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AMD Radeon RX 9050 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

WINNER
AMD Radeon RX 9050
39.6Inno Score
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
39.4Inno Score
31.2Rasterization32.9
24.7Ray Tracing20
40.2Memoryspec-based50.2
97.8Efficiencyspec-based67.7
20Compute41.3
5 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 90504 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Radeon RX 9050 scores 39.6 against 39.4 for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti. Pick by the categories that matter to you — AMD Radeon RX 9050 edges ahead in Ray Tracing, or by price.

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
  • 64% higher Boost clock: 2,600 MHz vs 1,582 MHz
  • 63% lower TDP: 92 W vs 250 W
  • Lower launch price: $279 vs $699

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

  • Stronger compute score: 41 vs 20
  • 250% higher Shading units: 3,584 vs 1,024
  • 175% higher Bus width: 352 bit vs 128 bit
  • 68% higher bandwidth: 484 GB/s vs 288 GB/s
  • 38% higher VRAM: 11 GB vs 8 GB

General

General comparison: AMD Radeon RX 9050 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
SpecAMD Radeon RX 9050NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Announced20262017
ArchitectureRDNA 4Pascal
Process4 nm+75%16 nm
TDP92 W+63%250 W
Power connector1x 8-pin1x 8-pin + 1x 6-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 9050 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
SpecAMD Radeon RX 9050NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Shading units1,0243,584+250%
RT cores16—
Tensor / AI cores32—
Base clock—1,480 MHz
Boost clock2,600 MHz+64%1,582 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Radeon RX 9050 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
SpecAMD Radeon RX 9050NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
VRAM8 GB11 GB+38%
VRAM typeGDDR6GDDR5X
Bus width128 bit352 bit+175%
Bandwidth288 GB/s484 GB/s+68%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 9050 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
SpecAMD Radeon RX 9050NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
3DMark Time Spy9,441Bottom 38%9,400Bottom 35%
3DMark Speed Way1,873Bottom 10%—
PassMark G3D—14,400Bottom 34%
1080p Ultra—90 fpsBottom 23%
1440p Ultra—64 fpsBottom 23%
4K Ultra—34 fpsBottom 23%

Features

Features comparison: AMD Radeon RX 9050 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
SpecAMD Radeon RX 9050NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
UpscalingFSR 4NIS (driver-level)

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