AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
36.4Rasterization—
—Ray Tracing27.6
50.9Memoryspec-based41.5
92.2Efficiencyspec-based95.9
46.7Compute41.2
3 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB3 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 9060 XT 16GB
- Stronger compute score: 47 vs 41
- 100% higher VRAM: 16 GB vs 8 GB
- 60% higher RT cores: 32 vs 20
- 22% higher Boost clock: 3,130 MHz vs 2,570 MHz
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
- 25% higher Shading units: 2,560 vs 2,048
- 25% higher Tensor / AI cores: 80 vs 64
- 19% lower TDP: 130 W vs 160 W
- Lower launch price: $249 vs $349
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2025 | 2025 |
| Architecture | RDNA 4 | Blackwell |
| Process | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP | 160 W | 130 W+19% |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin | — |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 2,048 | 2,560+25% |
| RT cores | 32+60% | 20 |
| Tensor / AI cores | 64 | 80+25% |
| Base clock | — | 2,310 MHz |
| Boost clock | 3,130 MHz+22% | 2,570 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 16 GB+100% | 8 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 320 GB/s | 320 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Speed Way | — | 2,430Bottom 22% |
| PassMark G3D | 20,130Top 41% | — |
| 1080p Ultra | 96 fpsBottom 30% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 69 fpsBottom 34% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 39 fpsBottom 34% | — |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 4 | DLSS 4 |
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