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AMD Radeon RX 9050 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super

AMD Radeon RX 9050
39.6Inno Score
VS
WINNER
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super
63Inno Score
31.2Rasterization62.4
24.7Ray Tracing55.2
40.2Memoryspec-based61.3
97.8Efficiencyspec-based71.3
20Compute68.2
4 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 90508 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super

InnoReviews verdict

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super wins this graphics card face-off, 63 to 39.6, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+48) and rasterization (+31). 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 $999

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super

  • Stronger rasterization score: 62 vs 31
  • Stronger Ray Tracing score: 55 vs 25
  • Stronger compute score: 68 vs 20
  • 900% higher Shading units: 10,240 vs 1,024
  • 900% higher Tensor / AI cores: 320 vs 32

General

General comparison: AMD Radeon RX 9050 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super
SpecAMD Radeon RX 9050NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super
Announced20262024
ArchitectureRDNA 4Ada Lovelace
Process4 nm+20%5 nm
TDP92 W+71%320 W
Power connector1x 8-pin1x 16-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 9050 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super
SpecAMD Radeon RX 9050NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super
Shading units1,02410,240+900%
RT cores1680+400%
Tensor / AI cores32320+900%
Base clock—2,295 MHz
Boost clock2,600 MHz+2%2,550 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Radeon RX 9050 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super
SpecAMD Radeon RX 9050NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super
VRAM8 GB16 GB+100%
VRAM typeGDDR6GDDR6X
Bus width128 bit256 bit+100%
Bandwidth288 GB/s736 GB/s+156%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 9050 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super
SpecAMD Radeon RX 9050NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super
3DMark Time Spy9,441Bottom 38%28,500+202%Top 8%
3DMark Speed Way1,873Bottom 10%7,600+306%Top 10%
PassMark G3D—28,300Top 8%
1080p Ultra—198 fpsTop 8%
1440p Ultra—152 fpsTop 8%
4K Ultra—90 fpsTop 8%

Features

Features comparison: AMD Radeon RX 9050 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super
SpecAMD Radeon RX 9050NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super
UpscalingFSR 4DLSS 4 (no MFG)

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