AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
37.3Rasterization—
28.3Ray Tracing20
48.5Memory34.1
80.2Efficiency95.9
46.7Compute41.2
3 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT3 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT scores 45 against 45.7 for NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050. Pick by the categories that matter to you — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 edges ahead in efficiency, or by price.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 28 vs 20
- Stronger memory score: 49 vs 34
- Stronger compute score: 47 vs 41
- 50% higher VRAM: 12 GB vs 8 GB
- 50% higher Bus width: 192 bit vs 128 bit
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
- Stronger efficiency score: 96 vs 80
- 43% lower process: 4 nm vs 7 nm
- 43% lower TDP: 130 W vs 230 W
- Lower launch price: $249 vs $479
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2021 | 2025 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Blackwell |
| Process | 7 nm | 4 nm+43% |
| TDP | 230 W | 130 W+43% |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin + 1x 6-pin | — |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 2,560 | 2,560 |
| RT cores | 40 | — |
| Base clock | 2,321 MHz | — |
| Boost clock | 2,581 MHz | 2,570 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 12 GB+50% | 8 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 192 bit+50% | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 384 GB/s | — |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 12,300Top 68% | — |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 2,550Top 81% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 19,300Top 58% | — |
| 1080p Ultra | 112 fpsTop 64% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 80 fpsTop 64% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 41 fpsTop 62% | — |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | DLSS 4 |
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