Radeon RX 7600 vs GeForce RTX 5050
Compare the Radeon RX 7600 and GeForce RTX 5050 on real gaming benchmarks, full specifications, live retailer prices and performance-per-dollar, then jump straight to the cheapest in-stock version of either card.
The short answer
The Radeon RX 7600 is the better buy here: it's both faster at 1080p and gives more performance per dollar.
- Radeon RX 7600 is about 5% faster at 1080p (gaming index 41 vs 39).
- Radeon RX 7600 is the cheaper card right now, by roughly 9%.
- Radeon RX 7600 delivers about 14% more frames per dollar at 1080p.
- GeForce RTX 5050 draws less power (130W vs 165W), so it runs cooler and asks less of your PSU.
Gaming performance
Gaming score: geometric mean of in-game FPS, normalized so the RTX 5090 = 100. Switch resolution with the toggle above.
Radeon RX 7600 is about 5% faster at 1080p.
Performance per dollar
1080p gaming score for every $100 of the card’s current cheapest price. Higher is better value.
11.9
per $100 spent
Better value
10.5
per $100 spent
Specs head-to-head
Productivity & compute
Where to buy
GeForce RTX 5050from $369.99
- MSI RTX 5050 SHADOW 2X OC$369.99OC2602 MHz · 196 mm
- ASUS Dual RTX 5050$409.99203 mm
- ASUS Dual RTX 5050 OC Edition$419.99OC2647 MHz · 203 mm
- Gainward RTX 5050 Ghost$603.00262 mm
| Version | Boost Clock | Length | Color | From | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI RTX 5050 SHADOW 2X OCOC | 2602 MHz | 196 mm | — | $369.99 | | |
| ASUS Dual RTX 5050 | — | 203 mm | — | $409.99 | | |
| ASUS Dual RTX 5050 OC EditionOC | 2647 MHz | 203 mm | — | $419.99 | | |
| Gainward RTX 5050 Ghost | — | 262 mm | — | $603.00 | |
Radeon RX 7600from $339.97
- ASRock RX 7600 Challenger OC$339.97OC269 mm
- $399.99
- GIGABYTE RX 7600 GAMING OC$455.00OC282 mm
- Sapphire PULSE RX 7600 OC$568.51OC240 mm
| Version | Boost Clock | Length | Color | From | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASRock RX 7600 Challenger OCOC | — | 269 mm | — | $339.97 | | |
| XFX SPEEDSTER SWFT 210 RX 7600 CORE EDITION | — | 241 mm | — | $399.99 | | |
| GIGABYTE RX 7600 GAMING OCOC | — | 282 mm | — | $455.00 | | |
| Sapphire PULSE RX 7600 OCOC | — | 240 mm | — | $568.51 | |
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