AMD Radeon RX 9050 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
30.8Rasterization32
24.7Ray Tracing20
40.2Memoryspec-based50.2
97.8Efficiencyspec-based67.7
20Compute47.6
4 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 90505 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Radeon RX 9050 scores 39.4 against 40 for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti. Pick by the categories that matter to you — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti edges ahead in compute and rasterization, 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: 48 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
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9050 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026 | 2017 |
| Architecture | RDNA 4 | Pascal |
| Process | 4 nm+75% | 16 nm |
| TDP | 92 W+63% | 250 W |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin + 1x 6-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9050 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 1,024 | 3,584+250% |
| RT cores | 16 | — |
| Tensor / AI cores | 32 | — |
| Base clock | — | 1,480 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,600 MHz+64% | 1,582 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9050 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 8 GB | 11 GB+38% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR5X |
| Bus width | 128 bit | 352 bit+175% |
| Bandwidth | 288 GB/s | 484 GB/s+68% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9050 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 9,139Bottom 34% | 9,952+9%Bottom 39% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 1,873Bottom 18% | — |
| PassMark G3D | — | 18,596Bottom 49% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9050 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 4 | NIS (driver-level) |
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