AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
—Rasterization73.5
—Ray Tracing68.5
26.9Memoryspec-based74.6
97.8Efficiencyspec-based55.2
20Compute86.3
4 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB6 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB
- 80% lower TDP: 92 W vs 450 W
- 20% lower process: 4 nm vs 5 nm
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
- Stronger compute score: 86 vs 20
- 1500% higher Shading units: 16,384 vs 1,024
- 1500% higher Tensor / AI cores: 512 vs 32
- 700% higher RT cores: 128 vs 16
- 600% higher bandwidth: 1,008 GB/s vs 144 GB/s
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026 | 2022 |
| Architecture | RDNA 4 | Ada Lovelace |
| Process | 4 nm+20% | 5 nm |
| TDP | 92 W+80% | 450 W |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin | 1x 16-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 1,024 | 16,384+1500% |
| RT cores | 16 | 128+700% |
| Tensor / AI cores | 32 | 512+1500% |
| Base clock | — | 2,235 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,600 MHz+3% | 2,520 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 4 GB | 24 GB+500% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X |
| Bus width | 64 bit | 384 bit+500% |
| Bandwidth | 144 GB/s | 1,008 GB/s+600% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | — | 36,000Top 3% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | — | 10,100Top 4% |
| PassMark G3D | — | 38,500Top 3% |
| 1080p Ultra | — | 225 fpsTop 4% |
| 1440p Ultra | — | 180 fpsTop 4% |
| 4K Ultra | — | 112 fpsTop 4% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 4 | DLSS 4 (no MFG) |
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