NVIDIA · Blackwell
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050: specs, benchmarks and comparison
- 8 GB GDDR6
- 130 W
- PSU 550 W+
- Render rank (OptiX)
- 36 of 67
- among models tested in Blender Benchmark 4.5.0 · 19% of the leader
- Launch price
- $249
- MSRP, US
- Release
- July 1, 2025
- Power supply
- 550 W+
- manufacturer recommendation
Performance
Rank among models tested in the same benchmark on the same render backend.
Blender Benchmark 4.5.0
GPU, sum of scenes monster + junkshop + classroom (OptiX)
2,871 samples/min
higher is better
Rank 36 of 67 tested on OptiX19% of the leader
2,871
05,00010,00015,000
Nearest models in this benchmark
Median of 54 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026
Other benchmark versions (11)
| Benchmark | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Blender Benchmark 5.3.0 | 2,821 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 5.2.0 | 2,778 samples/min | 30 of 48 |
| Blender Benchmark 5.1.1 | 2,799 samples/min | 31 of 46 |
| Blender Benchmark 5.1.0 | 2,782 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 5.0.0 | 2,692 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 4.4.0 | 2,895 samples/min | 32 of 59 |
| Blender Benchmark 4.3.0 | 2,845 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 4.2.0 | 2,867 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 4.1.0 | 2,963 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 4.0.0 | 2,940 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 3.6.0 | 3,117 samples/min · small sample | — |
Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.
Specifications
Reference values for the chip. Clocks, length and connectors depend on the card model.
Chip
- Architecture
- Blackwell
- Shader units
- 2,560 (CUDA cores)
Clocks
- Base clock
- 2,310 MHz
- Boost clock
- 2,570 MHz
Memory
- Video memory
- 8 GB
- Memory type
- GDDR6
- Memory bus
- 128 bit
Power and dimensions
- Board power
- 130 W (TGP)
- Recommended PSU
- 550 W
- Interface
- PCIe 5.0
- Power connectors (reference)
- 1x 8-pin or PCIe Gen 5 cable rated 300 W+ (adapter included)
Checked against NVIDIA’s official specifications on 2026-11-14. Fields NVIDIA does not list are left empty.
Specifications: NVIDIA, checked November 14, 2026. Release date and launch price: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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