AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
51.5Rasterization—
36.5Ray Tracing20
58.2Memory34.1
67.2Efficiency95.9
62.7Compute41.2
3 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT4 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT wins this graphics card face-off, 53.6 to 45.7, pulling ahead mainly in memory (+24) and compute (+22). NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 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 6950 XT
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 37 vs 20
- Stronger memory score: 58 vs 34
- Stronger compute score: 63 vs 41
- 100% higher Shading units: 5,120 vs 2,560
- 100% higher VRAM: 16 GB vs 8 GB
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
- Stronger efficiency score: 96 vs 67
- 61% lower TDP: 130 W vs 335 W
- 43% lower process: 4 nm vs 7 nm
- 11% higher Boost clock: 2,570 MHz vs 2,310 MHz
- Lower launch price: $249 vs $1,099
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2025 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Blackwell |
| Process | 7 nm | 4 nm+43% |
| TDP | 335 W | 130 W+61% |
| Power connector | 2x 8-pin | — |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 5,120+100% | 2,560 |
| RT cores | 80 | — |
| Base clock | 1,890 MHz | — |
| Boost clock | 2,310 MHz | 2,570 MHz+11% |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 16 GB+100% | 8 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 256 bit+100% | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 576 GB/s | — |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 21,800Top 30% | — |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 4,100Top 44% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 27,300Top 18% | — |
| 1080p Ultra | 168 fpsTop 26% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 124 fpsTop 29% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 67 fpsTop 32% | — |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | DLSS 4 |
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