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AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050

WINNER
40.3Inno Score
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
30.2Inno Score
31.5Rasterization20
20Ray Tracing20
45.7Memoryspec-based21.4
80.8Efficiencyspec-based86.7
41.8Compute20.1
10 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT1 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT wins this graphics card face-off, 40.3 to 30.2, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+22) and rasterization (+12). NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 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 5700 XT

  • Stronger rasterization score: 32 vs 20
  • Stronger compute score: 42 vs 20
  • 445% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 9,596 vs 1,762
  • 300% higher Shading units: 2,560 vs 640
  • 300% higher VRAM: 8 GB vs 2 GB

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050

  • 67% lower TDP: 75 W vs 225 W
  • Lower launch price: $110 vs $399

General

General comparison: AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
SpecAMD Radeon RX 5700 XTNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
Announced20192016
ArchitectureRDNAPascal
Process7 nm+50%14 nm
TDP225 W75 W+67%
Power connector1x 8-pin + 1x 6-pinNone (slot-powered)

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
SpecAMD Radeon RX 5700 XTNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
Shading units2,560+300%640
Base clock1,605 MHz+19%1,354 MHz
Boost clock1,905 MHz+31%1,455 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
SpecAMD Radeon RX 5700 XTNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
VRAM8 GB+300%2 GB
VRAM typeGDDR6GDDR5
Bus width256 bit+100%128 bit
Bandwidth448 GB/s+300%112 GB/s

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
SpecAMD Radeon RX 5700 XTNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
3DMark Time Spy9,596+445%Bottom 38%1,762Bottom 2%
PassMark G3D16,033+217%Bottom 44%5,052Bottom 2%

Features

Features comparison: AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
SpecAMD Radeon RX 5700 XTNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
UpscalingFSR 1—

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