AMD Radeon RX 6600 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
30.1Rasterization32
22.7Ray Tracing27.6
37.1Memoryspec-based41.5
92.3Efficiencyspec-based95.9
36.6Compute42.9
1 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 660010 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 wins this graphics card face-off, 43.8 to 40, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+6) and Ray Tracing (+5). AMD Radeon RX 6600 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 6600
- 40% higher RT cores: 28 vs 20
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 28 vs 23
- Stronger compute score: 43 vs 37
- 62% higher 3DMark Speed Way: 2,430 vs 1,500
- 43% lower process: 4 nm vs 7 nm
- 43% higher Shading units: 2,560 vs 1,792
- Lower launch price: $249 vs $329
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6600 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2021 | 2025 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Blackwell |
| Process | 7 nm | 4 nm+43% |
| TDP | 132 W | 130 W+2% |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin | — |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6600 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 1,792 | 2,560+43% |
| RT cores | 28+40% | 20 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 80 |
| Base clock | 1,626 MHz | 2,310 MHz+42% |
| Boost clock | 2,491 MHz | 2,570 MHz+3% |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6600 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 224 GB/s | 320 GB/s+43% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6600 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 8,400Bottom 28% | 9,940+18%Bottom 39% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 1,500Bottom 4% | 2,430+62%Bottom 23% |
| PassMark G3D | 13,900Bottom 31% | 16,768+21%Bottom 47% |
| 1080p Ultra | 76 fpsBottom 12% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 53 fpsBottom 12% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 27 fpsBottom 12% | — |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6600 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | DLSS 4 |
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