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AMD Radeon RX 9050 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti

AMD Radeon RX 9050
39.6Inno Score
VS
WINNER
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
46.6Inno Score
31.2Rasterization38.9
24.7Ray Tracing31.2
40.2Memoryspec-based53.2
97.8Efficiencyspec-based72.2
20Compute52.9
4 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 90508 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti

InnoReviews verdict

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti wins this graphics card face-off, 46.6 to 39.6, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+33) and rasterization (+8). AMD Radeon RX 9050 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

  • 68% higher Boost clock: 2,600 MHz vs 1,545 MHz
  • 67% lower process: 4 nm vs 12 nm
  • 63% lower TDP: 92 W vs 250 W
  • Lower launch price: $279 vs $999

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti

  • Stronger rasterization score: 39 vs 31
  • Stronger Ray Tracing score: 31 vs 25
  • Stronger compute score: 53 vs 20
  • 1600% higher Tensor / AI cores: 544 vs 32
  • 325% higher Shading units: 4,352 vs 1,024

General

General comparison: AMD Radeon RX 9050 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
SpecAMD Radeon RX 9050NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Announced20262018
ArchitectureRDNA 4Turing
Process4 nm+67%12 nm
TDP92 W+63%250 W
Power connector1x 8-pin2x 8-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 9050 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
SpecAMD Radeon RX 9050NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Shading units1,0244,352+325%
RT cores1668+325%
Tensor / AI cores32544+1600%
Base clock—1,350 MHz
Boost clock2,600 MHz+68%1,545 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Radeon RX 9050 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
SpecAMD Radeon RX 9050NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
VRAM8 GB11 GB+38%
VRAM typeGDDR6GDDR6
Bus width128 bit352 bit+175%
Bandwidth288 GB/s616 GB/s+114%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 9050 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
SpecAMD Radeon RX 9050NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
3DMark Time Spy9,441Bottom 38%13,700+45%Top 40%
3DMark Speed Way1,873Bottom 10%3,100+66%Bottom 38%
PassMark G3D—21,400Top 38%
1080p Ultra—116 fpsBottom 45%
1440p Ultra—83 fpsBottom 45%
4K Ultra—44 fpsBottom 45%

Features

Features comparison: AMD Radeon RX 9050 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
SpecAMD Radeon RX 9050NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
UpscalingFSR 4DLSS 4 (no FG)

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