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MSI GeForce RTX 5050 SHADOW 2X OC vs AMD Radeon RX 7600

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

The MSI GeForce RTX 5050 SHADOW 2X OC has 2560 shader units and these clock a maximum of 2.62 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 13.40 TFLOPS.

AMD Radeon RX 7600
AMD Radeon RX 7600 8 GB GDDR6 · 2.66 GHz · 165 W Speed index 18/100

The AMD Radeon RX 7600 has 2048 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 2.66 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 21.75 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the AMD Radeon RX 7600 is 62 % faster than the MSI GeForce RTX 5050 SHADOW 2X OC.

MSI GeForce RTX 5050 SHADOW 2X OCAMD Radeon RX 7600
Speed index
11/100
18/100
FP32
13.40 TFLOPS
21.75 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.62 GHz
2.66 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR6
8 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
320 GB/s
288 GB/s
TDP
130 W
165 W
Launch Price
249 $
269 $
326 pts
328 pts

GPU

GPUMSI GeForce RTX 5050 SHADOW 2X OCAMD Radeon RX 7600
Based onNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050AMD Radeon RX 7600
GPU ChipGB207-300-A1Navi 33 XL
Streaming Multiprocessors2032
Shader25602048
Render Output Units3264
Texture Units80128
Raytracing Cores2032
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The MSI GeForce RTX 5050 SHADOW 2X OC is equipped with a graphics chip of the Blackwell 2.0 architecture, which has 20 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card AMD Radeon RX 7600 is based on the RDNA 3 architecture and is equipped with 32 execution units.

Memory

MemoryMSI GeForce RTX 5050 SHADOW 2X OCAMD Radeon RX 7600
Memory Size8 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Clock2.500 GHz2.250 GHz
Memory Speed20.0 Gbps18.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth320 GB/s288 GB/s
Memory Interface128 bit128 bit
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The MSI GeForce RTX 5050 SHADOW 2X OC is equipped with a 8 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.500 GHz clocks.

The AMD Radeon RX 7600 has a 8 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.250GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsMSI GeForce RTX 5050 SHADOW 2X OCAMD Radeon RX 7600
Base Clock2.280 GHz1.720 GHz
Boost Clock2.617 GHz2.655 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock--2.25 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The MSI GeForce RTX 5050 SHADOW 2X OC has a turbo clock of 2.617 GHz. The turbo frequency of the AMD Radeon RX 7600 is 2.655 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignMSI GeForce RTX 5050 SHADOW 2X OCAMD Radeon RX 7600
TDP130 W165 W
Tjunction max85 °CUnknown
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The MSI GeForce RTX 5050 SHADOW 2X OC 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 AMD Radeon RX 7600 is equipped with a 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is Unknown.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansMSI GeForce RTX 5050 SHADOW 2X OCAMD Radeon RX 7600
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 88 mm2 x 80 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 SHADOW 2X OC are cooled with a Air cooling.

The AMD Radeon RX 7600 is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityMSI GeForce RTX 5050 SHADOW 2X OCAMD Radeon RX 7600
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.1b1x HDMI 2.1a
DisplayPort3x DP 2.1b3x DP 2.1
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The MSI GeForce RTX 5050 SHADOW 2X OC supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3.

The AMD Radeon RX 7600 supports HDCP in version 2.3 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetMSI GeForce RTX 5050 SHADOW 2X OCAMD Radeon RX 7600
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The MSI GeForce RTX 5050 SHADOW 2X OC supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate).

The AMD Radeon RX 7600 supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate).

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsMSI GeForce RTX 5050 SHADOW 2X OCAMD Radeon RX 7600
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 SHADOW 2X OCAMD Radeon RX 7600
Length197 mm204 mm
Height120 mm115 mm
Width40 mm--
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
Weight478 g--
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The MSI GeForce RTX 5050 SHADOW 2X OC is 40 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the AMD Radeon RX 7600 is 40 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataMSI GeForce RTX 5050 SHADOW 2X OCAMD Radeon RX 7600
GPU InterfacePCIe 5 x 8PCIe 4 x 8
Release dateQ3/2025Q2/2023
Launch Price249 $269 $
Structure size5 nm6 nm
Part-noG5050-8S2C--
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 5 nanometer process, MSI GeForce RTX 5050 SHADOW 2X OC was released in Q3/2025.

The AMD Radeon RX 7600 published in Q2/2023 is manufactured with a structure width of 6 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

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  2. 5,136

Port Royal (Raytracing)

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  2. 5,513

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

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  2. 1,953

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)

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  2. 20 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

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  2. 48 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

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  2. 72 fps (avg)

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