Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5050 Low Profile 8GB GDDR6

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5050 Low Profile 8GB GDDR6

Gigabyte
55 Overall Score
vs
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver

Sapphire
96 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5050 Low Profile 8GB GDDR6

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Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver

88 out of 100 high confidence 43 reviews

The Sapphire Nitro+ RX 7900 XTX earns strong praise for its blistering 4K performance, quiet operation, and reliable cooling. Most verified buyers highlight its compact size relative to competing high-end cards, the generous 24GB VRAM, and the absence of coil whine as major pluses. A few reviewers note that coil whine can occasionally occur, and the card demands a robust 850W+ PSU, but overall sentiment is overwhelmingly positive.

Pros
  • Excellent 4K gaming performance
  • Very quiet operation
  • Efficient cooling with low temperatures
  • Compact size for a high-end card
  • 24GB VRAM for longevity
Cons
  • High power consumption
  • Occasional coil whine
  • Requires 850W+ PSU minimum
  • Large 4-slot design
👍 Performance 4k 12
👍 Noise level 15
👍 Cooling efficiency 14
👍 Build quality 8
🤔 Coil whine 7
🤔 Power consumption 6

Scores

Ray Tracing
Gigabyte
52
Sapphire
93
Budget
Gigabyte
91
Sapphire
75
Gaming 4k
Gigabyte
36
Sapphire
91
Gaming 1440p
Gigabyte
55
Sapphire
90
Content Creation
Gigabyte
47
Sapphire
89
Gaming 1080p
Gigabyte
63
Sapphire
89
Ai Llm
Gigabyte
28
Sapphire
85
Workstation
Gigabyte
42
Sapphire
82

Specifications

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5050 Low ProfileSapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+
Chipset
GPU ChipsetGeForce RTX 5050Radeon RX 7900 XTX
BrandNVIDIAAMD
ArchitectureBlackwellRDNA 3
Classconsumerconsumer
Process55
Memory
VRAM8 GB24 GB★
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Bus
128
384
Bandwidth
320
960
Compute
CUDA Cores
2,560
No data
Stream ProcessorsNo data
6,144
Tensor Cores
80
192
RT Cores2096★
Base Clock
2,572
2,510
Boost Clock
2,587
2,680
FP16 TFLOPS
13.170000076293945
122.80000305175781
FP32 TFLOPS13.17000007629394561.38999938964844★
Performance
PassMark G3D
16,985
31,427
GPU Compute
8,543
17,736
Power & Cooling
TDP130★339
Recommended PSU550★800
Power Connectors8-Pin3 x 8-Pin
CoolerFanTriple Fan★
Fans33
Connectivity
InterfacePCI Express 5.0 x8PCI Express 4.0 x16
DisplayPort22
HDMI22
USB-C—1★
Max Displays44
Max Resolution7680 x 43207680 x 4320
Physical
Length182★320
Slot Width2★4
Form FactorLow ProfileATX
Weight0.34 kg★1.00 kg
Features
Ray Tracing✓✓
UpscalingDLSS 4FSR 3.1
AV1 Encode✓✓
DirectX12 Ultimate12 Ultimate
RGB✗✓★

Pros & Cons

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5050 Low Profile 8GB GDDR6

  • Strong connectivity (89th percentile)89th %ile
  • Strong efficiency (88th percentile)88th %ile
  • Strong affordability (80th percentile)80th %ile
  • Strong feature (73rd percentile)
  • Below average ai (31st percentile)
  • Below average compute (32nd percentile)

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver

  • Strong connectivity (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong rt (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong compute (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong ai (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Below average affordability (16th percentile)16th %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+

Scores 96 overall, wins 7 of 8 usage categories and 14 of 39 specs.

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5050 Low Profile Better at:

Budget

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ Better at:

Ai LlmGaming 4kRay TracingWorkstationGaming 1080pGaming 1440pContent Creation