Radeon RX 9050 4 GB vs GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 212 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 41 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 28.16 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 19.49 | no data |
| Architecture | Turing (2018−2022) | RDNA 4.0 (2025−2026) |
| GPU code name | TU116 | Navi 44 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 22 February 2019 (7 years ago) | 28 July 2026 (recently) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $279 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 1536 | 1024 |
| Core clock speed | 1500 MHz | 1700 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1770 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 6,600 million | 29,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 92 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 169.9 | 166.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 5.437 TFLOPS | 10.65 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 48 | 64 |
| TMUs | 96 | 64 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 16 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 256 KB |
| L1 Cache | 1.5 MB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 1536 KB | 2 MB |
| L3 Cache | no data | 16 MB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Length | 229 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 192 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1500 MHz | 2250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 288.0 GB/s | 144.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 2x DisplayPort 2.1a |
| HDMI | + | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.4 |
| CUDA | 7.5 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 22 February 2019 | 28 July 2026 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 92 Watt |
GTX 1660 Ti has a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.
RX 9050 4 GB, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, a 200% more advanced lithography process, and 30% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1660 Ti and Radeon RX 9050 4 GB. We've got no test results to judge.
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