AMD Radeon RX 570 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050

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Radeon RX 570 compared with GeForce RTX 5050
AMDRadeon RX 570NVIDIAGeForce RTX 5050
Overview
ReleasedApril 2017July 2025
Performance
Chip makerAMDNVIDIA
ArchitectureGCN 4Blackwell
Shader cores2,0482,560
Boost clock1,244 MHz2,570 MHz (better)
ArchitectureFourth-generation GCN (Polaris), 128 texture units, 32 ROPs and 5.7 billion transistors. AMD's retained support page is labelled RX 570 (OEM) and includes slower OEM clocks; the original retail baseline and both named MSI ARMOR configurations use the published maximum 1,244 MHz. Photo shows MSI ARMOR 4G, not an AMD reference board.–
Manufacturing process14 nm (PCWorld and Les Numériques)–
Ray tracingNo dedicated hardware ray acceleratorsFourth-generation RT Cores; 40 RT TFLOPS
AI cores–Fifth-generation Tensor Cores; 421 AI TOPS
Upscaling and frame generation–DLSS 4.5 with Super Resolution, DLAA, Ray Reconstruction, Frame Generation, Multi Frame Generation and Dynamic Multi Frame Generation
Base clockAMD publishes a 926–1,168 MHz OEM range; the original retail baseline is 1,168 MHz (PCWorld). Both named MSI ARMOR boards publish up to 1,244 MHz core frequency without a separate base figure.2.31 GHz
Memory
Video memory4 GB GDDR5 or 8 GB GDDR58 GB GDDR6
Memory bus256-bit (better)128-bit
Memory bandwidth224 GB/s or ––
Memory detailMSI ARMOR 4G and 8G both specify 7,000 MHz effective GDDR5. AMD publishes up to 224 GB/s for the GPU, but MSI does not state bandwidth separately for either capacity; the 8 GB configuration therefore omits it.–
Connections and power
Board power150 W130 W (better)
Interface–PCIe 5.0
Display outputs3 × DisplayPort, 1 × HDMI and dual-link DVI-D on both MSI ARMOR boards. AMD lists DisplayPort 1.4 HDR and HDMI 4K60 support, but DVI as No; partner outputs differ.3 × DisplayPort 2.1b (UHBR20), 1 × HDMI 2.1b; up to 4 displays; HDCP 2.3
Maximum resolution–4K at 480 Hz or 8K at 165 Hz with DSC
Power connectorOne 8-pin on both MSI ARMOR boards1 × PCIe 8-pin cable, or a 300 W or greater PCIe Gen 5 cable (adapter in the box)
Recommended power supply450 W550 W
Size (reference card)246 × 130 × 39 mm and 622 g for both MSI ARMOR 4G and 8G; MSI publishes PCI Express x16 without a generation in these datasheets–
Video encode and decodeH.264 and H.265/HEVC encoding and decoding; HDMI 4K60 support1 × ninth-generation NVENC, 1 × sixth-generation NVDEC; AV1 encode and decode

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