AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
24.4Rasterization20.5
—Ray Tracing20
26.9Memoryspec-based23.8
95.6Efficiencyspec-based86.7
26.9Compute22.1
8 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT2 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT wins this graphics card face-off, 38.7 to 31.1, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+5) and rasterization (+4). NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 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 21
- Stronger compute score: 27 vs 22
- 110% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 4,918 vs 2,338
- 105% higher Base clock: 2,650 MHz vs 1,290 MHz
- 102% higher Boost clock: 2,815 MHz vs 1,392 MHz
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
- 100% higher Bus width: 128 bit vs 64 bit
- 30% lower TDP: 75 W vs 107 W
- Lower launch price: $139 vs $199
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| 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 (PCIe slot only) |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 1,024+33% | 768 |
| RT cores | 16 | — |
| Base clock | 2,650 MHz+105% | 1,290 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,815 MHz+102% | 1,392 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 4 GB | 4 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 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 4,918+110%Bottom 17% | 2,338Bottom 3% |
| PassMark G3D | 9,617+51%Bottom 12% | 6,367Bottom 4% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | — |
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