5 Best Ray Tracing Games for Nvidia RTX 5050

Even though the Nvidia RTX 5050 is a budget GPU, it can still play games with ray tracing. However, achieving 60 FPS may not be possible.

The Sarentu in Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora (Image via Ubisoft)

If you are planning to buy the Nvidia RTX 5050, it’s a decent GPU for the price. It would have been better if it were priced a bit lower, but given the current market and inflation, we just have to accept it. Besides, the RTX 5050 is the cheapest graphics card in the latest GPU generation. Don’t let its cheaper price tag fool you into thinking it won’t be able to play graphically demanding titles, which is not true at all.

The Nvidia RTX 5050 can not only play AAA games but also play a few ray-tracing titles smoothly without any issues. In this article, we are showcasing some of the best ray-traced games you can play on your new RTX 5050.

Note: Some aspects of this article are subjective and reflect the writer’s opinions.

What Are the Best Ray Tracing Games To Play on RTX 5050?

1) Metro Exodus: Enhanced Edition

Picture describes the ray-traced graphics of Metro Exodus — The ray-traced graphics of Metro Exodus

The Metro Exodus: Enhanced Edition was created with ray tracing in mind. Various aspects of the game, from its shadows to the global illumination lighting system, were created from the ground up with ray tracing. This transformed the visual aspects of the Enhanced Edition compared to the base game. Metro Exodus has a brilliant story with an engaging combat system that will surely impress you.

You can play Metro Exodus: Enhanced Edition at 1080p with Ultra Graphics and Ultra Ray Tracing while still getting 60+ FPS on the Nvidia RTX 5050. This is possible due to the excellent optimization by its developers.

2) Control

Picture of Prime Candidate 6 holding a gun to Jesse Faden's head — Prime Candidate 6 holding a gun to Jesse Faden’s head

Control is a psychological horror action game from Remedy Entertainment. It uses a lot of ray tracing techniques to create its stunning environment. There are a lot of glass surfaces in the game, which are all reflected perfectly using RT Reflection, so turning on ray tracing has a big effect. There is also ray tracing for shadows, direct lighting, debris, and more. If you are a fan of the horror genre, you do not want to miss this one.

You can play this game at 1080p with High graphics, RT High, and DLSS, while still achieving 60 FPS most of the time on the Nvidia RTX 5050. Control should run flawlessly without any stuttering or any other issues.

3) Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora

The Sarentu in Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora (Image via Ubisoft)

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora utilizes ray tracing by default, so you cannot turn it off, which is why it can only be played on ray tracing-capable GPUs, such as the Nvidia RTX 5050. The game is made using Ubisoft’s Snowdrop engine, which uses various ray tracing technologies to create the living, breathing world of Avatar. The world of this Avatar game looks so beautiful that it probably impressed James Cameron. In fact, he spoke to IGN about how excited he was about what Ubisoft is doing with the game.

You will be able to play Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora at 1080p with High graphics settings and DLSS, while still delivering 60FPS. You cannot turn on RT separately since it is already used by default in this title.

4) Far Cry 6

Picture of Dani Rojas in Far Cry 6 — Dani Rojas in Far Cry 6

Far Cry 6 is set in the fictional world of Yara, which seems to be heavily inspired by Cuba. Yara is in a political mess. Anton Castillo, played by Giancarlo Esposito, is a dictator who is hell-bent on taking the country back to its former glory, which is a good thing. However, he wants to do it by any means necessary, which will probably be at the expense of others. You will play as Dani Rojas, part of the resistance group that plans to stop Anton Castillo.

Far Cry 6 is a really engaging game, which features two ray tracing technologies: RT Reflections and Shadows. Turning them on makes the game world even better, but they do not severely impact the performance. Therefore, you will be able to play it decently at 1080p with High graphics and 60+ FPS on the Nvidia RTX 5050.

5) Marvel’s Spider-Man 2

Picture of Venom in Marvel's Spider-Man 2 — Venom in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Image via Sony Interactive Entertainment)

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 needs no introduction. It’s one of the best Spider-Man games and features not one but two Spider-Mans. Even Venom has a prominent role in the game. It’s one of the titles that keeps delivering hit after hit, and you will absolutely love it.

This game utilizes many ray-tracing technologies, and they can transform the game, especially the office window glasses. You will find RT Reflections, Shadows, Ambient Occlusion, Interiors, and more. However, since they are so heavy on the GPU, you can enable RT Reflections and Interiors on the RTX 5050 without decreasing game performance too much.

You will be able to play it at 1080p with High graphics, RT High, and DLSS to achieve close to 60 FPS gameplay on the Nvidia RTX 5050.

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5 Best Ray Tracing Games for Nvidia RTX 5050