Radeon RX 9050 vs RX Vega 9

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 9 with Radeon RX 9050, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega 9
2017
15 Watt
5.10

RX 9050 outperforms RX Vega 9 by a whopping 378% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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RX 9050 RX 9050

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking691264
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency26.4820.66
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)RDNA 4.0 (2025−2026)
GPU code nameVega Raven RidgeNavi 44
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date26 October 2017 (8 years ago)28 July 2026 (less than a year ago)

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 cores5761024
Core clock speedno data1330 MHz
Boost clock speed1300 MHz2600 MHz
Number of transistorsno data29,700 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt92 Watt
Texture fill rateno data166.4
ROPsno data64
TMUsno data64
Ray Tracing Coresno data16
L0 Cacheno data256 KB
L2 Cacheno data4 MB
L3 Cacheno data32 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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 5.0 x16
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeno dataGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountno data8 GB
Memory bus widthno data128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data2250 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data288.0 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 Connectorsno data1x 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.

DirectX12_112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.9
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.2
Vulkan-1.4

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD1885−90
+372%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Atomic Heart 12−14 55−60
+358%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27 110−120
+358%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11 45−50
+350%

Full HD
Medium

Atomic Heart 12−14 55−60
+358%
Battlefield 5 21−24 100−105
+376%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27 110−120
+358%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11 45−50
+350%
Far Cry 5 16−18 75−80
+369%
Fortnite 22 100−105
+355%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27 110−120
+358%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 20−22 95−100
+375%
Valorant 60−65 290−300
+368%

Full HD
High

Atomic Heart 12−14 55−60
+358%
Battlefield 5 21−24 100−105
+376%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27 110−120
+358%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 85−90 400−450
+355%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11 45−50
+350%
Dota 2 40−45 210−220
+377%
Far Cry 5 16−18 75−80
+369%
Far Cry 6 12−14 55−60
+358%
Fortnite 16 75−80
+369%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27 110−120
+358%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18 80−85
+371%
Metro Exodus 10−11 45−50
+350%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 20−22 95−100
+375%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 13 60−65
+362%
Valorant 60−65 290−300
+368%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 21−24 100−105
+376%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11 45−50
+350%
Dota 2 40−45 210−220
+377%
Far Cry 5 16−18 75−80
+369%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27 110−120
+358%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 20−22 95−100
+375%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8 35−40
+338%
Valorant 60−65 290−300
+368%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 9 40−45
+344%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 10−11 45−50
+350%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 35−40 180−190
+362%
Far Cry 6 7−8 30−33
+329%
Grand Theft Auto V 4−5 18−20
+350%
Metro Exodus 4−5 18−20
+350%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40 170−180
+372%
Valorant 50−55 240−250
+362%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 5−6 21−24
+320%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5 18−20
+350%
Far Cry 5 10−11 45−50
+350%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14 55−60
+358%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8 30−33
+329%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 10−11 45−50
+350%

4K
High

Atomic Heart 4−5 18−20
+350%
Far Cry 6 5−6 21−24
+320%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18 75−80
+369%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3 9−10
+350%
Valorant 21−24 100−105
+355%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 2−3 9−10
+350%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 4−5
+300%
Dota 2 18−20 85−90
+372%
Far Cry 5 4−5 18−20
+350%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8 30−33
+329%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 5−6 21−24
+320%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 5−6 21−24
+320%

This is how RX Vega 9 and RX 9050 compete in popular games:

  • RX 9050 is 372% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 5.10 24.40
Recency 26 October 2017 28 July 2026
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 92 Watt

RX Vega 9 has 84% lower power consumption.

RX 9050, on the other hand, has a 378% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and a 71% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 9050 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 9 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 9 is a notebook graphics card while Radeon RX 9050 is a desktop one.

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Community ratings

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