AMD Radeon RX 9050 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
31.2Rasterization61.5
24.7Ray Tracing53.6
40.2Memoryspec-based61
97.8Efficiencyspec-based71.3
20Compute67.3
4 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 90508 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 wins this graphics card face-off, 62.2 to 39.6, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+47) and rasterization (+30). 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
- 71% lower TDP: 92 W vs 320 W
- 20% lower process: 4 nm vs 5 nm
- Lower launch price: $279 vs $1,199
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
- Stronger rasterization score: 62 vs 31
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 54 vs 25
- Stronger compute score: 67 vs 20
- 850% higher Shading units: 9,728 vs 1,024
- 850% higher Tensor / AI cores: 304 vs 32
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9050 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026 | 2022 |
| Architecture | RDNA 4 | Ada Lovelace |
| Process | 4 nm+20% | 5 nm |
| TDP | 92 W+71% | 320 W |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin | 1x 16-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9050 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 1,024 | 9,728+850% |
| RT cores | 16 | 76+375% |
| Tensor / AI cores | 32 | 304+850% |
| Base clock | — | 2,205 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,600 MHz+4% | 2,505 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9050 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 8 GB | 16 GB+100% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X |
| Bus width | 128 bit | 256 bit+100% |
| Bandwidth | 288 GB/s | 717 GB/s+149% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9050 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 9,441Bottom 38% | 28,000+197%Top 9% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 1,873Bottom 10% | 7,300+290%Top 12% |
| PassMark G3D | — | 27,900Top 9% |
| 1080p Ultra | — | 194 fpsTop 12% |
| 1440p Ultra | — | 149 fpsTop 10% |
| 4K Ultra | — | 88 fpsTop 10% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9050 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 4 | DLSS 4 (no MFG) |
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