MSI GeForce RTX 5050 Shadow 8GB GDDR6
MSI
48 Overall Score
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Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4090 WINDFORCE 24GB GDDR6X
Gigabyte
92 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
MSI GeForce RTX 5050 Shadow 8GB GDDR6
No customer feedback yet
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4090 WINDFORCE 24GB GDDR6X
88 out of 100 medium confidence 25 reviews
The Gigabyte 4090 Gaming OC is widely praised for its excellent cooling, quiet operation, and lack of coil whine. Users highlight its compact size relative to other 4090s, strong out-of-the-box performance, and the included anti-sag bracket. A few concerns include reports of receiving pre-opened units and the bulky size still being an issue for some cases. Overall, it is considered a top-tier 4090 option with a solid 4-year warranty.
Pros
- Excellent cooling performance
- Quiet operation
- No coil whine
- Compact size for a 4090
- Strong out-of-the-box performance
Cons
- Some units received pre-opened
- Still very large for many cases
- Gigabyte software is poor
- Power connector placement could be better
Cooling performance 12
Noise level 8
Coil whine 7
Size and fit 8
Build quality 6
Warranty 5
Scores
Ray Tracing
Gaming 4k
Gaming 1440p
Content Creation
Gaming 1080p
Ai Llm
Budget
Workstation
Specifications
| MSI GeForce RTX 5050 Shadow | Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4090 WINDFORCE | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5050 | GeForce RTX 4090 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Blackwell | Ada Lovelace |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5 | 5 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 8 GB | 24 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | ||
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 20 | 76★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 13.170000076293945 | 32.97999954223633★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 13.170000076293945 | 32.97999954223633★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 50★ | 450 |
| Recommended PSU | 550★ | 850 |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 8-pin | 16-pin |
| Cooler | Dual Fan | Triple Fan★ |
| Fans | 2 | 3★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x8 | PCI Express 4.0 |
| DisplayPort | 3 | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 197★ | 331 |
| Slot Width | 2★ | 3 |
| Form Factor | Full Height | ATX |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | DLSS 3 |
| AV1 Encode | — | ✓★ |
| VR Ready | ✓★ | — |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | ✗ | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
MSI GeForce RTX 5050 Shadow 8GB GDDR6
- Strong efficiency (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong connectivity (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
- Strong feature (67th percentile)
- Below average ai (31st percentile)
- Below average raster (34th percentile)
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4090 WINDFORCE 24GB GDDR6X
- Strong rt (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong raster (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong compute (95th percentile)95th %ile
Verdict
Winner: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4090 WINDFORCE
Scores 92 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 15 of 37 specs.