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AMD Radeon RX 9070 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050

WINNER
AMD Radeon RX 9070
59.1Inno Score
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
30.2Inno Score
56.2Rasterization20
46.7Ray Tracing20
59.6Memoryspec-based21.4
84.8Efficiencyspec-based86.7
56Compute20.1
9 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 90701 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Radeon RX 9070 wins this graphics card face-off, 59.1 to 30.2, pulling ahead mainly in rasterization (+36) and compute (+36). NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 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 9070

  • Stronger rasterization score: 56 vs 20
  • Stronger Ray Tracing score: 47 vs 20
  • Stronger compute score: 56 vs 20
  • 1393% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 26,300 vs 1,762
  • 700% higher VRAM: 16 GB vs 2 GB

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050

  • 66% lower TDP: 75 W vs 220 W
  • Lower launch price: $110 vs $549

General

General comparison: AMD Radeon RX 9070 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
SpecAMD Radeon RX 9070NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
Announced20252016
ArchitectureRDNA 4Pascal
Process4 nm+71%14 nm
TDP220 W75 W+66%
Power connector2x 8-pinNone (slot-powered)

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 9070 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
SpecAMD Radeon RX 9070NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
Shading units3,584+460%640
RT cores56—
Tensor / AI cores112—
Base clock—1,354 MHz
Boost clock2,520 MHz+73%1,455 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Radeon RX 9070 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
SpecAMD Radeon RX 9070NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
VRAM16 GB+700%2 GB
VRAM typeGDDR6GDDR5
Bus width256 bit+100%128 bit
Bandwidth645 GB/s+476%112 GB/s

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 9070 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
SpecAMD Radeon RX 9070NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
3DMark Time Spy26,300+1393%Top 13%1,762Bottom 2%
3DMark Speed Way6,000Top 22%—
PassMark G3D24,200+379%Top 25%5,052Bottom 2%
1080p Ultra171 fpsTop 19%—
1440p Ultra130 fpsTop 19%—
4K Ultra74 fpsTop 21%—

Features

Features comparison: AMD Radeon RX 9070 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
SpecAMD Radeon RX 9070NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
UpscalingFSR 4—

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