NVIDIA
GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop
Device Type: Laptop
Prices shown are for the complete laptop, not just the GPU.
Hardware Profile
Overview
The GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop is NVIDIA's entry-level Blackwell mobile GPU, bringing the RTX 50 generation to budget and thin-and-light gaming laptops. Equipped with 8GB of GDDR6 memory and a TDP range up to 80W, performance will vary depending on the laptop's thermal design and power limits set by the manufacturer.
It includes 4th-generation ray-tracing cores, 5th-generation Tensor cores, and the full DLSS 4 suite — including Multi Frame Generation for AI-boosted frame rates in supported titles. AV1 hardware encoding is also on board for streaming and content recording.
The RTX 5050 Laptop is suited for 1080p gaming in mainstream titles and is a sensible choice for students and casual gamers who want a current-generation NVIDIA GPU in an affordable or portable laptop.
Technical Specifications
Architecture & Cores
- Architecture
- Blackwell
- Process Node
- TSMC 4NP
- CUDA Cores
- 2,048
- RT Cores
- 16
- Tensor Cores
- 64
Clock Speeds
- Base Clock
- 1,400 MHz
- Boost Clock
- 2,200 MHz
Memory
- VRAM Capacity
- 8 GB
- Memory Type
- GDDR6
- Memory Bus
- 128-bit
- Memory Speed
- 18 Gbps
- Bandwidth
- 288 GB/s
Connectivity & Power
- Interface
- PCIe 5.0 x8
- TDP
- 80 W
- Released
- Jun 1, 2025
Laptop vs Desktop FAQ
▶Does the GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop have the same specs as the GeForce RTX 5050?
No. Despite sharing the name, the GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop is a cut-down chip compared to the desktop GeForce RTX 5050. Key differences: 2048 vs 2560 shader units, 8 GB vs 8 GB VRAM, and a 80W vs 130W power limit. The laptop version delivers meaningfully lower performance.
▶How much slower is the GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop than the desktop version?
Based on benchmark data, the GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop scores approximately 10% of the top GPU in our database, while the desktop GeForce RTX 5050 scores 20%. The gap is mainly due to lower clocks and power constraints in the laptop form factor.