PNY GeForce RTX 5050 8GB GDDR6 Black
PNY
54 Overall Score
vs
MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor OC 8GB GDDR5
MSI
25 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
PNY GeForce RTX 5050 8GB GDDR6 Black
75 out of 100 medium confidence 13 reviews
The RTX 3060 receives mostly positive reviews for its excellent price-to-performance ratio, solid frame rates in demanding games, and quiet operation. However, several users reported dead-on-arrival units that required returns, indicating potential quality control issues. Overall, it is a great choice for moderate gaming and productivity tasks.
Pros
- Great price-to-performance ratio
- Solid frame rates in demanding games
- Quiet operation with fan often off
- Easy installation
- Good for moderate gaming
Cons
- Some units dead on arrival
- Returns required for defective cards
- Price drop shortly after purchase
- No significant performance uplift over older cards
Value for money 8
Gaming performance 6
Noise level 2
Ease of installation 2
Build quality 2
Compatibility 1
MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor OC 8GB GDDR5
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Budget
Gaming 1080p
Gaming 1440p
Ray Tracing
Content Creation
Workstation
Gaming 4k
Ai Llm
Specifications
| PNY GeForce RTX 5050 | MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor OC | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5050 | Radeon RX 580 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | AMD |
| Architecture | Blackwell | Polaris 20 |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5★ | — |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6★ | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | No data | |
| ECC | ✗ | — |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | 80★ | — |
| RT Cores | 20★ | — |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 13.170000076293945★ | — |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 13.170000076293945★ | — |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 130★ | 150 |
| Recommended PSU | 550 | 500★ |
| Power Connectors | 1x 8-Pin PCI Connector | — |
| Cooler | Dual Fan★ | — |
| Fans | 2★ | — |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 x8 | PCI-Express 3.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 3★ | 1 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4★ | — |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | — |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 200★ | — |
| Slot Width | 2★ | — |
| Form Factor | Full Height | Full Height |
| Weight | 0.81 kg | 0.64 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | FSR |
| VR Ready | ✓★ | — |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 |
| RGB | ✗ | — |
Pros & Cons
PNY GeForce RTX 5050 8GB GDDR6 Black
- Strong efficiency (88th percentile)88th %ile
- Strong connectivity (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
- Strong affordability (74th percentile)
- Strong feature (67th percentile)
- Below average ai (31st percentile)
- Below average compute (32nd percentile)
MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor OC 8GB GDDR5
- Strong affordability (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Below average thermal (7th percentile)7th %ile
- Below average connectivity (22nd percentile)
- Below average efficiency (22nd percentile)
- Below average raster (23rd percentile)
Pricing
Verdict
Winner: PNY GeForce RTX 5050
Scores 54 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 21 of 38 specs.
