Left · Nvidia
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB
Spec score
Spec score 18
$348
typical price
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB against GeForce RTX 5050
GeForce RTX 5050 leads on the overall index. The price beside each button is the Amazon US reading where ScoutPrices has one; the comparison below is worked on typical prices.
Right · Nvidia
GeForce RTX 5050
Spec score
Spec score 27
$550
Amazon US, Oct 24
Which one for what
Office & everyday
GeForce RTX 5050right
22 vs 33 for snappy single-core speed, quiet running, and a card that drives two or three screens without fuss.
Coding & development
GeForce RTX 5050right
20 vs 29 for cores for builds and containers, plenty of memory, fast storage, and a card for several screens or a local model.
Light gaming
GeForce RTX 5050right
22 vs 34 for 1080p frame rates per dollar.
Gaming
GeForce RTX 5050right
18 vs 27 for 1440p frame rates, with a CPU that will not hold the card back.
Heavy gaming
GeForce RTX 5050right
11 vs 15 for the strongest graphics card the budget allows.
Content creation
GeForce RTX 5050right
20 vs 29 for export times: many cores, a card with good encoders, lots of memory.
3D & rendering
GeForce RTX 5050right
21 vs 29 for all-core throughput and render speed.
Gaming & streaming
GeForce RTX 5050right
19 vs 28 for frame rates with headroom for the encoder and the chat.
AI & local models
GeForce RTX 5050right
22 vs 28 for video memory first, then card speed, then system memory.
Head to head
Scores
Indices out of 100 on ScoutSpecs' own scale, one per kind of work. They are not frames per second and not a measurement of any one sample.
Spec score
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB: 18
GeForce RTX 5050: 27
9 ptsto the right
Games at 1080p
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB: 22
GeForce RTX 5050: 34
12 ptsto the right
Games at 1440p
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB: 18
GeForce RTX 5050: 27
9 ptsto the right
Games at 4K
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB: 11
GeForce RTX 5050: 15
4 ptsto the right
Rendering and video
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB: 22
GeForce RTX 5050: 30
8 ptsto the right
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB: 5.2
GeForce RTX 5050: 6.9
33%to the right
Typical price
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB: $348
GeForce RTX 5050: $393
$45to the left
From the spec sheets
Video memory
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB: 8 GB
GeForce RTX 5050: 8 GB
level
Board power
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB: 130 W
GeForce RTX 5050: 130 W
level
Length
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB: 200 mm
GeForce RTX 5050: 220 mm
10%to the left
The verdict
- The RTX 5050 is 50% faster at 1440p.
- At 4K the gap is 36% in the RTX 5050's favour.
- The RTX 3050 8GB typically costs $45 less.
- Per dollar, the RTX 5050 is the better buy: 6.9 points per $100 against 5.2.
Specifications
| Spec | GeForce RTX 3050 8GB | GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Video memory | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Board power | 130 W | 130 W |
| Length | 200 mm (better) | 220 mm |
| Power connector | PCIe 8-pin | PCIe 8-pin |
| Brand | Nvidia | Nvidia |
| Released | 2022 | 2025 (better) |
| Typical price | $348 (better) | $393 |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.