AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
62.4Rasterization—
47.7Ray Tracing20
74Memory34.1
67Efficiency95.9
68.9Compute41.2
3 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX4 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX wins this graphics card face-off, 62.9 to 45.7, pulling ahead mainly in memory (+40) and Ray Tracing (+28). 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 XTX
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 48 vs 20
- Stronger memory score: 74 vs 34
- Stronger compute score: 69 vs 41
- 200% higher VRAM: 24 GB vs 8 GB
- 200% higher Bus width: 384 bit vs 128 bit
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
- Stronger efficiency score: 96 vs 67
- 63% lower TDP: 130 W vs 355 W
- 20% lower process: 4 nm vs 5 nm
- Lower launch price: $249 vs $999
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2025 |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | Blackwell |
| Process | 5 nm | 4 nm+20% |
| TDP | 355 W | 130 W+63% |
| Power connector | 2x 8-pin | — |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 6,144+140% | 2,560 |
| RT cores | 96 | — |
| Tensor / AI cores | 192 | — |
| Base clock | 1,855 MHz | — |
| Boost clock | 2,500 MHz | 2,570 MHz+3% |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 24 GB+200% | 8 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 384 bit+200% | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 960 GB/s | — |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 30,500Top 8% | — |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 6,200Top 20% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 30,700Top 8% | — |
| 1080p Ultra | 188 fpsTop 16% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 147 fpsTop 15% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 86 fpsTop 15% | — |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | DLSS 4 |
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