AMD Radeon RX 9050 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
31.2Rasterization—
24.7Ray Tracing27.6
40.2Memoryspec-based41.5
97.8Efficiencyspec-based95.9
20Compute41.2
3 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 90505 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 9050
- 29% lower TDP: 92 W vs 130 W
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
- Stronger compute score: 41 vs 20
- 150% higher Shading units: 2,560 vs 1,024
- 150% higher Tensor / AI cores: 80 vs 32
- 30% higher 3DMark Speed Way: 2,430 vs 1,873
- 25% higher RT cores: 20 vs 16
- Lower launch price: $249 vs $279
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9050 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026 | 2025 |
| Architecture | RDNA 4 | Blackwell |
| Process | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP | 92 W+29% | 130 W |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin | — |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9050 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 1,024 | 2,560+150% |
| RT cores | 16 | 20+25% |
| Tensor / AI cores | 32 | 80+150% |
| Base clock | — | 2,310 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,600 MHz+1% | 2,570 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9050 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 288 GB/s | 320 GB/s+11% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9050 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 9,441Bottom 38% | — |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 1,873Bottom 10% | 2,430+30%Bottom 23% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9050 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 4 | DLSS 4 |
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