AMD Radeon RX 580 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
23.2Rasterization32
20Ray Tracing27.6
38.7Memoryspec-based41.5
78Efficiencyspec-based95.9
30.1Compute42.9
1 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 5809 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 wins this graphics card face-off, 43.8 to 34.1, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+13) and rasterization (+9). AMD Radeon RX 580 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 580
- 100% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 128 bit
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
- Stronger rasterization score: 32 vs 23
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 28 vs 20
- Stronger compute score: 43 vs 30
- 126% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 9,940 vs 4,400
- 95% higher PassMark G3D: 16,768 vs 8,600
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 580 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2017 | 2025 |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (Polaris) | Blackwell |
| Process | 14 nm | 4 nm+71% |
| TDP | 185 W | 130 W+30% |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin | — |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 580 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 2,304 | 2,560+11% |
| RT cores | — | 20 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 80 |
| Base clock | 1,257 MHz | 2,310 MHz+84% |
| Boost clock | 1,340 MHz | 2,570 MHz+92% |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 580 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 256 bit+100% | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 256 GB/s | 320 GB/s+25% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 580 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 4,400Bottom 11% | 9,940+126%Bottom 39% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | — | 2,430Bottom 23% |
| PassMark G3D | 8,600Bottom 8% | 16,768+95%Bottom 47% |
| 1080p Ultra | 40 fpsBottom 4% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 28 fpsBottom 4% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 14 fpsBottom 4% | — |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 580 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 2 (game-side) | DLSS 4 |
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