AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT vs AMD Radeon RX 9050
28.6Rasterization31.2
20Ray Tracing24.7
39.8Memoryspec-based40.2
88.9Efficiencyspec-based97.8
37.3Compute20
3 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT6 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 9050
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT scores 38.9 against 39.6 for AMD Radeon RX 9050. Pick by the categories that matter to you — AMD Radeon RX 9050 edges ahead in Ray Tracing and rasterization, or by price.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
- Stronger compute score: 37 vs 20
- 125% higher Shading units: 2,304 vs 1,024
- 50% higher Bus width: 192 bit vs 128 bit
- 17% higher bandwidth: 336 GB/s vs 288 GB/s
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 9050
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 25 vs 20
- 49% higher Boost clock: 2,600 MHz vs 1,750 MHz
- 43% lower process: 4 nm vs 7 nm
- 42% lower TDP: 92 W vs 160 W
- 33% higher VRAM: 8 GB vs 6 GB
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT | AMD Radeon RX 9050 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2020 | 2026 |
| Architecture | RDNA | RDNA 4 |
| Process | 7 nm | 4 nm+43% |
| TDP | 160 W | 92 W+42% |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT | AMD Radeon RX 9050 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 2,304+125% | 1,024 |
| RT cores | — | 16 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 32 |
| Base clock | 1,130 MHz | — |
| Boost clock | 1,750 MHz | 2,600 MHz+49% |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT | AMD Radeon RX 9050 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 6 GB | 8 GB+33% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 192 bit+50% | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 336 GB/s+17% | 288 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT | AMD Radeon RX 9050 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 7,698Bottom 28% | 9,441+23%Bottom 38% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | — | 1,873Bottom 10% |
| PassMark G3D | 13,384Bottom 26% | — |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT | AMD Radeon RX 9050 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 1 | FSR 4 |
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