AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
32.6Rasterization32
24.5Ray Tracing27.6
38.7Memoryspec-based41.5
88.9Efficiencyspec-based95.9
40.5Compute42.9
3 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT8 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 wins this graphics card face-off, 43.8 to 41.5, pulling ahead mainly in Ray Tracing (+3) and compute (+2). AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT 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 XT
- 60% higher RT cores: 32 vs 20
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 28 vs 25
- 43% lower process: 4 nm vs 7 nm
- 31% higher 3DMark Speed Way: 2,430 vs 1,850
- 25% higher Shading units: 2,560 vs 2,048
- 25% higher bandwidth: 320 GB/s vs 256 GB/s
- Lower launch price: $249 vs $379
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2021 | 2025 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Blackwell |
| Process | 7 nm | 4 nm+43% |
| TDP | 160 W | 130 W+19% |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin | — |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 2,048 | 2,560+25% |
| RT cores | 32+60% | 20 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 80 |
| Base clock | 1,968 MHz | 2,310 MHz+17% |
| Boost clock | 2,589 MHz+1% | 2,570 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 256 GB/s | 320 GB/s+25% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 10,200+3%Bottom 40% | 9,940Bottom 39% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 1,850Bottom 8% | 2,430+31%Bottom 23% |
| PassMark G3D | 16,000Bottom 41% | 16,768+5%Bottom 47% |
| 1080p Ultra | 88 fpsBottom 19% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 62 fpsBottom 17% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 31 fpsBottom 17% | — |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | DLSS 4 |
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