Left · AMD
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Spec score
Spec score 46
$549
typical price
Radeon RX 6800 XT against GeForce RTX 5050
Radeon RX 6800 XT leads on the overall index. The price beside each button is the Amazon US reading where ScoutPrices has one; the comparison below is worked on typical prices.
Right · Nvidia
GeForce RTX 5050
Spec score
Spec score 27
$550
Amazon US, Oct 24
Which one for what
Office & everyday
Radeon RX 6800 XTleft
49 vs 33 for snappy single-core speed, quiet running, and a card that drives two or three screens without fuss.
Coding & development
Radeon RX 6800 XTleft
42 vs 29 for cores for builds and containers, plenty of memory, fast storage, and a card for several screens or a local model.
Light gaming
Radeon RX 6800 XTleft
55 vs 34 for 1080p frame rates per dollar.
Gaming
Radeon RX 6800 XTleft
48 vs 27 for 1440p frame rates, with a CPU that will not hold the card back.
Heavy gaming
Radeon RX 6800 XTleft
38 vs 15 for the strongest graphics card the budget allows.
Content creation
Radeon RX 6800 XTleft
40 vs 29 for export times: many cores, a card with good encoders, lots of memory.
3D & rendering
Radeon RX 6800 XTleft
39 vs 29 for all-core throughput and render speed.
Gaming & streaming
Radeon RX 6800 XTleft
44 vs 28 for frame rates with headroom for the encoder and the chat.
AI & local models
Radeon RX 6800 XTleft
42 vs 28 for video memory first, then card speed, then system memory.
Head to head
Scores
Indices out of 100 on ScoutSpecs' own scale, one per kind of work. They are not frames per second and not a measurement of any one sample.
Spec score
Radeon RX 6800 XT: 46
GeForce RTX 5050: 27
19 ptsto the left
Games at 1080p
Radeon RX 6800 XT: 55
GeForce RTX 5050: 34
21 ptsto the left
Games at 1440p
Radeon RX 6800 XT: 48
GeForce RTX 5050: 27
21 ptsto the left
Games at 4K
Radeon RX 6800 XT: 38
GeForce RTX 5050: 15
23 ptsto the left
Rendering and video
Radeon RX 6800 XT: 35
GeForce RTX 5050: 30
5 ptsto the left
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Radeon RX 6800 XT: 8.4
GeForce RTX 5050: 6.9
22%to the left
Typical price
Radeon RX 6800 XT: $549
GeForce RTX 5050: $393
$156to the right
From the spec sheets
Video memory
Radeon RX 6800 XT: 16 GB
GeForce RTX 5050: 8 GB
100%to the left
Board power
Radeon RX 6800 XT: 300 W
GeForce RTX 5050: 130 W
131%to the right
Length
Radeon RX 6800 XT: 300 mm
GeForce RTX 5050: 220 mm
36%to the right
The verdict
- The RX 6800 XT is 78% faster at 1440p.
- At 4K the gap is 153% in the RX 6800 XT's favour.
- RX 6800 XT carries 16 GB of video memory against 8 GB.
- The RTX 5050 typically costs $156 less.
- Per dollar, the RX 6800 XT is the better buy: 8.4 points per $100 against 6.9.
Specifications
| Spec | Radeon RX 6800 XT | GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Video memory | 16 GB (better) | 8 GB |
| Board power | 300 W | 130 W (better) |
| Length | 300 mm | 220 mm (better) |
| Power connector | PCIe 8-pin | PCIe 8-pin |
| Brand | AMD | Nvidia |
| Released | 2020 | 2025 (better) |
| Typical price | $549 | $393 (better) |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.