GeForce RTX 5050
80/100 editorial
US launch / reference: $249
Manufacturer source ↗GeForce RTX 5050 vs AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT
AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT leads by 7 editorial points. Your priorities and current prices can change the better choice.
AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT
87/100 editorial
US launch / reference: $349
Third-party reference ↗Start with the tradeoffs
Consider GeForce RTX 5050 for
- Cheapest Blackwell-class card with DLSS 4
- 550 W PSU minimum — fits older builds
- 5th-gen Tensor + 4th-gen RT cores
Tradeoff: 8 GB VRAM ceiling at 1080p ultra
Consider AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT for
- 16 GB GDDR6 variant future-proofs against VRAM-hungry games
- 32 CU RDNA 4 with DisplayPort 2.1a + PCIe 5.0
- Strong 1440p value at $349 (16 GB) / $299 (8 GB)
Tradeoff: 192-bit memory bus narrower than RX 9070 series
Scores and judgments are editorial. Specdex does not run an in-house benchmark lab. Manufacturer claims and independent measurements may use different test conditions.
Editorial fit by scenario
4K & rasterization
AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT
leads on raster (86 vs 76)
Based on available shared editorial ratings.
Ray tracing
Effectively tied
neither pulls a 2-point weighted lead
Based on available shared editorial ratings.
AI workloads
GeForce RTX 5050
leads on ai (84 vs 80)
Based on available shared editorial ratings.
Power efficiency
GeForce RTX 5050
leads on efficiency (90 vs 88)
Based on available shared editorial ratings.
Specifications side by side
Arrows indicate a higher capacity, higher power rating, or lower weight/time for comparable simple quantities. They do not establish overall product quality. Unknown values remain unavailable.
| Specification | GeForce RTX 5050 | AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Blackwell | RDNA 4 |
| CUDA cores | 2,560 | Not documented |
| VRAM | 8 GB GDDR6 | 8 GB or 16 GB GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 128-bit | 192-bit |
| Base clock | 2.31 GHz | 2.53 GHz |
| Boost clock | 2.57 GHz | 3.13 GHz |
| TBP | 130 W | 150 W (8 GB) / 160 W (16 GB) |
| PSU | 550 W minimum | Not documented |
| PCIe | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Display outputs | 3× DisplayPort 2.1b + 1× HDMI 2.1b | 1× HDMI 2.1b + 3× DisplayPort 2.1a |
| Process | Not documented | TSMC N4P |
| GPU die | Not documented | Navi 48 |
| Compute units | Not documented | 32 |
| Stream processors | Not documented | 2048 |
| Ray accelerators | Not documented | 32 |
| AI accelerators | Not documented | 64 |
| Bandwidth | Not documented | 320 GB/s |
Inspect the shared editorial ratings
Missing criteria are excluded from pairwise scenarios. A difference below two points is treated as a tie. These are not raw benchmarks.
- raster
- 76 / 86
- rt
- 80 / 80
- ai
- 84 / 80
- efficiency
- 90 / 88
GeForce RTX 5050
Prices & availability
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AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT
Prices & availability
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Price history
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Prices apply to the listed configuration and condition. Tax and shipping are not included unless the retailer states otherwise.