AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
52.7Rasterization32
39.2Ray Tracing27.6
58.2Memoryspec-based41.5
78.7Efficiencyspec-based95.9
60.2Compute42.9
9 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE5 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE wins this graphics card face-off, 55.9 to 43.8, pulling ahead mainly in rasterization (+21) and compute (+17). 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 rasterization score: 53 vs 32
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 39 vs 28
- Stronger compute score: 60 vs 43
- 300% higher RT cores: 80 vs 20
- 128% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 22,700 vs 9,940
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
- 50% lower TDP: 130 W vs 260 W
- 23% higher Base clock: 2,310 MHz vs 1,880 MHz
- 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+300% | 20 |
| Tensor / AI cores | 160+100% | 80 |
| Base clock | 1,880 MHz | 2,310 MHz+23% |
| 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+80% | 320 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 22,700+128%Top 15% | 9,940Bottom 39% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 4,600+89%Top 38% | 2,430Bottom 23% |
| PassMark G3D | 25,600+53%Top 19% | 16,768Bottom 47% |
| 1080p Ultra | 165 fpsTop 28% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 124 fpsTop 26% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 70 fpsTop 23% | — |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | DLSS 4 |
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