AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
52.7Rasterization—
39.2Ray Tracing20
58.2Memory34.1
78.7Efficiency95.9
60.2Compute41.2
3 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE4 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE wins this graphics card face-off, 55.9 to 45.7, pulling ahead mainly in memory (+24) and Ray Tracing (+19). 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 7900 GRE
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 39 vs 20
- Stronger memory score: 58 vs 34
- Stronger compute score: 60 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 79
- 50% lower TDP: 130 W vs 260 W
- 20% lower process: 4 nm vs 5 nm
- 14% higher Boost clock: 2,570 MHz vs 2,245 MHz
- Lower launch price: $249 vs $549
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2023 | 2025 |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | Blackwell |
| Process | 5 nm | 4 nm+20% |
| TDP | 260 W | 130 W+50% |
| Power connector | 2x 8-pin | — |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 5,120+100% | 2,560 |
| RT cores | 80 | — |
| Tensor / AI cores | 160 | — |
| Base clock | 1,880 MHz | — |
| Boost clock | 2,245 MHz | 2,570 MHz+14% |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE | 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 7900 GRE | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 22,700Top 24% | — |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 4,600Top 42% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 25,600Top 29% | — |
| 1080p Ultra | 165 fpsTop 30% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 124 fpsTop 29% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 70 fpsTop 24% | — |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | DLSS 4 |
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