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AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti

WINNER
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
35.5Inno Score
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
31.1Inno Score
24.4Rasterization20.5
20Ray Tracing20
32.4Memoryspec-based23.8
92.6Efficiencyspec-based86.7
27.9Compute22.1
8 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT1 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT wins this graphics card face-off, 35.5 to 31.1, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+6) and rasterization (+4). NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT

  • Stronger rasterization score: 24 vs 21
  • Stronger compute score: 28 vs 22
  • 110% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 4,904 vs 2,338
  • 100% higher bandwidth: 224 GB/s vs 112 GB/s
  • 83% higher Shading units: 1,408 vs 768

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti

  • 42% lower TDP: 75 W vs 130 W
  • Lower launch price: $139 vs $169

General

General comparison: AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
SpecAMD Radeon RX 5500 XTNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Announced20192016
ArchitectureRDNAPascal
Process7 nm+50%14 nm
TDP130 W75 W+42%
Power connector1x 8-pinNone (PCIe slot only)

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
SpecAMD Radeon RX 5500 XTNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Shading units1,408+83%768
Base clock1,717 MHz+33%1,290 MHz
Boost clock1,845 MHz+33%1,392 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
SpecAMD Radeon RX 5500 XTNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
VRAM4 GB4 GB
VRAM typeGDDR6GDDR5
Bus width128 bit128 bit
Bandwidth224 GB/s+100%112 GB/s

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
SpecAMD Radeon RX 5500 XTNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
3DMark Time Spy4,904+110%Bottom 15%2,338Bottom 3%
PassMark G3D9,047+42%Bottom 9%6,367Bottom 4%

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