AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT vs AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB
24.4Rasterization—
20Ray Tracing—
32.4Memoryspec-based26.9
92.6Efficiencyspec-based97.8
27.9Compute20
3 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT4 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
- Stronger compute score: 28 vs 20
- 100% higher Bus width: 128 bit vs 64 bit
- 56% higher bandwidth: 224 GB/s vs 144 GB/s
- 38% higher Shading units: 1,408 vs 1,024
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB
- 43% lower process: 4 nm vs 7 nm
- 41% higher Boost clock: 2,600 MHz vs 1,845 MHz
- 29% lower TDP: 92 W vs 130 W
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2019 | 2026 |
| Architecture | RDNA | RDNA 4 |
| Process | 7 nm | 4 nm+43% |
| TDP | 130 W | 92 W+29% |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 1,408+38% | 1,024 |
| RT cores | — | 16 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 32 |
| Base clock | 1,717 MHz | — |
| Boost clock | 1,845 MHz | 2,600 MHz+41% |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 128 bit+100% | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | 224 GB/s+56% | 144 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 4,904Bottom 15% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 9,047Bottom 9% | — |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | — | FSR 4 |
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