Radeon R9 M280X vs GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile and Radeon R9 M280X, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 1050 Mobile
2017
4000 MB GDDR5, 75 Watt
11.62
+451%

GTX 1050 Mobile outperforms R9 M280X by a whopping 451% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking406864
Place by popularity94not in top-100
Power efficiency11.19no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)
GPU code nameGP107BSaturn
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date3 January 2017 (7 years ago)5 February 2015 (9 years ago)

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 cores640896
Core clock speed1354 MHz1000 MHz
Boost clock speed1493 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,300 million2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Wattno data
Maximum GPU temperature97 °Cno data
Texture fill rate59.7261.60
Floating-point processing power1.911 TFLOPS1.971 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs4056

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 sizelargelarge
Bus supportPCIe 3.0Not Listed
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16

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 typeGDDR5Not Listed
Maximum RAM amount4000 MB0 MB
Memory bus width128 BitNot Listed
Memory clock speed7008 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth112 GB/s96 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 ConnectorsDP 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVINo outputs
Multi monitor support+no data
HDCP2.2-
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync-+
HD3D-+
PowerTune-+
DualGraphics-+
ZeroCore-+
Switchable graphics-+
GameStream+-
GPU Boost3.0no data
Ansel+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)DirectX® 11
Shader Model6.46.3
OpenGL4.54.4
OpenCL1.2Not Listed
Vulkan1.2.131-
Mantle-+
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 Mobile 11.62
+451%
R9 M280X 2.11

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GTX 1050 Mobile 26560
+188%
R9 M280X 9222

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 1050 Mobile 7693
+63.8%
R9 M280X 4698

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 Mobile 6068
+73.5%
R9 M280X 3498

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 1050 Mobile 38042
+64%
R9 M280X 23201

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:

900p73
+508%
12−14
−508%
Full HD46
+70.4%
27
−70.4%
1440p24
+500%
4−5
−500%
4K15
−20%
18
+20%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 37
+429%
7−8
−429%
Battlefield 5 51
+292%
13
−292%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40
+567%
6−7
−567%
Far Cry 5 39
+1200%
3−4
−1200%
Far Cry New Dawn 38
+660%
5−6
−660%
Forza Horizon 4 55
+511%
9−10
−511%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27
+440%
5−6
−440%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 33
+10%
30
−10%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30
+329%
7−8
−329%
Battlefield 5 44
+2100%
2−3
−2100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 33
+450%
6−7
−450%
Far Cry 5 36
+1100%
3−4
−1100%
Far Cry New Dawn 37
+640%
5−6
−640%
Forza Horizon 4 52
+478%
9−10
−478%
Metro Exodus 19
+533%
3−4
−533%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14
+180%
5−6
−180%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 29
+190%
10−11
−190%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 39
+0%
39
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18
+157%
7−8
−157%
Battlefield 5 37
+517%
6−7
−517%
Far Cry 5 33
+1000%
3−4
−1000%
Far Cry New Dawn 33
+560%
5−6
−560%
Forza Horizon 4 37
+311%
9−10
−311%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 22
+144%
9
−144%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18
+500%
3−4
−500%
Metro Exodus 11
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+533%
3−4
−533%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 17
+467%
3−4
−467%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 13
+550%
2−3
−550%
Battlefield 5 26
+550%
4−5
−550%
Far Cry 5 21
+950%
2−3
−950%
Far Cry New Dawn 24
+500%
4−5
−500%
Forza Horizon 4 26
+550%
4−5
−550%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10
+900%
1−2
−900%
Metro Exodus 7
+600%
1−2
−600%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8
+700%
1−2
−700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7
+250%
2−3
−250%
Battlefield 5 13
+550%
2−3
−550%
Far Cry 5 11
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Far Cry New Dawn 11
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Forza Horizon 4 15
+650%
2−3
−650%

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Hitman 3 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Hitman 3 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Hitman 3 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Hitman 3 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

This is how GTX 1050 Mobile and R9 M280X compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1050 Mobile is 508% faster in 900p
  • GTX 1050 Mobile is 70% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1050 Mobile is 500% faster in 1440p
  • R9 M280X is 20% faster in 4K

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

  • in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1050 Mobile is 2100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 1050 Mobile is ahead in 24 tests (44%)
  • there's a draw in 30 tests (56%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.62 2.11
Recency 3 January 2017 5 February 2015
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm

GTX 1050 Mobile has a 450.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M280X in performance tests.


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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile
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