AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
33.8Rasterization—
25.2Ray Tracing20
39.9Memory34.1
86.4Efficiency95.9
41.7Compute41.2
1 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT4 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 wins this graphics card face-off, 45.7 to 42.1, pulling ahead mainly in efficiency (+10). AMD Radeon RX 6650 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 6650 XT
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 25 vs 20
- Stronger memory score: 40 vs 34
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
- Stronger efficiency score: 96 vs 86
- 43% lower process: 4 nm vs 7 nm
- 28% lower TDP: 130 W vs 180 W
- 25% higher Shading units: 2,560 vs 2,048
- Lower launch price: $249 vs $399
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2025 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Blackwell |
| Process | 7 nm | 4 nm+43% |
| TDP | 180 W | 130 W+28% |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin | — |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 2,048 | 2,560+25% |
| RT cores | 32 | — |
| Base clock | 2,055 MHz | — |
| Boost clock | 2,635 MHz+3% | 2,570 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 280 GB/s | — |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 10,900Top 76% | — |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 1,980Top 92% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 16,800Top 66% | — |
| 1080p Ultra | 93 fpsTop 76% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 66 fpsTop 76% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 33 fpsTop 80% | — |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | DLSS 4 |
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