AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
24.4Rasterization—
—Ray Tracing27.6
26.9Memoryspec-based41.5
95.6Efficiencyspec-based95.9
26.9Compute41.2
3 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT7 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
- 18% lower TDP: 107 W vs 130 W
- 15% higher Base clock: 2,650 MHz vs 2,310 MHz
- 10% higher Boost clock: 2,815 MHz vs 2,570 MHz
- Lower launch price: $199 vs $249
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
- Stronger compute score: 41 vs 27
- 150% higher Shading units: 2,560 vs 1,024
- 122% higher bandwidth: 320 GB/s vs 144 GB/s
- 100% higher VRAM: 8 GB vs 4 GB
- 100% higher Bus width: 128 bit vs 64 bit
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2025 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Blackwell |
| Process | 6 nm | 4 nm+33% |
| TDP | 107 W+18% | 130 W |
| Power connector | 1x 6-pin | — |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 1,024 | 2,560+150% |
| RT cores | 16 | 20+25% |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 80 |
| Base clock | 2,650 MHz+15% | 2,310 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,815 MHz+10% | 2,570 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 4 GB | 8 GB+100% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 64 bit | 128 bit+100% |
| Bandwidth | 144 GB/s | 320 GB/s+122% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 4,918Bottom 17% | — |
| 3DMark Speed Way | — | 2,430Bottom 22% |
| PassMark G3D | 9,617Bottom 12% | — |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | DLSS 4 |
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