Radeon RX 9050 vs GeForce GTX 690
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 690 and Radeon RX 9050, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
GTX 690 outperforms RX 9050 by a moderate 12% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 433 | 464 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.30 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 3.40 | 9.90 |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | RDNA 4.0 (2025−2026) |
| GPU code name | GK104 | Navi 44 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 3 May 2012 (14 years ago) | 28 July 2026 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
Currently popular graphics cards are shown for comparison.
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 | 3072 ×2 | 1024 |
| Core clock speed | 915 MHz | 1330 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1019 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,540 million | 29,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 92 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 130.4 ×2 | 166.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 3.13 TFLOPS ×2 | no data |
| ROPs | 32 ×2 | 64 |
| TMUs | 128 ×2 | 64 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 16 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 256 KB |
| L1 Cache | 128 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 4 MB |
| L3 Cache | no data | 32 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).
| Bus support | PCI Express 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Length | 279 mm | no data |
| Height | 4.376" (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
| SLI options | + | - |
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 | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5 ×2 | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 512-bit (256-bit per GPU) ×2 | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1502 MHz | 2250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 384 GB/s ×2 | 288.0 GB/s |
| 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 | Two Dual Link DVI-I. One Dual link DVI-D. One Mini-Displayport 1.2 | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 2x DisplayPort 2.1a |
| Multi monitor support | 4 displays | no data |
| HDMI | Yes (via dongle) | + |
| HDCP | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| Audio input for HDMI | Internal | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| 3D Blu-Ray | + | - |
| 3D Gaming | + | - |
| 3D Vision Live | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.9 |
| OpenGL | 4.2 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.4 |
| CUDA | + | - |
Synthetic benchmarks
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 13.10 | 11.70 |
| Recency | 3 May 2012 | 28 July 2026 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5 | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 92 Watt |
GTX 690 has a 12% higher aggregate performance score.
RX 9050, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 14 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 86% more advanced lithography process, and 69% lower power consumption.
The GeForce GTX 690 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 9050 in performance tests.
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