AMD Radeon RX 580 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
23.2Rasterization—
20Ray Tracing20
38.7Memory34.1
78Efficiency95.9
30.1Compute41.2
1 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 5805 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 wins this graphics card face-off, 45.7 to 34.1, pulling ahead mainly in efficiency (+18) and compute (+11). 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
- Stronger memory score: 39 vs 34
- 100% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 128 bit
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
- Stronger efficiency score: 96 vs 78
- Stronger compute score: 41 vs 30
- 92% higher Boost clock: 2,570 MHz vs 1,340 MHz
- 71% lower process: 4 nm vs 14 nm
- 30% lower TDP: 130 W vs 185 W
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% |
| Base clock | 1,257 MHz | — |
| 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 | — |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 580 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 4,400Top 98% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 8,600Top 98% | — |
| 1080p Ultra | 40 fpsTop 98% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 28 fpsTop 98% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 14 fpsTop 98% | — |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 580 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 2 (game-side) | DLSS 4 |
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