GeForce RTX 4050 vs Radeon RX 7900 XT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 7900 XT and GeForce RTX 4050, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 7900 XT
2022
20 GB GDDR6, 300 Watt
74.83
+100%

RX 7900 XT outperforms RTX 4050 by a whopping 100% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking14124
Place by popularitynot in top-10041
Cost-effectiveness evaluation37.56no data
Power efficiency17.3926.08
ArchitectureRDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameNavi 31AD107
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date3 November 2022 (2 years ago)2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$899 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores53762560
Core clock speed1387 MHz2505 MHz
Boost clock speed2394 MHz2640 MHz
Number of transistors57,700 million18,900 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rate804.4211.2
Floating-point processing power51.48 TFLOPS13.52 TFLOPS
ROPs19232
TMUs33680
Tensor Coresno data120
Ray Tracing Cores8418

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 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length276 mmno data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pin1x 12-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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount20 GB6 GB
Memory bus width320 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed2500 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth800.0 GB/s216.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI++

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.76.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.23.0
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA-8.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RX 7900 XT 74.83
+100%
RTX 4050 37.40

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.

RX 7900 XT 28868
+100%
RTX 4050 14427

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 HD207
+107%
100−110
−107%
1440p137
+111%
65−70
−111%
4K89
+123%
40−45
−123%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.34no data
1440p6.56no data
4K10.10no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 237
+115%
110−120
−115%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 150−160
+104%
75−80
−104%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 130−140
+108%
65−70
−108%
Battlefield 5 240−250
+118%
110−120
−118%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+118%
55−60
−118%
Cyberpunk 2077 212
+112%
100−105
−112%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+115%
55−60
−115%
Far Cry New Dawn 180−190
+106%
90−95
−106%
Forza Horizon 4 240−250
+103%
120−130
−103%
Hitman 3 120−130
+115%
60−65
−115%
Horizon Zero Dawn 260−270
+106%
130−140
−106%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+107%
75−80
−107%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+105%
60−65
−105%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 300−350
+113%
150−160
−113%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+104%
75−80
−104%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 150−160
+104%
75−80
−104%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 130−140
+108%
65−70
−108%
Battlefield 5 240−250
+118%
110−120
−118%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+118%
55−60
−118%
Cyberpunk 2077 190
+111%
90−95
−111%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+115%
55−60
−115%
Far Cry New Dawn 180−190
+106%
90−95
−106%
Forza Horizon 4 240−250
+103%
120−130
−103%
Hitman 3 120−130
+115%
60−65
−115%
Horizon Zero Dawn 260−270
+106%
130−140
−106%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+107%
75−80
−107%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+105%
60−65
−105%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 492
+105%
240−250
−105%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 160−170
+103%
80−85
−103%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+104%
75−80
−104%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 150−160
+104%
75−80
−104%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 130−140
+108%
65−70
−108%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+118%
55−60
−118%
Cyberpunk 2077 179
+111%
85−90
−111%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+115%
55−60
−115%
Forza Horizon 4 240−250
+103%
120−130
−103%
Hitman 3 120−130
+115%
60−65
−115%
Horizon Zero Dawn 350
+106%
170−180
−106%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 424
+102%
210−220
−102%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 265
+104%
130−140
−104%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+104%
75−80
−104%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+105%
60−65
−105%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
+108%
80−85
−108%
Far Cry New Dawn 110−120
+104%
55−60
−104%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 85−90
+123%
40−45
−123%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 95−100
+116%
45−50
−116%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+105%
40−45
−105%
Cyberpunk 2077 122
+103%
60−65
−103%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+110%
40−45
−110%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+108%
130−140
−108%
Hitman 3 100−110
+118%
50−55
−118%
Horizon Zero Dawn 277
+113%
130−140
−113%
Metro Exodus 141
+101%
70−75
−101%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 325
+103%
160−170
−103%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 130−140
+112%
65−70
−112%
Watch Dogs: Legion 240−250
+118%
110−120
−118%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+118%
55−60
−118%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+120%
40−45
−120%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+130%
30−33
−130%
Hitman 3 65−70
+123%
30−33
−123%
Horizon Zero Dawn 220−230
+105%
110−120
−105%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+103%
60−65
−103%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 159
+112%
75−80
−112%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60−65
+110%
30−33
−110%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+103%
30−33
−103%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+117%
24−27
−117%
Cyberpunk 2077 60
+122%
27−30
−122%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+108%
24−27
−108%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+109%
65−70
−109%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 173
+104%
85−90
−104%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+108%
24−27
−108%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 80−85
+110%
40−45
−110%

This is how RX 7900 XT and RTX 4050 compete in popular games:

  • RX 7900 XT is 107% faster in 1080p
  • RX 7900 XT is 111% faster in 1440p
  • RX 7900 XT is 123% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 74.83 37.40
Maximum RAM amount 20 GB 6 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 100 Watt

RX 7900 XT has a 100.1% higher aggregate performance score, and a 233.3% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RTX 4050, on the other hand, has 200% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 7900 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 4050 in performance tests.


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