MSI GeForce RTX 5050 Shadow 2X 8GB GDDR6 Black
MSI
47 Overall Score
vs
Gigabyte Radeon RX 9070 XT Gaming 16GB GDDR6 Black
Gigabyte
88 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
MSI GeForce RTX 5050 Shadow 2X 8GB GDDR6 Black
No customer feedback yet
Gigabyte Radeon RX 9070 XT Gaming 16GB GDDR6 Black
82 out of 100 medium confidence 29 reviews
The Gigabyte Aorus RX 9070 XT is widely praised as a high-performance graphics card, especially for 1440p and 4K gaming. Users note excellent value for money, low temperatures, quiet operation, and effective undervolting capabilities. A few mentioned needing a driver cleanup for optimal performance, but overall sentiment is overwhelmingly positive.
Pros
- Excellent price-to-performance ratio
- Low temperatures during gaming
- Quiet operation, no coil whine
- Great undervolting capabilities
- Good build quality and design
Cons
- Driver cleanup needed after switching from Nvidia
- Some coil whine reports (rare)
- Power supply requirements unclear from Q&A
- Availability issues after launch
Price to performance 8
Cooling and temperatures 9
Coil whine 6
Build quality 5
Undervolting 5
Boost clocks 3
Scores
Ray Tracing
Gaming 1440p
Gaming 1080p
Gaming 4k
Content Creation
Budget
Workstation
Ai Llm
Specifications
| MSI GeForce RTX 5050 Shadow 2X | Gigabyte Radeon RX 9070 XT Gaming | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5050 | Radeon RX 9070 XT |
| Brand | NVIDIA | AMD |
| Architecture | Blackwell | RDNA 4 |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5★ | — |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 8 GB | 16 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | No data | |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 20 | 64★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 13.170000076293945★ | — |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 13.170000076293945★ | — |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 130★ | 304 |
| Recommended PSU | 550★ | 850 |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 8-pin | 3 x 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Dual Fan | Triple Fan★ |
| Fans | 2 | 3★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x8 | PCI Express 5.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 3★ | 2 |
| HDMI | 1 | 2★ |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 197★ | 288 |
| Slot Width | 2★ | 2.700000047683716 |
| Form Factor | Full Height | Full Height |
| Weight | — | 1.26 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | FSR 4 |
| AV1 Encode | — | ✓★ |
| VR Ready | ✓ | ✓ |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| RGB | ✗ | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
MSI GeForce RTX 5050 Shadow 2X 8GB GDDR6 Black
- Strong efficiency (88th percentile)88th %ile
- Strong connectivity (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
- Strong feature (66th percentile)
- Below average affordability (0th percentile)0th %ile
- Below average ai (30th percentile)
- Below average compute (32nd percentile)
Gigabyte Radeon RX 9070 XT Gaming 16GB GDDR6 Black
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong compute (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Strong ai (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Below average affordability (23rd percentile)
Pricing
MSI GeForce RTX 5050 Shadow 2X 8GB GDDR6 Black
No current pricing available
Gigabyte Radeon RX 9070 XT Gaming 16GB GDDR6 Black
Verdict
Winner: Gigabyte Radeon RX 9070 XT Gaming
Scores 88 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 14 of 39 specs.
