AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
56.5Rasterization20
43.5Ray Tracing20
67Memoryspec-based21.4
73.8Efficiencyspec-based86.7
63.8Compute20.1
9 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT1 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT wins this graphics card face-off, 59.1 to 30.2, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+44) and rasterization (+37). 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 7900 XT
- Stronger rasterization score: 57 vs 20
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 44 vs 20
- Stronger compute score: 64 vs 20
- 1404% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 26,500 vs 1,762
- 900% higher VRAM: 20 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 $899
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2016 |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | Pascal |
| Process | 5 nm+64% | 14 nm |
| TDP | 300 W | 75 W+75% |
| Power connector | 2x 8-pin | None (slot-powered) |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 5,376+740% | 640 |
| RT cores | 84 | — |
| Tensor / AI cores | 168 | — |
| Base clock | — | 1,354 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,400 MHz+65% | 1,455 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 20 GB+900% | 2 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus width | 320 bit+150% | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 800 GB/s+614% | 112 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 26,500+1404%Top 12% | 1,762Bottom 2% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 5,400Top 29% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 27,800+450%Top 10% | 5,052Bottom 2% |
| 1080p Ultra | 168 fpsTop 25% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 130 fpsTop 19% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 75 fpsTop 19% | — |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | — |
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