GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
938%
938%
AMD Radeon HD 6790
11%
11%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 is approximately 927% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 | AMD Radeon HD 6790 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | GB207 | Barts |
| CoresDifferent | 2560 | 800 |
| TMUsDifferent | 80 | 40 |
| ROPsDifferent | 32 | 16 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 8 GB | 1024 MB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 128 bit | 256 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 | AMD Radeon HD 6790 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | GB207 | Barts |
| GPU VariantDifferent | GB207-300-A1 | Barts LE(215-0798002) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | Blackwell 2.0 | TeraScale 2 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process TypeDifferent | 4N FinFET | N/A |
| Process SizeDifferent | 5 nm | 40 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 16,900 million | 1,700 million |
| DensityDifferent | 113.4M / mm² | 6.7M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 149 mm² | 255 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | N/A | HFCBGA-1737 |
Graphics Card
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 | AMD Radeon HD 6790 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Jul 1st, 2025 | Apr 4th, 2011 |
| AnnouncedDifferent | Jun 24th, 2025 | N/A |
| GenerationDifferent | GeForce 50 | Northern Islands(HD 6700) |
| PredecessorDifferent | GeForce 40 | Evergreen |
| ProductionDifferent | Active | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 249 USD | 149 USD |
| Bus InterfaceDifferent | PCIe 5.0 x8 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 4 in our database | 37 in our database |
| SuccessorDifferent | N/A | Southern Islands |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 | AMD Radeon HD 6790 |
|---|---|---|
| Base ClockDifferent | 2317 MHz | N/A |
| Boost ClockDifferent | 2572 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 2500 MHz20 Gbps effective | 1050 MHz4.2 Gbps effective |
| GPU ClockDifferent | N/A | 840 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 | AMD Radeon HD 6790 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 8 GB | 1024 MB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 128 bit | 256 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 320.0 GB/s | 134.4 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 | AMD Radeon HD 6790 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 2560 | 800 |
| TMUsDifferent | 80 | 40 |
| ROPsDifferent | 32 | 16 |
| SM CountDifferent | 20 | N/A |
| Tensor CoresDifferent | 80 | N/A |
| RT CoresDifferent | 20 | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 128 KB (per SM) | 8 KB (per CU) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 24 MB | 512 KB |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | N/A | 10 |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 | AMD Radeon HD 6790 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 82.30 GPixel/s | 13.44 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 205.8 GTexel/s | 33.60 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half)Different | 13.17 TFLOPS (1:1) | N/A |
| FP32 (float)Different | 13.17 TFLOPS | 1,344.0 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 205.8 GFLOPS (1:64) | N/A |
Board Design
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 | AMD Radeon HD 6790 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| TDPDifferent | 130 W | 150 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 300 W | 450 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 1x HDMI 2.1b3x DisplayPort 2.1b | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.3a1x DisplayPort 1.1 |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 1x 8-pin | 2x 6-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | PG152 SKU 50 | C220, 109-C22237-00 |
| LengthDifferent | N/A | 198 mm7.8 inches |
Graphics Features
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 | AMD Radeon HD 6790 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| OpenGLDifferent | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 3.0 | 1.2 |
| VulkanDifferent | 1.4 | N/A |
| CUDADifferent | 12.0 | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 6.8 | 5.0 |
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