AMD Radeon RX 580 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
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Compared 2 processors: AMD Radeon RX 580, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonGames
| Game title | 1080p (High) 1080p (Ultra) 1440p (Ultra) 4K (Ultra) | |
 Forza Horizon 5 | 76 38 33 15 | 122 74 65 45 |
 The Witcher 3 | 52 40 23 13 | 139 109 81 42 |
 Counter-Strike 2 | 78 56 37 16 | 198 150 107 56 |
 Far Cry 6 | 58 49 34 17 | 103 95 72 39 |
 Hogwarts Legacy | 33 23 20 10 | 74 64 44 25 |
 COD Modern Warfare 3 | 47 41 27 15 | 90 84 61 38 |
 Ghost of Tsushima | 33 24 16 9 | 72 59 41 24 |
 Cyberpunk 2077 | 30 27 13 n/a | 80 72 45 18 |
 Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 60 51 31 18 | 120 113 79 42 |
| 1080p High | 52 | 111 |
| 1080p Ultra | 39 | 91 |
| 1440p Ultra | 26 | 66 |
| 4K Ultra | 13 | 37 |
| Deviation | Low | High |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | 4353 | 10201 |
| Solar Bay | n/a | 45966 |
| Port Royal | 527 | 6128 |
| Fire Strike | 14979 | 29129 |
| Night Raid | 56876 | n/a |
| Background Blur | 59.5 frames/s | n/a |
| Face Detection | 33.8 frames/s | n/a |
| Horizon Detection | 1.56 Gpix/sec | n/a |
| Edge Detection | 3.1 Gpix/sec | n/a |
| Gaussian Blur | 2.92 Gpix/sec | n/a |
| Feature Matching | 0.33 Gpix/sec | n/a |
| Stereo Matching | 161.8 Gpix/sec | n/a |
| Particle Physics | 5395.1 fps | n/a |
| API | OpenCL | n/a |
| G2D Mark | 767 | 1113 |
| DirectX 11 | 60 fps | 155 fps |
| DirectX 12 | 43 fps | 71 fps |
| GPU Compute | 3529 Ops/s | 9063 Ops/s |
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | AMD | Nvidia |
| Build | Discrete | Discrete |
| Announced | April, 18, 2017 | June, 24, 2025 |
| Form Factor | PC use | PC use |
| Use case | Gaming | Gaming |
| Segment | High-end | Mid-range |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 | Blackwell 2.0 |
| Codename | Polaris 20 | GB207-300 |
| Price | 229 | n/a |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 1257 MHz | 2317 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 1340 MHz | 2572 MHz |
| Shader Units | 2304 | 2560 |
| TMUs | 144 | 80 |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| Execution Units | n/a | 20 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | No | 20 |
| Tensor Cores | No | 80 |
| L1 cache | 16 KB/core | 128 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 2000 KB/core | 32000 KB/core |
| Instructions per Clock | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 43 Gpix/sec | 82 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 193 GTex/s | 206 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 6.2 TFLOPS | 13.2 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x8 |
| TGP | 185 W | 130 W |
| Process | GlobalFoundries | TSMC |
| Process tech. | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| Max temperature | n/a | 87 °C |
| Transistor Size | 232 mm² | 149 mm² |
| Transistor count | 5 billion | 16.9 billion |
| Transistor density | 21.55 MTr/mm² | 113.42 MTr/mm² |
Memory
| Interface | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Frequency | 2000 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Bus | 256 bit | 128 bit |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Effective Memory Speed | 8000 MB/s | 20000 MB/s |
| Memory Size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
Max Throughput
API
| DirectX | 12 | 12.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| CUDA | n/a | 12.0 |
| DisplayPort | 1.4a | 2.1b |
| Ray Tracing | No | Yes |
| DLSS | No | DLSS 4 |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 5
