GPU comparison with benchmarks

XFX Radeon RX 6800 XT vs MSI GeForce GTX 1050 AERO ITX 2G

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

The XFX 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 GTX 1050 AERO ITX 2G
MSI GeForce GTX 1050 AERO ITX 2G 2 GB GDDR5 · 1.46 GHz · 75 W Speed index 2/100

The MSI GeForce GTX 1050 AERO ITX 2G has 640 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.46 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 1.86 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the XFX Radeon RX 6800 XT is 1,015 % faster than the MSI GeForce GTX 1050 AERO ITX 2G.

XFX Radeon RX 6800 XTMSI GeForce GTX 1050 AERO ITX 2G
Speed index
17/100
2/100
FP32
20.74 TFLOPS
1.86 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.25 GHz
1.46 GHz
Memory Size
16 GB GDDR6
2 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
512 GB/s
112 GB/s
TDP
300 W
75 W
Launch Price
649 $
109 $

GPU

GPUXFX Radeon RX 6800 XTMSI GeForce GTX 1050 AERO ITX 2G
Based onAMD Radeon RX 6800 XTNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 2GB
GPU ChipNavi 21 XTGP107-300-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors725
Shader4608640
Render Output Units12832
Texture Units28840
Raytracing Cores72--
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The XFX 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 GTX 1050 AERO ITX 2G is based on the Pascal architecture and is equipped with 5 execution units.

Memory

MemoryXFX Radeon RX 6800 XTMSI GeForce GTX 1050 AERO ITX 2G
Memory Size16 GB2 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR5
Memory Clock2.000 GHz1.752 GHz
Memory Speed16.0 Gbps7.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth512 GB/s112 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit128 bit
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The XFX 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 GTX 1050 AERO ITX 2G has a 2 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.752GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsXFX Radeon RX 6800 XTMSI GeForce GTX 1050 AERO ITX 2G
Base Clock1.825 GHz1.354 GHz
Boost Clock2.250 GHz1.455 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock2.02 GHz--
OverclockingYesYes
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The XFX Radeon RX 6800 XT has a turbo clock of 2.250 GHz. The turbo frequency of the MSI GeForce GTX 1050 AERO ITX 2G is 1.455 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignXFX Radeon RX 6800 XTMSI GeForce GTX 1050 AERO ITX 2G
TDP300 W75 W
TDP (up)345 W--
Tjunction max100 °C97 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 8-Pin--
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The XFX 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 GTX 1050 AERO ITX 2G is equipped with a -- PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 97 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansXFX Radeon RX 6800 XTMSI GeForce GTX 1050 AERO ITX 2G
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 13 x 80 mm1 x 90 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB--
Noise (Load)37 dB--
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the XFX Radeon RX 6800 XT are cooled with a Air cooling.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1050 AERO ITX 2G is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityXFX Radeon RX 6800 XTMSI GeForce GTX 1050 AERO ITX 2G
Max. Displays43
HDCP2.32.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort2x DP 1.4a1x DP 1.4
DVI--1
USB-C1--
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The XFX Radeon RX 6800 XT supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1050 AERO ITX 2G supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetXFX Radeon RX 6800 XTMSI GeForce GTX 1050 AERO ITX 2G
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_1
RaytracingYesNo
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNon addressable LEDNo LED lighting
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The XFX Radeon RX 6800 XT supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate).

The MSI GeForce GTX 1050 AERO ITX 2G supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_1.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsXFX Radeon RX 6800 XTMSI GeForce GTX 1050 AERO ITX 2G
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8Decode / EncodeNo
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode
AV1DecodeNo
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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

DimensionsXFX Radeon RX 6800 XTMSI GeForce GTX 1050 AERO ITX 2G
Length267 mm155 mm
Height120 mm112 mm
Width50 mm37 mm
Width (Slots)3 Slots2 Slots
Weight1,500 g308 g
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The XFX Radeon RX 6800 XT is 50 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the MSI GeForce GTX 1050 AERO ITX 2G is 50 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataXFX Radeon RX 6800 XTMSI GeForce GTX 1050 AERO ITX 2G
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ2/2021Q3/2016
Launch Price649 $109 $
Structure size7 nm14 nm
Part-noRX-68TMATFD8--
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 7 nanometer process, XFX Radeon RX 6800 XT was released in Q2/2021.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1050 AERO ITX 2G published in Q3/2016 is manufactured with a structure width of 14 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 XFX Radeon RX 6800 XT +1,057.4 %

  1. 9,213
  2. 796

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) XFX Radeon RX 6800 XT +650.0 %

  1. 105 fps (avg)
  2. 14 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) XFX Radeon RX 6800 XT +542.9 %

  1. 180 fps (avg)
  2. 28 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) XFX Radeon RX 6800 XT +471.4 %

  1. 200 fps (avg)
  2. 35 fps (avg)

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 XFX Radeon RX 6800 XT +828.0 %

  1. 155,408
  2. 16,747

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan XFX Radeon RX 6800 XT +909.9 %

  1. 155,418
  2. 15,389

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. 195,225
  2. no data

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