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ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5050 ZOTAC GAMING 8GB GDDR6
GPU GeForce RTX 5050
VRAM 8GB GDDR6
Boost Clock 2572 MHz
TDP 130 W
Memory Bus 128 bit
Ray Tracing Yes
Class consumer
42 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong connectivity (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong efficiency (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong feature (67th percentile) 67th
Cons
- Below average ai (23rd percentile)
- Below average compute (26th percentile)
- Below average thermal (27th percentile)
- Below average vram (29th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5050 |
| Brand | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Blackwell |
| Class | consumer |
Memory
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | 128 |
Compute
| CUDA Cores | 2560 |
| Base Clock | 2572 |
| Boost Clock | 2572 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 16985 |
| GPU Compute | 8472 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 130 |
| Recommended PSU | 550 |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 8-pin |
| Cooler | Single Fan |
| Fans | 1 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x8 |
| DisplayPort | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 |
Physical
| Length | 165 |
| Slot Width | 1.5 |
| Form Factor | Full Height |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 |
| VR Ready | Yes |
| DirectX | 12 |
| RGB | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5050 ZOTAC GAMING | ASUS PRIME PRIME-RTX5070-12G | PNY OC VCG5070T16TFXPB1-O | MSI GAMING TRIO G5070-12GTC | Gigabyte GAMING OC GV-N5070GAMING OC-12GD | XFX Swift RX-97SWFB3B9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce RTX 5050 | GeForce RTX 5070 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5070 | GeForce RTX 5070 | Radeon RX 9070 |
| Vram | 8GB GDDR6 | 12GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 12GB GDDR7 | 12GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 2572 | 2512 | 2450 | 2610 | 2625 | 2700 |
| Tdp W | 130 | 250 | 300 | 250 | 250 | 245 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 128 | 192 | 256 | 192 | 192 | 256 |
| Ray Tracing | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| GPU Class | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Rt | Vram | Raster | Compute | Feature | Thermal | Efficiency | Connectivity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5050 ZOTAC GAMING | 23 | 37.9 | 29 | 40.2 | 25.9 | 66.9 | 27.3 | 80.9 | 82 |
| ASUS PRIME PRIME-RTX5070-12G Compare | 62.4 | 82.8 | 64.8 | 82.1 | 81.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 73.5 | 94 |
| PNY OC VCG5070T16TFXPB1-O Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85.1 | 88.8 | 93 | 66.9 | 91.5 | 68.9 | 82 |
| MSI GAMING TRIO G5070-12GTC Compare | 62.4 | 82.8 | 64.8 | 82.1 | 81.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 73.5 | 94 |
| Gigabyte GAMING OC GV-N5070GAMING OC-12GD Compare | 62.4 | 77.6 | 64.8 | 82.1 | 81.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 73.5 | 94 |
| XFX Swift RX-97SWFB3B9 Compare | 83 | 79.4 | 74.9 | 69 | 86.8 | 89.9 | 72.9 | 63.1 | 94 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Micro Center 1 offer From $270
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