Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB vs GeForce RTX 5050

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 5050 and Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 5050
2025
8 GB GDDR6, 130 Watt
39.40

RX 9060 XT 16GB outperforms RTX 5050 by a considerable 47% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking11340
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation95.95no data
Power efficiency23.27no data
ArchitectureBlackwell 2.0 (2025)RDNA 4 (2025)
GPU code nameGB207no data
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date24 June 2025 (recently)2 January 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$249 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores25602048
Core clock speed2317 MHzno data
Boost clock speed2572 MHz2530 MHz
Number of transistors16,900 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology5 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)130 Wattno data
Texture fill rate205.8no data
Floating-point processing power13.17 TFLOPSno data
ROPs32no data
TMUs80no data
Tensor Cores80no data
Ray Tracing Cores20no data

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).

InterfacePCIe 5.0 x8no data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinno data

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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB16 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed2500 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth320.0 GB/sno data
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR++

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1bno data
HDMI+-

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)no data
Shader Model6.8no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL3.0no data
Vulkan1.4-
CUDA12.0-
DLSS+-

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 HD110−120
−50%
165
+50%
1440p50−55
−50%
75
+50%
4K30−35
−56.7%
47
+56.7%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.26no data
1440p4.98no data
4K8.30no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Sons of the Forest 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Far Cry 5 270
+0%
270
+0%
Fortnite 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Sons of the Forest 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Far Cry 5 248
+0%
248
+0%
Fortnite 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 154
+0%
154
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Sons of the Forest 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 273
+0%
273
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Far Cry 5 233
+0%
233
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Sons of the Forest 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 146
+0%
146
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 400−450
+0%
400−450
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 83
+0%
83
+0%
Metro Exodus 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Valorant 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Far Cry 5 160
+0%
160
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Sons of the Forest 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 102
+0%
102
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 91
+0%
91
+0%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 84
+0%
84
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry 5 80
+0%
80
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Sons of the Forest 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

This is how RTX 5050 and RX 9060 XT 16GB compete in popular games:

  • RX 9060 XT 16GB is 50% faster in 1080p
  • RX 9060 XT 16GB is 50% faster in 1440p
  • RX 9060 XT 16GB is 57% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 59 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 39.40 57.73
Recency 24 June 2025 2 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 5 nm 4 nm

RTX 5050 has an age advantage of 5 months.

RX 9060 XT 16GB, on the other hand, has a 46.5% higher aggregate performance score, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 25% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 5050 in performance tests.

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