RTX 5050 Laptop GPU vs RTX 2060 SUPER
Short answer: which is best?
RTX 5050 Laptop GPU is 20 % stronger than RTX 2060 SUPER. RTX 5050 Laptop GPU ranks #40 of 74 measured graphics cards at WhatFPS (4,295 GPU score in its best run — best of 4 rigs, 10 verified runs). RTX 2060 SUPER ranks #45 of 74 measured graphics cards at WhatFPS (3,580 GPU score in its best run — 1 rig, 2 verified runs). Each part is shown at its best run, picked from 12 verified WhatFPS runs — measured, not estimated, not self-reported.
Measured comparison
| Metric | RTX 5050 Laptop GPU | RTX 2060 SUPER |
|---|---|---|
| GPU score, best run (the card's own performance) | 4,295 | 3,580 |
| Best rig (GAMING — whole PC) | 6,193 | 4,526 |
| Earth II (Vulkan) | 17.3 FPS | 13.9 FPS |
| Mission to Earth II (DX12) | 22.1 FPS | 16.6 FPS |
| Earth II Landing (DX12 Ultimate) | 21.6 FPS | 19.8 FPS |
| Supernova (DX11) | 93.5 FPS | 62.2 FPS |
| Memory bandwidth | 112 GB/s | 73 GB/s |
| VRAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Ray tracing | Yes | Yes |
Fragz' verdict
The RTX 5050 Laptop GPU comes out on top in this comparison, besting the RTX 2060 SUPER by 6.6% in overall GPU score. This lead is primarily fueled by its higher peak clock of 2842 MHz, a stronger raw compute with an ALU index of 189524, and a significantly faster memory bandwidth of 120 GB/s. In our tests, the 5050 Laptop GPU showed its strength in Mission to Earth II DX12 and Earth II Landing DX12 Ultimate, hitting 20.9 FPS and 21.2 FPS. While the RTX 2060 SUPER did manage a slightly higher 13.6 FPS in Earth II Vulkan, its overall score is based on a very thin sample of just one verified run, which adds some uncertainty to its performance profile. For gamers chasing more consistent performance in DirectX 12 titles, the RTX 5050 Laptop GPU is the stronger pick.
Generated November 9, 2026 from the 12 verified runs available then. The verdict is never silently rewritten — new numbers get a new verdict.
What the numbers mean
The headline score is the part's best measured run, and the measurements under it come from that same run. It shows what the part has been proven to do — not what an average rig gets out of it. 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 5050 Laptop GPU · All measurements for RTX 2060 SUPER