Radeon RX 9050 8 GB

Source-reviewed exact-model entry for the AMD Radeon RX 9050 8 GB desktop GPU.

RDNA 4.0Radeon RX 9000 SeriesGamingDesktopGDDR62026

Key Metrics

Launch Date
2026-07-28
Stream Processors
1,024
Memory
8 GB GDDR6
Memory Bandwidth
Up to 288 GB/s
TDP/TBP
92 W
Interface
PCIe 5.0 x16
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Why It Mattered

The RX 9050 product name covers materially different 8 GB and 4 GB configurations. This exact-model entry prevents benchmark and comparison data for the 8 GB card from being attached to the narrower 4 GB OEM configuration.

Known Issues

The same RX 9050 product name is also used for a separate 4 GB OEM configuration. Verify memory capacity, bus width, and bandwidth before treating a card or result as this 8 GB model.

Gaming benchmarks

Test system: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D · 32 GB DDR5-6000

1 resolution, 2 result sets · 11 test runs across 10 games

Median average FPS Median 1% low

Grouped FPS chart. The vertical scale runs from zero to 80 FPS. 1080p native: median average 63 FPS from 9 distinct games; median 1% low 56 FPS from 9 games; observed average range 46 FPS to 85 FPS. 1080p upscaled: median average 38 FPS from 2 distinct games; median 1% low 29.5 FPS from 2 games; observed average range 36 FPS to 40 FPS.

1080p native 9 test runs across 9 games

Row scale: 0 to 100 FPS within this resolution

Average FPS1% low marker

Reviewed game results and settings at 1080p native
Game and settings FPS
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced High · Frame gen off
Average 56 FPS1% low 47 FPS
Crimson Desert Ultra · Frame gen off · RT on
Average 46 FPS1% low 40 FPS
Cyberpunk 2077 Ultra · Frame gen off
Average 59 FPS1% low 48 FPS
Forza Horizon 6 Ultra · Frame gen off
Average 79 FPS1% low 62 FPS
Ghost of Tsushima Ultra · Frame gen off
Average 50 FPS1% low 46 FPS
Horizon Forbidden West Very high · Frame gen off
Average 63 FPS1% low 56 FPS
Red Dead Redemption 2 Ultra · Frame gen off
Average 75 FPS1% low 68 FPS
Resident Evil Requiem Max · Frame gen off
Average 85 FPS1% low 69 FPS
The Last of Us Part II High · Frame gen off
Average 69 FPS1% low 57 FPS
1080p upscaled 2 test runs across 2 games

Row scale: 0 to 40 FPS within this resolution

Average FPS1% low marker

Reviewed game results and settings at 1080p upscaled
Game and settings FPS
Cyberpunk 2077 Ultra · Frame gen off · RT on · FSR
Average 40 FPS1% low 28 FPS
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl Ultra · Frame gen off · FSR
Average 36 FPS1% low 31 FPS

Each figure is the median across the games listed, one result per game.

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Sources

Primary / manufacturer sources

  1. AMD Software SI Driver for Radeon RX 9050 release notesOfficial RX 9050 driver package and supported Windows versions.Open source

Review and press coverage

  1. AMD Radeon RX 9050 8GB ReviewExact tested 8 GB identity and secondary evidence for release date, process, die size, and the separate 4 GB OEM configuration.Open source

Other sources

  1. AMD Radeon RX 9050 product specificationsOfficial core, clock, memory, power, connectivity, media, OS, and feature specifications.Open source
  2. AMD ROCm GPU specificationsOfficial RDNA 4, gfx1200, 8 GB configuration, compute-unit, and cache identification.Open source