Radeon R9 270X vs GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile with Radeon R9 270X, including specs and performance data.

GTX 1050 Ti Mobile
2017
4 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
15.40
+22%

GTX 1050 Ti Mobile outperforms R9 270X by a significant 22% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking345393
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data5.64
Power efficiency14.214.85
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameGP107Curacao
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date3 January 2017 (7 years ago)8 October 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores7681280
Core clock speed1493 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1620 MHz1050 MHz
Number of transistors3,300 million2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt180 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature97 °Cno data
Texture fill rate77.7684.00
Floating-point processing power2.488 TFLOPS2.688 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs4880

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizelargeno data
Bus supportno dataPCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2 x 6-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed7 GB/sno data
Memory bandwidth112 GB/s179.2 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputs2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Eyefinity-+
HDMI-+
DisplayPort support-+
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration-+
CrossFire-+
FreeSync-+
HD3D-+
LiquidVR-+
TressFX-+
TrueAudio-+
UVD-+
DDMA audiono data+
Ansel+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)DirectX® 12
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.131+
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 1050 Ti Mobile 15.40
+22%
R9 270X 12.62

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 1050 Ti Mobile 7741
+18%
R9 270X 6560

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD56
+24.4%
45−50
−24.4%
1440p25
+38.9%
18−21
−38.9%
4K17
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data4.42
1440pno data11.06
4Kno data16.58

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 43
+48.3%
27−30
−48.3%
Battlefield 5 59
+47.5%
40−45
−47.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 47
+88%
24−27
−88%
Far Cry 5 47
+62.1%
27−30
−62.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 46
+31.4%
35−40
−31.4%
Forza Horizon 4 62
−33.9%
80−85
+33.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 33
−6.1%
35−40
+6.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 39
−5.1%
40−45
+5.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 37
+27.6%
27−30
−27.6%
Battlefield 5 49
+22.5%
40−45
−22.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 33
+32%
24−27
−32%
Far Cry 5 44
+51.7%
27−30
−51.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 42
+20%
35−40
−20%
Forza Horizon 4 57
−45.6%
80−85
+45.6%
Metro Exodus 19
−121%
40−45
+121%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+20%
35−40
−20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 33
−24.2%
40−45
+24.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 47
+51.6%
30−35
−51.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 23
−26.1%
27−30
+26.1%
Battlefield 5 42
+40%
30−33
−40%
Far Cry 5 40
+37.9%
27−30
−37.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 38
+26.7%
30−33
−26.7%
Forza Horizon 4 43
−93%
80−85
+93%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 26
−19.2%
30−35
+19.2%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
Metro Exodus 12
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+38.9%
18−20
−38.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 17
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Battlefield 5 29
+38.1%
21−24
−38.1%
Far Cry 5 26
+73.3%
14−16
−73.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 27
+28.6%
21−24
−28.6%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+29%
60−65
−29%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Metro Exodus 7
−57.1%
10−12
+57.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 17
+54.5%
10−12
−54.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Battlefield 5 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Far Cry 5 12
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 13
+30%
10−11
−30%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+23.5%
16−18
−23.5%

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Hitman 3 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Hitman 3 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Hitman 3 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Hitman 3 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Hitman 3 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

This is how GTX 1050 Ti Mobile and R9 270X compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1050 Ti Mobile is 24% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1050 Ti Mobile is 39% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1050 Ti Mobile is 42% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 1050 Ti Mobile is 88% faster.
  • in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the R9 270X is 121% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 1050 Ti Mobile is ahead in 20 tests (28%)
  • R9 270X is ahead in 10 tests (14%)
  • there's a draw in 42 tests (58%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.40 12.62
Recency 3 January 2017 8 October 2013
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 180 Watt

GTX 1050 Ti Mobile has a 22% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 140% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 270X in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile is a notebook card while Radeon R9 270X is a desktop one.


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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile
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