AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
61.1Rasterization—
50.4Ray Tracing20
59.6Memory34.1
74.4Efficiency95.9
60.2Compute41.2
4 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT1 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT wins this graphics card face-off, 60.6 to 45.7, pulling ahead mainly in Ray Tracing (+30) and memory (+26). NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 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 XT
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 50 vs 20
- Stronger memory score: 60 vs 34
- Stronger compute score: 60 vs 41
- 100% higher VRAM: 16 GB vs 8 GB
- 100% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 128 bit
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
- Stronger efficiency score: 96 vs 74
- 57% lower TDP: 130 W vs 304 W
- Lower launch price: $249 vs $599
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2025 | 2025 |
| Architecture | RDNA 4 | Blackwell |
| Process | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP | 304 W | 130 W+57% |
| Power connector | 2x 8-pin | — |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 4,096+60% | 2,560 |
| RT cores | 64 | — |
| Tensor / AI cores | 128 | — |
| Boost clock | 2,970 MHz+16% | 2,570 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 16 GB+100% | 8 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 256 bit+100% | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 645 GB/s | — |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 29,500Top 10% | — |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 6,700Top 16% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 26,500Top 20% | — |
| 1080p Ultra | 190 fpsTop 15% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 146 fpsTop 16% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 83 fpsTop 16% | — |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 4 | DLSS 4 |
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