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AMD Radeon RX 9050 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

WINNER
AMD Radeon RX 9050
39.6Inno Score
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
32.6Inno Score
31.2Rasterization22.5
24.7Ray Tracing20
40.2Memoryspec-based32.4
97.8Efficiencyspec-based76.3
20Compute29.8
7 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 90502 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Radeon RX 9050 wins this graphics card face-off, 39.6 to 32.6, pulling ahead mainly in rasterization (+9) and Ray Tracing (+5). NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 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 23
  • Stronger Ray Tracing score: 25 vs 20
  • 160% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 9,441 vs 3,625
  • 121% higher Boost clock: 2,600 MHz vs 1,178 MHz
  • 100% higher VRAM: 8 GB vs 4 GB
  • Lower launch price: $279 vs $329

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

  • Stronger compute score: 30 vs 20
  • 100% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 128 bit
  • 63% higher Shading units: 1,664 vs 1,024

General

General comparison: AMD Radeon RX 9050 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
SpecAMD Radeon RX 9050NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
Announced2026+1%2014
ArchitectureRDNA 4Maxwell
Process4 nm+86%28 nm
TDP92 W+37%145 W
Power connector1x 8-pin2x 6-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 9050 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
SpecAMD Radeon RX 9050NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
Shading units1,0241,664+63%
RT cores16—
Tensor / AI cores32—
Base clock—1,050 MHz
Boost clock2,600 MHz+121%1,178 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Radeon RX 9050 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
SpecAMD Radeon RX 9050NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
VRAM8 GB+100%4 GB
VRAM typeGDDR6GDDR5
Bus width128 bit256 bit+100%
Bandwidth288 GB/s+29%224 GB/s

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 9050 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
SpecAMD Radeon RX 9050NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
3DMark Time Spy9,441+160%Bottom 38%3,625Bottom 7%
3DMark Speed Way1,873Bottom 10%—
PassMark G3D—9,635Bottom 13%

Features

Features comparison: AMD Radeon RX 9050 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
SpecAMD Radeon RX 9050NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
UpscalingFSR 4—

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