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AMD Radeon RX 9050 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050

WINNER
AMD Radeon RX 9050
39.6Inno Score
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
30.2Inno Score
31.2Rasterization20
24.7Ray Tracing20
40.2Memoryspec-based21.4
97.8Efficiencyspec-based86.7
20Compute20.1
7 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 90501 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Radeon RX 9050 wins this graphics card face-off, 39.6 to 30.2, pulling ahead mainly in rasterization (+11) and Ray Tracing (+5). 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 9050

  • Stronger rasterization score: 31 vs 20
  • Stronger Ray Tracing score: 25 vs 20
  • 436% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 9,441 vs 1,762
  • 300% higher VRAM: 8 GB vs 2 GB
  • 157% higher bandwidth: 288 GB/s vs 112 GB/s

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050

  • 18% lower TDP: 75 W vs 92 W
  • Lower launch price: $110 vs $279

General

General comparison: AMD Radeon RX 9050 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
SpecAMD Radeon RX 9050NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
Announced20262016
ArchitectureRDNA 4Pascal
Process4 nm+71%14 nm
TDP92 W75 W+18%
Power connector1x 8-pinNone (slot-powered)

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 9050 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
SpecAMD Radeon RX 9050NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
Shading units1,024+60%640
RT cores16—
Tensor / AI cores32—
Base clock—1,354 MHz
Boost clock2,600 MHz+79%1,455 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Radeon RX 9050 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
SpecAMD Radeon RX 9050NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
VRAM8 GB+300%2 GB
VRAM typeGDDR6GDDR5
Bus width128 bit128 bit
Bandwidth288 GB/s+157%112 GB/s

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 9050 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
SpecAMD Radeon RX 9050NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
3DMark Time Spy9,441+436%Bottom 38%1,762Bottom 2%
3DMark Speed Way1,873Bottom 10%—
PassMark G3D—5,052Bottom 2%

Features

Features comparison: AMD Radeon RX 9050 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
SpecAMD Radeon RX 9050NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
UpscalingFSR 4—

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