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AMD Radeon RX 9050 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080

WINNER
AMD Radeon RX 9050
39.6Inno Score
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
37.8Inno Score
31.2Rasterization28.4
24.7Ray Tracing20
40.2Memoryspec-based41.5
97.8Efficiencyspec-based76.4
20Compute41.2
5 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 90503 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Radeon RX 9050 wins this graphics card face-off, 39.6 to 37.8, pulling ahead mainly in Ray Tracing (+5) and rasterization (+3). NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 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 Ray Tracing score: 25 vs 20
  • 75% lower process: 4 nm vs 16 nm
  • 50% higher Boost clock: 2,600 MHz vs 1,733 MHz
  • 49% lower TDP: 92 W vs 180 W
  • 25% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 9,441 vs 7,536
  • Lower launch price: $279 vs $599

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080

  • Stronger compute score: 41 vs 20
  • 150% higher Shading units: 2,560 vs 1,024
  • 100% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 128 bit
  • 11% higher bandwidth: 320 GB/s vs 288 GB/s

General

General comparison: AMD Radeon RX 9050 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
SpecAMD Radeon RX 9050NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
Announced20262016
ArchitectureRDNA 4Pascal
Process4 nm+75%16 nm
TDP92 W+49%180 W
Power connector1x 8-pin1x 8-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 9050 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
SpecAMD Radeon RX 9050NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
Shading units1,0242,560+150%
RT cores16—
Tensor / AI cores32—
Base clock—1,607 MHz
Boost clock2,600 MHz+50%1,733 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Radeon RX 9050 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
SpecAMD Radeon RX 9050NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
VRAM8 GB8 GB
VRAM typeGDDR6GDDR5X
Bus width128 bit256 bit+100%
Bandwidth288 GB/s320 GB/s+11%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 9050 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
SpecAMD Radeon RX 9050NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
3DMark Time Spy9,441+25%Bottom 38%7,536Bottom 26%
3DMark Speed Way1,873Bottom 10%—
PassMark G3D—15,607Bottom 41%

Features

Features comparison: AMD Radeon RX 9050 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
SpecAMD Radeon RX 9050NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
UpscalingFSR 4—

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