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MSI GeForce RTX 5050 GAMING vs ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5060

MSI GeForce RTX 5050 GAMING
MSI GeForce RTX 5050 GAMING 8 GB GDDR6 · 2.59 GHz · 130 W Speed index 11/100

The MSI GeForce RTX 5050 GAMING has 2560 shader units and these clock a maximum of 2.59 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 13.25 TFLOPS.

ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5060
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5060 8 GB GDDR7 · 2.53 GHz · 145 W Speed index 16/100

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5060 has 3840 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 2.53 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 19.41 TFLOPS.

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In FP32 performance, the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5060 is 46 % faster than the MSI GeForce RTX 5050 GAMING.

MSI GeForce RTX 5050 GAMINGASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5060
Speed index
11/100
16/100
FP32
13.25 TFLOPS
19.41 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.59 GHz
2.53 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR6
8 GB GDDR7
Memory bandwidth
320 GB/s
448 GB/s
TDP
130 W
145 W
Launch Price
249 $
299 $

GPU

GPUMSI GeForce RTX 5050 GAMINGASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5060
Based onNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060
GPU ChipGB207-300-A1GB206-250-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors2030
Shader25603840
Render Output Units3248
Texture Units80120
Raytracing Cores2030
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The MSI GeForce RTX 5050 GAMING is equipped with a graphics chip of the Blackwell 2.0 architecture, which has 20 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5060 is based on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture and is equipped with 30 execution units.

Memory

MemoryMSI GeForce RTX 5050 GAMINGASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5060
Memory Size8 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR7
Memory Clock2.500 GHz1.750 GHz
Memory Speed20.0 Gbps28.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth320 GB/s448 GB/s
Memory Interface128 bit128 bit
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The MSI GeForce RTX 5050 GAMING is equipped with a 8 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.500 GHz clocks.

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5060 has a 8 GB large GDDR7 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.750GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsMSI GeForce RTX 5050 GAMINGASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5060
Base Clock2.280 GHz2.280 GHz
Boost Clock2.587 GHz2.527 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The MSI GeForce RTX 5050 GAMING has a turbo clock of 2.587 GHz. The turbo frequency of the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5060 is 2.527 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignMSI GeForce RTX 5050 GAMINGASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5060
TDP130 W145 W
Tjunction max85 °C89 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The MSI GeForce RTX 5050 GAMING has 1 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 85 °C.

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5060 is equipped with a 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 89 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansMSI GeForce RTX 5050 GAMINGASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5060
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 88 mm2 x 90 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the MSI GeForce RTX 5050 GAMING are cooled with a Air cooling.

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5060 is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityMSI GeForce RTX 5050 GAMINGASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5060
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.1b1x HDMI 2.1b
DisplayPort3x DP 2.1b3x DP 2.1b
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The MSI GeForce RTX 5050 GAMING supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3.

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5060 supports HDCP in version 2.3 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetMSI GeForce RTX 5050 GAMINGASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5060
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDMSI Mystic LightNo LED lighting
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The MSI GeForce RTX 5050 GAMING supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate).

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5060 supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate).

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsMSI GeForce RTX 5050 GAMINGASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5060
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
AV1Decode / EncodeDecode / 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

DimensionsMSI GeForce RTX 5050 GAMINGASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5060
Length202 mm228 mm
Height120 mm123 mm
Width41 mm50 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots3 Slots
Weight497 g--
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The MSI GeForce RTX 5050 GAMING is 41 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5060 is 41 mm and thus requires the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataMSI GeForce RTX 5050 GAMINGASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5060
GPU InterfacePCIe 5 x 8PCIe 5 x 8
Release dateQ3/2025Q2/2025
Launch Price249 $299 $
Structure size5 nm5 nm
Part-noG5050-8GDUAL-RTX5060-8G
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 5 nanometer process, MSI GeForce RTX 5050 GAMING was released in Q3/2025.

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5060 published in Q2/2025 is manufactured with a structure width of 5 nanometers.

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