AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
24.4Rasterization20
—Ray Tracing20
26.9Memoryspec-based21.4
95.6Efficiencyspec-based86.7
26.9Compute20.1
9 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT2 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT wins this graphics card face-off, 38.7 to 30.2, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+7) and rasterization (+4). 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 6500 XT
- Stronger rasterization score: 24 vs 20
- Stronger compute score: 27 vs 20
- 179% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 4,918 vs 1,762
- 100% higher VRAM: 4 GB vs 2 GB
- 96% higher Base clock: 2,650 MHz vs 1,354 MHz
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
- 100% higher Bus width: 128 bit vs 64 bit
- 30% lower TDP: 75 W vs 107 W
- Lower launch price: $110 vs $199
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2016 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Pascal |
| Process | 6 nm+57% | 14 nm |
| TDP | 107 W | 75 W+30% |
| Power connector | 1x 6-pin | None (slot-powered) |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 1,024+60% | 640 |
| RT cores | 16 | — |
| Base clock | 2,650 MHz+96% | 1,354 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,815 MHz+93% | 1,455 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 4 GB+100% | 2 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus width | 64 bit | 128 bit+100% |
| Bandwidth | 144 GB/s+29% | 112 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 4,918+179%Bottom 17% | 1,762Bottom 2% |
| PassMark G3D | 9,617+90%Bottom 12% | 5,052Bottom 2% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | — |
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