Radeon R7 250E vs GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 1050 Ti and Radeon R7 250E, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
GTX 1050 Ti outperforms R7 250E by a whopping 276% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 340 | 682 |
| Place by popularity | 4 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 14.11 | 1.27 |
| Power efficiency | 15.03 | 5.44 |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | GCN 1.0 (2011−2020) |
| GPU code name | GP107 | Cape Verde |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 25 October 2016 (8 years ago) | 20 December 2013 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $139 | $109 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
GTX 1050 Ti has 1011% better value for money than R7 250E.
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 cores | 768 | 512 |
| Core clock speed | 1291 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1392 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 3,300 million | 1,500 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 55 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 97 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 66.82 | 25.60 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.138 TFLOPS | 0.8192 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 16 |
| TMUs | 48 | 32 |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 145 mm | 168 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 7008 MHz | 1125 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 112 GB/s | 72 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 Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | + | + |
| G-SYNC support | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| VR Ready | + | no data |
| Ansel | + | - |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2.131 |
| 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.
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.
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 HD | 51
+325%
| 12−14
−325%
|
| 1440p | 31
+288%
| 8−9
−288%
|
| 4K | 25
+317%
| 6−7
−317%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 2.73
+233%
| 9.08
−233%
|
| 1440p | 4.48
+204%
| 13.63
−204%
|
| 4K | 5.56
+227%
| 18.17
−227%
|
- GTX 1050 Ti has 233% lower cost per frame in 1080p
- GTX 1050 Ti has 204% lower cost per frame in 1440p
- GTX 1050 Ti has 227% lower cost per frame in 4K
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 40−45
+300%
|
10−11
−300%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 27−30
+300%
|
7−8
−300%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−35
+300%
|
8−9
−300%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 40−45
+300%
|
10−11
−300%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 63
+294%
|
16−18
−294%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 27−30
+300%
|
7−8
−300%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−35
+300%
|
8−9
−300%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 50−55
+279%
|
14−16
−279%
|
| Fortnite | 85−90
+310%
|
21−24
−310%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 69
+283%
|
18−20
−283%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 40−45
+320%
|
10−11
−320%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 55
+293%
|
14−16
−293%
|
| Valorant | 120−130
+317%
|
30−33
−317%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 40−45
+300%
|
10−11
−300%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 52
+333%
|
12−14
−333%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 27−30
+300%
|
7−8
−300%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 200−210
+306%
|
50−55
−306%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−35
+300%
|
8−9
−300%
|
| Dota 2 | 141
+303%
|
35−40
−303%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 50−55
+279%
|
14−16
−279%
|
| Fortnite | 65
+306%
|
16−18
−306%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 64
+300%
|
16−18
−300%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 40−45
+320%
|
10−11
−320%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 64
+300%
|
16−18
−300%
|
| Metro Exodus | 26
+333%
|
6−7
−333%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 50
+317%
|
12−14
−317%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 49
+308%
|
12−14
−308%
|
| Valorant | 120−130
+317%
|
30−33
−317%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 51
+325%
|
12−14
−325%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 27−30
+300%
|
7−8
−300%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−35
+300%
|
8−9
−300%
|
| Dota 2 | 125
+317%
|
30−33
−317%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 36
+300%
|
9−10
−300%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 45
+350%
|
10−11
−350%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 40−45
+320%
|
10−11
−320%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 36
+300%
|
9−10
−300%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 26
+333%
|
6−7
−333%
|
| Valorant | 53
+279%
|
14−16
−279%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 45
+350%
|
10−11
−350%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 18−20
+350%
|
4−5
−350%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 110−120
+280%
|
30−33
−280%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 29
+314%
|
7−8
−314%
|
| Metro Exodus | 18−20
+280%
|
5−6
−280%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 150−160
+280%
|
40−45
−280%
|
| Valorant | 150−160
+290%
|
40−45
−290%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 36
+300%
|
9−10
−300%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+367%
|
3−4
−367%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−35
+278%
|
9−10
−278%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+280%
|
10−11
−280%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 27−30
+300%
|
7−8
−300%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
+300%
|
6−7
−300%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 30−35
+278%
|
9−10
−278%
|
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 12−14
+333%
|
3−4
−333%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
+600%
|
1−2
−600%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 28
+300%
|
7−8
−300%
|
| Metro Exodus | 9
+350%
|
2−3
−350%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 21−24
+320%
|
5−6
−320%
|
| Valorant | 85−90
+305%
|
21−24
−305%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 18
+350%
|
4−5
−350%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
+600%
|
1−2
−600%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
| Dota 2 | 63
+294%
|
16−18
−294%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 16−18
+300%
|
4−5
−300%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 20
+300%
|
5−6
−300%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 12−14
+333%
|
3−4
−333%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 11
+450%
|
2−3
−450%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 13
+333%
|
3−4
−333%
|
This is how GTX 1050 Ti and R7 250E compete in popular games:
- GTX 1050 Ti is 325% faster in 1080p
- GTX 1050 Ti is 288% faster in 1440p
- GTX 1050 Ti is 317% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 16.41 | 4.36 |
| Recency | 25 October 2016 | 20 December 2013 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 55 Watt |
GTX 1050 Ti has a 276.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
R7 250E, on the other hand, has 36.4% lower power consumption.
The GeForce GTX 1050 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 250E in performance tests.
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