RTX 4080 SUPER vs RTX 2050
Short answer: which is best?
RTX 4080 SUPER is 767.4 % stronger than RTX 2050. RTX 4080 SUPER ranks #5 of 67 measured graphics cards at WhatFPS (14,460 GPU score over 2 verified runs). RTX 2050 ranks #53 of 67 measured graphics cards at WhatFPS (1,667 GPU score over 1 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 3 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.
Measured comparison
| Metric | RTX 4080 SUPER | RTX 2050 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU score (the card's own performance) | 14,460 | 1,667 |
| Best rig (GAMING — whole PC) | 13,665 | 2,402 |
| Earth II (Vulkan) | 62.6 FPS | 6.8 FPS |
| Mission to Earth II (DX12) | 79.2 FPS | 8.4 FPS |
| Earth II Landing (DX12 Ultimate) | 66.3 FPS | 8.4 FPS |
| Supernova (DX11) | 99.7 FPS | 36.5 FPS |
| Memory bandwidth | 163 GB/s | 20 GB/s |
| VRAM | 16 GB | 4 GB |
| Ray tracing | Yes | Yes |
Fragz' verdict
The RTX 4080 SUPER utterly dominates this comparison, leading the RTX 2050 by an incredible 733.8% in GPU score. This substantial difference is clear in our benchmarks, with the RTX 4080 SUPER hitting 60.5 FPS in Earth II Vulkan compared to the RTX 2050's 6.8 FPS, and 76.6 FPS in Mission to Earth II DX12 against just 8.4 FPS. Under the hood, the RTX 4080 SUPER shows its strength with a peak clock of 2790 MHz, 189 GB/s of memory bandwidth, and 16 GB of VRAM, far surpassing the RTX 2050's 1762 MHz, 20 GB/s, and 4 GB. For gamers, this means the RTX 4080 SUPER delivers a vastly superior experience with much higher frame rates in demanding titles. While both cards support modern features like ray tracing and mesh shaders, the RTX 2050, with its single verified run indicating a thin sample, is only suited for very light gaming, whereas the RTX 4080 SUPER is built for high-end performance, albeit with only two verified runs so far.
Generated October 28, 2026 from the 3 verified runs available then. The verdict is never silently rewritten — new numbers get a new verdict.
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 RTX 4080 SUPER · All measurements for RTX 2050