AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
47Rasterization20
33.6Ray Tracing20
56.8Memoryspec-based21.4
71.6Efficiencyspec-based86.7
58.4Compute20.1
10 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT1 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT wins this graphics card face-off, 51.2 to 30.2, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+38) and rasterization (+27). 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 XT
- Stronger rasterization score: 47 vs 20
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 34 vs 20
- Stronger compute score: 58 vs 20
- 961% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 18,700 vs 1,762
- 700% higher VRAM: 16 GB vs 2 GB
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
- 75% lower TDP: 75 W vs 300 W
- Lower launch price: $110 vs $649
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2020 | 2016 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Pascal |
| Process | 7 nm+50% | 14 nm |
| TDP | 300 W | 75 W+75% |
| Power connector | 2x 8-pin | None (slot-powered) |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 4,608+620% | 640 |
| RT cores | 72 | — |
| Base clock | 1,825 MHz+35% | 1,354 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,250 MHz+55% | 1,455 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 16 GB+700% | 2 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus width | 256 bit+100% | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 512 GB/s+357% | 112 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 18,700+961%Top 29% | 1,762Bottom 2% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 3,550Bottom 47% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 24,800+391%Top 23% | 5,052Bottom 2% |
| 1080p Ultra | 150 fpsTop 39% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 110 fpsTop 39% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 59 fpsTop 41% | — |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | — |
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