AMD has announced the Radeon RX 9050 graphics card, expanding the Radeon RX 9000 Series with a new desktop GPU based on the AMD RDNA 4 architecture. The graphics card is designed for 1080p gaming and supports AMD FSR technologies, next-generation ray tracing, and AV1 video encoding and decoding.
The Radeon RX 9050 features 8GB GDDR6 memory and a 92W Typical Board Power (TBP).
AMD Radeon RX 9050 architecture and features
The Radeon RX 9050 features 16 Compute Units, 1,024 Stream Processors, 16 Ray Accelerators, and 32 AI Accelerators. It operates at a Game Frequency of 1,920MHz and offers a Boost Frequency of up to 2,600MHz.
The graphics card delivers up to 10.6 TFLOPs of Peak Single Precision (FP32 Vector) Performance and 10.6 TFLOPs of Peak Half Precision (FP16 Vector) Performance. It includes 64 ROPs, 64 Texture Units, and offers up to 166.4 GP/s Peak Pixel Fill Rate.
The Radeon RX 9050 comes with 8GB GDDR6 memory, a 128-bit memory interface, up to 18Gbps memory speed, and up to 288GB/s memory bandwidth. It also includes 32MB AMD Infinity Cache technology.
The GPU has a 29.7 billion transistor count and supports additional compute performance figures:
- Peak FP16 Matrix Performance: 43 TFLOPs
- Peak FP16 Matrix Performance with Structured Sparsity: 85 TFLOPs
- Peak FP8 Matrix Performance: 85 TFLOPs
- Peak FP8 Matrix Performance with Structured Sparsity: 170 TFLOPs
- Peak INT8 Matrix Performance: 85 TOPs
- Peak INT8 Matrix Performance with Structured Sparsity: 170 TOPs
- Peak INT4 Matrix Performance: 170 TOPs
- Peak INT4 Matrix Performance with Structured Sparsity: 341 TOPs
Connectivity and video support
The Radeon RX 9050 supports DisplayPort 2.1a and HDMI 2.1b connectivity. It supports HDMI 4K output and hardware encoding and decoding for:
- 4K H.264
- H.265/HEVC
- AV1
The graphics card requires a single 8-pin power connector. It has a 92W Typical Board Power (TBP), and AMD recommends a minimum 450W power supply.
Supported technologies
The Radeon RX 9050 supports:
- AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition
- AMD FSR™ “Redstone”
- AMD Fluid Motion Frames
- AMD Noise Suppression
- AMD Radeon™ Super Resolution
- AMD Smart Access Memory
- AMD Smart Access Video
- AMD Privacy View
- AMD Radeon™ Boost
- AMD Enhanced Sync Technology
- AMD FreeSync™ Technology
- AMD Radeon™ Chill
- AMD Virtual Super Resolution
- AMD Radeon™ Anti-Lag 2
- AMD Radeon™ Image Sharpening 2
Gaming performance
AMD shared the following performance figures at 1080p Medium Settings:
| Game | Performance |
|---|---|
| 007: First Light | 60 FPS |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 96 FPS |
| Forza Horizon 6 | 131 FPS |
| Pragmata | 85 FPS |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 227 FPS |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 | 116 FPS |
| Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege | 206 FPS |
| Valorant (High Settings) | 593 FPS |
AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 26.7.1
Alongside the Radeon RX 9050 launch, AMD has released AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 26.7.1. The driver update adds official day-one support for the Radeon RX 9050 and introduces early multiplayer access support for Gears of War: E-Day.
Quick Specs: AMD Radeon RX 9050
| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
| GPU | AMD Radeon RX 9050 |
| Series | Radeon RX 9000 Series |
| Architecture | AMD RDNA 4 |
| Compute Units | 16 |
| Stream Processors | 1,024 |
| Ray Accelerators | 16 |
| AI Accelerators | 32 |
| Game Clock | 1.92GHz |
| Boost Clock | Up to 2.60GHz |
| VRAM | 8GB GDDR6 |
| Memory Interface | 128-bit |
| Memory Speed | Up to 18Gbps |
| Memory Bandwidth | Up to 288GB/s |
| AMD Infinity Cache | 32MB |
| Display Outputs | DisplayPort 2.1a, HDMI 2.1b |
| Video Support | AV1, H.264, H.265/HEVC encode and decode |
| Typical Board Power | 92W |
| Power Connector | 1×8-pin |
| Recommended PSU | 450W |
| OS Support | Windows 10 64-bit, Windows 11 64-bit, Linux x86 64-bit |
Pricing and availability
The AMD Radeon RX 9050 is priced at an SEP of USD 279 (Rs. 26,695 approx.). Availability will vary by region and AMD board partners.