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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT vs MSI GeForce RTX 5050 VENTUS 2X OC

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT 16 GB GDDR6 · 2.25 GHz · 300 W Speed index 17/100

The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT has 4608 shader units and these clock a maximum of 2.25 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 20.74 TFLOPS.

MSI GeForce RTX 5050 VENTUS 2X OC
MSI GeForce RTX 5050 VENTUS 2X OC 8 GB GDDR6 · 2.62 GHz · 130 W Speed index 11/100

The MSI GeForce RTX 5050 VENTUS 2X OC has 2560 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 2.62 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 13.40 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT is 55 % faster than the MSI GeForce RTX 5050 VENTUS 2X OC.

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XTMSI GeForce RTX 5050 VENTUS 2X OC
Speed index
17/100
11/100
FP32
20.74 TFLOPS
13.40 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.25 GHz
2.62 GHz
Memory Size
16 GB GDDR6
8 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
512 GB/s
320 GB/s
TDP
300 W
130 W
Launch Price
799 $
249 $

GPU

GPUAMD Radeon RX 6800 XTMSI GeForce RTX 5050 VENTUS 2X OC
Based onAMD Radeon RX 6800 XTNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
GPU ChipNavi 21 XTGB207-300-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors7220
Shader46082560
Render Output Units12832
Texture Units28880
Raytracing Cores7220
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The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT is equipped with a graphics chip of the RDNA 2 architecture, which has 72 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card MSI GeForce RTX 5050 VENTUS 2X OC is based on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture and is equipped with 20 execution units.

Memory

MemoryAMD Radeon RX 6800 XTMSI GeForce RTX 5050 VENTUS 2X OC
Memory Size16 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Clock2.000 GHz2.500 GHz
Memory Speed16.0 Gbps20.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth512 GB/s320 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit128 bit
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The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT is equipped with a 16 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.000 GHz clocks.

The MSI GeForce RTX 5050 VENTUS 2X OC has a 8 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.500GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsAMD Radeon RX 6800 XTMSI GeForce RTX 5050 VENTUS 2X OC
Base Clock1.825 GHz2.280 GHz
Boost Clock2.250 GHz2.617 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock2.02 GHz--
OverclockingYesYes
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The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT has a turbo clock of 2.250 GHz. The turbo frequency of the MSI GeForce RTX 5050 VENTUS 2X OC is 2.617 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignAMD Radeon RX 6800 XTMSI GeForce RTX 5050 VENTUS 2X OC
TDP300 W130 W
TDP (up)345 W--
Tjunction max100 °C85 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 8-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT has 2 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 100 °C.

The MSI GeForce RTX 5050 VENTUS 2X OC is equipped with a 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 85 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansAMD Radeon RX 6800 XTMSI GeForce RTX 5050 VENTUS 2X OC
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 13 x 80 mm2 x 88 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
Noise (Load)37 dB--
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT are cooled with a Air cooling.

The MSI GeForce RTX 5050 VENTUS 2X OC is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityAMD Radeon RX 6800 XTMSI GeForce RTX 5050 VENTUS 2X OC
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.1b
DisplayPort2x DP 1.4a3x DP 2.1b
USB-C1--
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The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3.

The MSI GeForce RTX 5050 VENTUS 2X OC supports HDCP in version 2.3 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetAMD Radeon RX 6800 XTMSI GeForce RTX 5050 VENTUS 2X OC
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNon addressable LEDNo LED lighting
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The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate).

The MSI GeForce RTX 5050 VENTUS 2X OC supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate).

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsAMD Radeon RX 6800 XTMSI GeForce RTX 5050 VENTUS 2X OC
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
AV1DecodeDecode / Encode
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This area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load.

Dimensions

DimensionsAMD Radeon RX 6800 XTMSI GeForce RTX 5050 VENTUS 2X OC
Length270 mm197 mm
Height120 mm120 mm
Width--41 mm
Width (Slots)3 Slots2 Slots
Weight1,503 g491 g
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT is -- wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the MSI GeForce RTX 5050 VENTUS 2X OC is -- and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataAMD Radeon RX 6800 XTMSI GeForce RTX 5050 VENTUS 2X OC
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16PCIe 5 x 8
Release dateQ4/2020Q3/2025
Launch Price799 $249 $
Structure size7 nm5 nm
Part-no--G5050-8V2C
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 7 nanometer process, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT was released in Q4/2020.

The MSI GeForce RTX 5050 VENTUS 2X OC published in Q3/2025 is manufactured with a structure width of 5 nanometers.

Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score

  1. 9,213
  2. no data

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. 9,462
  2. no data

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. 3,527
  2. no data

Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. 59 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 68 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 102 fps (avg)
  2. no data

The Last of Us Part 1

The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. 32 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 64 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 112 fps (avg)
  2. no data

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. 105 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 180 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 200 fps (avg)
  2. no data

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL

  1. 155,408
  2. no data

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

  1. 155,418
  2. no data

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. 195,225
  2. no data

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