Left · AMD
Radeon RX 7600
Spec score
Spec score 26
$370
Amazon US, Oct 24
Radeon RX 7600 against GeForce RTX 5050
Level on the overall index; the details below decide it. 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
GeForce RTX 5050right
31 vs 33 for snappy single-core speed, quiet running, and a card that drives two or three screens without fuss.
Coding & development
GeForce RTX 5050right
26 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
Either
Within 0 points; buy on price.
Gaming
Either
Within 0 points; buy on price.
Heavy gaming
Radeon RX 7600left
17 vs 15 for the strongest graphics card the budget allows.
Content creation
GeForce RTX 5050right
25 vs 29 for export times: many cores, a card with good encoders, lots of memory.
3D & rendering
GeForce RTX 5050right
25 vs 29 for all-core throughput and render speed.
Gaming & streaming
GeForce RTX 5050right
26 vs 28 for frame rates with headroom for the encoder and the chat.
AI & local models
GeForce RTX 5050right
25 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 7600: 26
GeForce RTX 5050: 27
1 ptsto the right
Games at 1080p
Radeon RX 7600: 34
GeForce RTX 5050: 34
level
Games at 1440p
Radeon RX 7600: 27
GeForce RTX 5050: 27
level
Games at 4K
Radeon RX 7600: 17
GeForce RTX 5050: 15
2 ptsto the left
Rendering and video
Radeon RX 7600: 24
GeForce RTX 5050: 30
6 ptsto the right
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Radeon RX 7600: 7.9
GeForce RTX 5050: 6.9
14%to the left
Typical price
Radeon RX 7600: $330
GeForce RTX 5050: $393
$63to the left
From the spec sheets
Video memory
Radeon RX 7600: 8 GB
GeForce RTX 5050: 8 GB
level
Board power
Radeon RX 7600: 165 W
GeForce RTX 5050: 130 W
27%to the right
Length
Radeon RX 7600: 240 mm
GeForce RTX 5050: 220 mm
9%to the right
The verdict
- RX 7600 and RTX 5050 are level on games at 1440p.
- At 4K the gap is 13% in the RX 7600's favour.
- The RX 7600 typically costs $63 less.
- Per dollar, the RX 7600 is the better buy: 7.9 points per $100 against 6.9.
Specifications
| Spec | Radeon RX 7600 | GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Video memory | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Board power | 165 W | 130 W (better) |
| Length | 240 mm | 220 mm (better) |
| Power connector | PCIe 8-pin | PCIe 8-pin |
| Brand | AMD | Nvidia |
| Released | 2023 | 2025 (better) |
| Typical price | $330 (better) | $393 |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.