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GPU Comparison

Select up to 2 GPUs to analyze their pricing, performance, and specifications side-by-side.

Market Value Leader

Only verified data for GeForce RTX 5050 is available. Benchmarks for other models are currently being processed.

Quick Verdict

The Radeon RX 6800M is significantly faster than the GeForce RTX 5050, leading by roughly 35% in our performance index.

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NVIDIA
GeForce RTX 5050
Price
A$439✓
Performance
20/100
VRAM
8 GB GDDR6
Key Specs Advantage
+12% Boost Clock (2,572 MHz vs 2,300 MHz)
AMD
Radeon RX 6800M
Price
Reference GPU
Performance
27/100✓
VRAM
12 GB GDDR6✓
Key Specs Advantage
+100% Ray Accelerators (40 vs 20)
+50% Memory Bus (192-bit vs 128-bit)
+20% Bandwidth (384 GB/s vs 320 GB/s)
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Radeon RX 6800M vs GeForce RTX 5050: In-Depth Breakdown

Performance: Radeon RX 6800M vs GeForce RTX 5050

The Radeon RX 6800M is significantly faster, around 35% ahead of the GeForce RTX 5050. That gap is enough to move it up a tier: the Radeon RX 6800M is comfortable at 1440p, while the GeForce RTX 5050 is better matched to 1080p.

Power & Efficiency

The GeForce RTX 5050 pulls less power (130W vs 145W), so it's the easier card to cool and the lighter load on your PSU. The faster Radeon RX 6800M draws more overall but extracts more performance from each watt — plan for a sturdier power supply if you pick it.

VRAM & Future-Proofing

With 12GB against 8GB, the Radeon RX 6800M has more headroom for 4K textures and memory-hungry creative/AI tasks where the GeForce RTX 5050's 8GB can fall short.

Generation & Longevity

The GeForce RTX 5050 is roughly 4 years newer than the Radeon RX 6800M (Blackwell vs RDNA 2), so it generally benefits from a more modern architecture and longer driver-support runway.

Features & Ecosystem

Beyond raw numbers, the GeForce RTX 5050 brings NVIDIA DLSS upscaling/frame generation and stronger ray tracing, while the Radeon RX 6800M offers AMD FSR upscaling and strong rasterization value. If you lean on upscaling or ray tracing, that ecosystem difference can matter as much as the frame-rate gap.

Which should you buy: GeForce RTX 5050 or Radeon RX 6800M?

The Radeon RX 6800M is the faster card by about 35%. With live pricing limited for this pair, base your decision on the spec differences above — particularly VRAM and power draw — and check current stock before buying.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Radeon RX 6800M better than the GeForce RTX 5050?

The Radeon RX 6800M is significantly faster, roughly 35% ahead. If your budget allows, it's the stronger pick.

Which is better for 4K gaming, the GeForce RTX 5050 or the Radeon RX 6800M?

Neither is a dedicated 4K card; both are best at 1440p. For 4K you'd want a faster GPU, or lean on upscaling.

Does the Radeon RX 6800M have enough VRAM advantage to matter?

Its 12GB (vs 8GB) gives real headroom for 4K, heavy texture mods, and creative/AI work. At 1080p the gap matters less.

Technical Specifications Comparison

Architecture & Cores

SpecificationGeForce RTX 5050Radeon RX 6800M
ArchitectureBlackwellRDNA 2
Process NodeTSMC 4NTSMC 7nm
CUDA Cores (CUDA Cores / Stream Processors)2,5602,560
Ray Tracing Cores2040✓
Tensor / AI Cores8080

Clock Speeds

SpecificationGeForce RTX 5050Radeon RX 6800M
Base Clock2,310 MHz✓1,975 MHz
Boost Clock2,572 MHz✓2,300 MHz

Memory

SpecificationGeForce RTX 5050Radeon RX 6800M
VRAM Capacity8 GB12 GB✓
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Bus128-bit192-bit✓
Memory Speed20 Gbps✓16 Gbps
Bandwidth320 GB/s384 GB/s✓

Connectivity & Power

SpecificationGeForce RTX 5050Radeon RX 6800M
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x16
TDP130 W✓145 W
Power Connectors1x 8-pinNone
ReleasedJun 2025Jun 2021
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