AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
51.5Rasterization32
36.5Ray Tracing27.6
58.2Memoryspec-based41.5
67.2Efficiencyspec-based95.9
62.7Compute42.9
8 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT5 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT wins this graphics card face-off, 53.6 to 43.8, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+20) and rasterization (+20). 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 rasterization score: 52 vs 32
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 37 vs 28
- Stronger compute score: 63 vs 43
- 300% higher RT cores: 80 vs 20
- 119% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 21,800 vs 9,940
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
- 61% lower TDP: 130 W vs 335 W
- 43% lower process: 4 nm vs 7 nm
- 22% higher Base clock: 2,310 MHz vs 1,890 MHz
- 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+300% | 20 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 80 |
| Base clock | 1,890 MHz | 2,310 MHz+22% |
| 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+80% | 320 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 21,800+119%Top 19% | 9,940Bottom 39% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 4,100+69%Top 44% | 2,430Bottom 23% |
| PassMark G3D | 27,300+63%Top 13% | 16,768Bottom 47% |
| 1080p Ultra | 168 fpsTop 25% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 124 fpsTop 26% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 67 fpsTop 30% | — |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | DLSS 4 |
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