GTX 1080 vs RTX 2050
Short answer: which is best?
GTX 1080 is 40.4 % stronger than RTX 2050. GTX 1080 ranks #30 of 43 measured graphics cards at WhatFPS (2,340 GPU score over 1 verified runs). RTX 2050 ranks #35 of 43 measured graphics cards at WhatFPS (1,667 GPU score over 1 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 2 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.
Measured comparison
| Metric | GTX 1080 | RTX 2050 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU score (the card's own performance) | 2,340 | 1,667 |
| Best rig (GAMING — whole PC) | 3,204 | 2,402 |
| Earth II (Vulkan) | 13.9 FPS | 6.8 FPS |
| Mission to Earth II (DX12) | 16.7 FPS | 8.4 FPS |
| Earth II Landing (DX12 Ultimate) | 15.5 FPS | 8.4 FPS |
| Supernova (DX11) | 32.1 FPS | 36.5 FPS |
| Memory bandwidth | 57 GB/s | 20 GB/s |
| VRAM | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Ray tracing | Not supported | Yes |
What the numbers mean
The GPU score is the graphics card's own performance — that is what we rank on. GAMING is the whole rig's score in the best PC we measured the card in, and depends on processor, memory and storage. We show both and never mix them.
All numbers come from our benchmark suite: four hand-built 3D scenes written directly against the graphics APIs in Rust, the same load on every PC. The methodology is open at https://whatfps.com/metodik
All measurements for GTX 1080 · All measurements for RTX 2050