Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
RTX 5050 vs RX 9060 XT — which is the best budget GPU in 2026? In this in-depth gaming benchmark, I test both graphics cards across 18 games at 1080p, 1440p, and 4K, comparing raw performance, upscaling, ray tracing, and frame generation.
This comparison also looks at NVIDIA DLSS 4 vs AMD FSR 4.1 to see how much these technologies can improve gaming performance and image quality.
Tested Resolutions
• 1080p Gaming
• 1440p Gaming
• 4K Gaming
RTX 5050 vs RX 9060 XT Comparison
• Average FPS and 1% lows
• DLSS 4 vs FSR 4.1
• Ray Tracing performance
• Frame Generation
• Upscaling quality
• VRAM performance
• High/Ultra graphics settings
• 18 demanding PC games
• 1080p, 1440p & 4K benchmarks
The goal is to find out which GPU offers the best price-to-performance ratio for budget gaming in 2026 and whether the RTX 5050 or RX 9060 XT is the better choice for modern AAA games.
If you're planning a new gaming PC or upgrading your current GPU, this benchmark should help you decide which card makes more sense for 1080p, 1440p and 4K gaming.
● 00:00 Intro
● 00:13 Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced 1080p
● 01:02 Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced 1440p
● 01:32 Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced 1440p RT + DLSS 4 / FSR 4 Q
● 02:02 Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced 1440p RT + DLSS 4 / FSR 4 Q FG
● 02:32 Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced 2160p
● 03:02 Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced 2160p DLSS 4 / FSR 4 Q
● 03:32 007 First Light 1080p
● 04:16 007 First Light 1440p
● 04:46 007 First Light 2160p DLSS 4 / FSR Q
● 05:16 Forza Horizon 6 1080p
● 06:01 Forza Horizon 6 1440p
● 06:31 Resident Evil 9 1080p
● 07:14 Resident Evil 9 1080p RT + DLSS 4 / FSR 4 Q
● 07:44 Resident Evil 9 1080p RT + DLSS 4 MFG 4X / FSR 4 FG
● 08:14 Resident Evil 9 1440p
● 08:44 Resident Evil 9 2160p + DLSS 4 / FSR 4 Q
● 09:14 Crimson Desert 1080p
● 09:53 Crimson Desert 1440p
● 10:23 Crimson Desert 2160p + DLSS 4 / FSR 4 Q
● 10:53 Silent Hill F 1080p
● 11:33 Silent Hill F 1440p
● 12:03 Silent Hill F 2160p + DLSS 4 / FSR 4 Q
● 12:33 Assassin’s Creed Shadows 1080p
● 13:20 Assassin’s Creed Shadows 1080p RT
● 13:50 Assassin’s Creed Shadows 1440p
● 14:20 Assassin’s Creed Shadows 2160p + DLSS 4 / FSR 4 Q
● 14:50 Cyberpunk 2077 1080p
● 15:29 Cyberpunk 2077 1440p
● 15:59 Cyberpunk 2077 1080p RT + DLSS 4 / FSR 4 Q
● 16:29 Cyberpunk 2077 1080p RT + DLSS 4 MFG 6X / FSR 4 FG
● 16:59 Cyberpunk 2077 1080p PT + DLSS 4 / FSR 4 Q
● 17:30 Cyberpunk 2077 2160p
● 18:00 Cyberpunk 2077 2160p + DLSS 4 / FSR 4 Q
● 18:30 Dying Light: The Beast 1080p
● 19:11 Dying Light: The Beast 1440p
● 19:42 Dying Light: The Beast 2160p + DLSS 4 / FSR 4 Q
● 20:12 Black Myth: Wukong 1080p DLSS 4 / FSR 4 Q
● 20:51 Black Myth: Wukong 1440p DLSS 4 / FSR 4 Q
● 21:21 Black Myth: Wukong 2160p DLSS 4 / FSR 4 Q
● 21:52 STALKER 2 Heart of Chornobyl 1080p
● 22:36 STALKER 2 Heart of Chornobyl 1440p
● 23:06 God of War Ragnarök 1080p
● 23:43 God of War Ragnarök 1440p
● 24:13 Indiana Jones and the Great Circle 1080p
● 24:55 Indiana Jones and the Great Circle 1440p
● 25:26 The Last of Us Part II Remastered 1080p
● 26:07 The Last of Us Part II Remastered 1440p
● 26:37 The Last of Us Part II Remastered 2160p
● 27:07 Ghost Of Tsushima 1080p
● 27:46 Ghost Of Tsushima 1440p
● 28:17 Ghost Of Tsushima 2160p
● 28:47 Horizon Forbidden West 1080p
● 29:26 Horizon Forbidden West 1440p
● 29:56 Horizon Forbidden West 2160p
● 30:26 Red Dead Redemption 2 1080p
● 31:10 Red Dead Redemption 2 1440p
● 31:40 Red Dead Redemption 2 2160p
● 32:10 The Witcher 3 NEXT-GEN 1080p
● 32:52 The Witcher 3 NEXT-GEN 1440p
● 33:22 The Witcher 3 NEXT-GEN 2160p
● PC SPECIFICATION
● CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
● Cooler: ID-Cooling FX360 INF
● Casing: Cooler Master MasterBox MB511 ARGB Mid-Tower Case
● GPU1: RX 9060 XT Asrock Challenger 16GB OC
● GPU2: MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 5050 8G VENTUS 2X OC
● MOBO: TUF GAMING X570-PLUS WI-FI
● RAM: VENGEANCE® RGB PRO 2 x 8GB DDR4 3600MHz C18
● PSU: XPG CORE REACTOR II 850W Power Supply Unit 80 PLUS GOLD
● SSD1: XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro PCIe Gen3x4 M.2 2280 512GB
● SSD2: ADATA LEGEND 710 2TB PCIe Gen3 x4 M.2 2280 NVMe
● SSD3: Adata Ultimate SU650 1TB SATA SSD
● HDD1: 4TB WD Purple Surveillance Hard Drive
● HDD2: 4TB Seagate Barracuda Internal Hard Drive
● Software Use Recording
● Nvidia App
● AMD ReLive
● MSI Afterburner - Performance Monitoring
● Nvidia Driver Version 610.88
● AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 26.6.4
● Resizable Bar is On
Disclaimer:
Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. Fair use is permitted by copyright statutes that might otherwise be infringing.
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RTX 5050 vs RX 9060 XT — which is the best budget GPU in 2026? In this in-depth gaming benchmark, I test both graphics cards across 18 games at 1080p, 1440p, and 4K, comparing raw performance, upscaling, ray tracing, and frame generation.
This comparison also looks at NVIDIA DLSS 4 vs AMD FSR 4.1 to see how much these technologies can improve gaming performance and image quality.
Tested Resolutions
• 1080p Gaming
• 1440p Gaming
• 4K Gaming
RTX 5050 vs RX 9060 XT Comparison
• Average FPS and 1% lows
• DLSS 4 vs FSR 4.1
• Ray Tracing performance
• Frame Generation
• Upscaling quality
• VRAM performance
• High/Ultra graphics settings
• 18 demanding PC games
• 1080p, 1440p & 4K benchmarks
The goal is to find out which GPU offers the best price-to-performance ratio for budget gaming in 2026 and whether the RTX 5050 or RX 9060 XT is the better choice for modern AAA games.
If you're planning a new gaming PC or upgrading your current GPU, this benchmark should help you decide which card makes more sense for 1080p, 1440p and 4K gaming.
● 00:00 Intro
● 00:13 Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced 1080p
● 01:02 Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced 1440p
● 01:32 Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced 1440p RT + DLSS 4 / FSR 4 Q
● 02:02 Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced 1440p RT + DLSS 4 / FSR 4 Q FG
● 02:32 Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced 2160p
● 03:02 Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced 2160p DLSS 4 / FSR 4 Q
● 03:32 007 First Light 1080p
● 04:16 007 First Light 1440p
● 04:46 007 First Light 2160p DLSS 4 / FSR Q
● 05:16 Forza Horizon 6 1080p
● 06:01 Forza Horizon 6 1440p
● 06:31 Resident Evil 9 1080p
● 07:14 Resident Evil 9 1080p RT + DLSS 4 / FSR 4 Q
● 07:44 Resident Evil 9 1080p RT + DLSS 4 MFG 4X / FSR 4 FG
● 08:14 Resident Evil 9 1440p
● 08:44 Resident Evil 9 2160p + DLSS 4 / FSR 4 Q
● 09:14 Crimson Desert 1080p
● 09:53 Crimson Desert 1440p
● 10:23 Crimson Desert 2160p + DLSS 4 / FSR 4 Q
● 10:53 Silent Hill F 1080p
● 11:33 Silent Hill F 1440p
● 12:03 Silent Hill F 2160p + DLSS 4 / FSR 4 Q
● 12:33 Assassin’s Creed Shadows 1080p
● 13:20 Assassin’s Creed Shadows 1080p RT
● 13:50 Assassin’s Creed Shadows 1440p
● 14:20 Assassin’s Creed Shadows 2160p + DLSS 4 / FSR 4 Q
● 14:50 Cyberpunk 2077 1080p
● 15:29 Cyberpunk 2077 1440p
● 15:59 Cyberpunk 2077 1080p RT + DLSS 4 / FSR 4 Q
● 16:29 Cyberpunk 2077 1080p RT + DLSS 4 MFG 6X / FSR 4 FG
● 16:59 Cyberpunk 2077 1080p PT + DLSS 4 / FSR 4 Q
● 17:30 Cyberpunk 2077 2160p
● 18:00 Cyberpunk 2077 2160p + DLSS 4 / FSR 4 Q
● 18:30 Dying Light: The Beast 1080p
● 19:11 Dying Light: The Beast 1440p
● 19:42 Dying Light: The Beast 2160p + DLSS 4 / FSR 4 Q
● 20:12 Black Myth: Wukong 1080p DLSS 4 / FSR 4 Q
● 20:51 Black Myth: Wukong 1440p DLSS 4 / FSR 4 Q
● 21:21 Black Myth: Wukong 2160p DLSS 4 / FSR 4 Q
● 21:52 STALKER 2 Heart of Chornobyl 1080p
● 22:36 STALKER 2 Heart of Chornobyl 1440p
● 23:06 God of War Ragnarök 1080p
● 23:43 God of War Ragnarök 1440p
● 24:13 Indiana Jones and the Great Circle 1080p
● 24:55 Indiana Jones and the Great Circle 1440p
● 25:26 The Last of Us Part II Remastered 1080p
● 26:07 The Last of Us Part II Remastered 1440p
● 26:37 The Last of Us Part II Remastered 2160p
● 27:07 Ghost Of Tsushima 1080p
● 27:46 Ghost Of Tsushima 1440p
● 28:17 Ghost Of Tsushima 2160p
● 28:47 Horizon Forbidden West 1080p
● 29:26 Horizon Forbidden West 1440p
● 29:56 Horizon Forbidden West 2160p
● 30:26 Red Dead Redemption 2 1080p
● 31:10 Red Dead Redemption 2 1440p
● 31:40 Red Dead Redemption 2 2160p
● 32:10 The Witcher 3 NEXT-GEN 1080p
● 32:52 The Witcher 3 NEXT-GEN 1440p
● 33:22 The Witcher 3 NEXT-GEN 2160p
● PC SPECIFICATION
● CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
● Cooler: ID-Cooling FX360 INF
● Casing: Cooler Master MasterBox MB511 ARGB Mid-Tower Case
● GPU1: RX 9060 XT Asrock Challenger 16GB OC
● GPU2: MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 5050 8G VENTUS 2X OC
● MOBO: TUF GAMING X570-PLUS WI-FI
● RAM: VENGEANCE® RGB PRO 2 x 8GB DDR4 3600MHz C18
● PSU: XPG CORE REACTOR II 850W Power Supply Unit 80 PLUS GOLD
● SSD1: XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro PCIe Gen3x4 M.2 2280 512GB
● SSD2: ADATA LEGEND 710 2TB PCIe Gen3 x4 M.2 2280 NVMe
● SSD3: Adata Ultimate SU650 1TB SATA SSD
● HDD1: 4TB WD Purple Surveillance Hard Drive
● HDD2: 4TB Seagate Barracuda Internal Hard Drive
● Software Use Recording
● Nvidia App
● AMD ReLive
● MSI Afterburner - Performance Monitoring
● Nvidia Driver Version 610.88
● AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 26.6.4
● Resizable Bar is On
Disclaimer:
Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. Fair use is permitted by copyright statutes that might otherwise be infringing.
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