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AMD Radeon RX 6800 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050

WINNER
AMD Radeon RX 6800
48.8Inno Score
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
30.2Inno Score
41.6Rasterization20
30.5Ray Tracing20
56.8Memoryspec-based21.4
77.7Efficiencyspec-based86.7
53.2Compute20.1
10 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 68001 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Radeon RX 6800 wins this graphics card face-off, 48.8 to 30.2, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+33) and rasterization (+22). NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 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 6800

  • Stronger rasterization score: 42 vs 20
  • Stronger Ray Tracing score: 31 vs 20
  • Stronger compute score: 53 vs 20
  • 827% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 16,340 vs 1,762
  • 700% higher VRAM: 16 GB vs 2 GB

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050

  • 70% lower TDP: 75 W vs 250 W
  • Lower launch price: $110 vs $579

General

General comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6800 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
SpecAMD Radeon RX 6800NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
Announced20202016
ArchitectureRDNA 2Pascal
Process7 nm+50%14 nm
TDP250 W75 W+70%
Power connector2x 8-pinNone (slot-powered)

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6800 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
SpecAMD Radeon RX 6800NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
Shading units3,840+500%640
RT cores60—
Base clock1,815 MHz+34%1,354 MHz
Boost clock2,105 MHz+45%1,455 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6800 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
SpecAMD Radeon RX 6800NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
VRAM16 GB+700%2 GB
VRAM typeGDDR6GDDR5
Bus width256 bit+100%128 bit
Bandwidth512 GB/s+357%112 GB/s

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6800 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
SpecAMD Radeon RX 6800NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
3DMark Time Spy16,340+827%Top 34%1,762Bottom 2%
3DMark Speed Way2,977Bottom 35%—
PassMark G3D22,052+337%Top 33%5,052Bottom 2%

Features

Features comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6800 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
SpecAMD Radeon RX 6800NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
UpscalingFSR 3—

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