater PCIe Gen 5 cable (adapter in the box)	1 × PCIe 8-pin cable, or a 300 W or greater PCIe Gen 5 cable (adapter in the box)
Recommended power supply
Recommended power supply	550 W	550 W
Video encode and decode
Video encode and decode	1 × ninth-generation NVENC, 1 × sixth-generation NVDEC; AV1 encode and decode	1 × ninth-generation NVENC, 1 × sixth-generation NVDEC; AV1 encode and decode