AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
32.6Rasterization—
24.5Ray Tracing20
38.7Memory34.1
88.9Efficiency95.9
40.5Compute41.2
1 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT4 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 wins this graphics card face-off, 45.7 to 41.5, pulling ahead mainly in efficiency (+7) and compute (+1). 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
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 25 vs 20
- Stronger memory score: 39 vs 34
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
- Stronger efficiency score: 96 vs 89
- 43% lower process: 4 nm vs 7 nm
- 25% higher Shading units: 2,560 vs 2,048
- 19% lower TDP: 130 W vs 160 W
- 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 | — |
| Base clock | 1,968 MHz | — |
| 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 | — |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 10,200Top 82% | — |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 1,850Top 94% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 16,000Top 70% | — |
| 1080p Ultra | 88 fpsTop 80% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 62 fpsTop 82% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 31 fpsTop 84% | — |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | DLSS 4 |
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