RTX 5050 Laptop GPU vs RTX 2070 SUPER
Short answer: which is best?
RTX 5050 Laptop GPU is 17.6 % stronger than RTX 2070 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 2070 SUPER ranks #44 of 74 measured graphics cards at WhatFPS (3,652 GPU score in its best run — 1 rig, 1 verified run). Each part is shown at its best run, picked from 11 verified WhatFPS runs — measured, not estimated, not self-reported.
Measured comparison
| Metric | RTX 5050 Laptop GPU | RTX 2070 SUPER |
|---|---|---|
| GPU score, best run (the card's own performance) | 4,295 | 3,652 |
| Best rig (GAMING — whole PC) | 6,193 | 4,595 |
| Earth II (Vulkan) | 17.3 FPS | 15 FPS |
| Mission to Earth II (DX12) | 22.1 FPS | 18.4 FPS |
| Earth II Landing (DX12 Ultimate) | 21.6 FPS | 18.4 FPS |
| Supernova (DX11) | 93.5 FPS | 26.2 FPS |
| Memory bandwidth | 112 GB/s | 68 GB/s |
| VRAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Ray tracing | Yes | Yes |
Fragz' verdict
The RTX 2070 SUPER takes the win in this comparison, leading the RTX 5050 Laptop GPU by 5.2% in overall GPU score, though its single verified run means we're dealing with a thin sample here. While the RTX 5050 Laptop GPU showed strong performance in Mission to Earth II DX12 at 19.7 FPS and Earth II Landing DX12 Ultimate at 20.6 FPS, the RTX 2070 SUPER delivered a solid 15 FPS in Earth II Vulkan, outperforming the Laptop GPU's 11.2 FPS. The 2070 SUPER's higher raw compute, indicated by its ALU index of 195264 compared to the Laptop GPU's 186508, was a key factor in its overall GPU score advantage, despite the Laptop GPU's higher peak clock of 2842 MHz and memory bandwidth of 110 GB/s. For gamers prioritizing portability or those whose specific game workloads favor the DX12 Ultimate scene performance, the RTX 5050 Laptop GPU still offers a compelling package, especially given its higher clock speeds and bandwidth.
Generated October 28, 2026 from the 11 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 2070 SUPER