GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile vs Radeon R9 290

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 290 with GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

R9 290
2013
4 GB GDDR5, 275 Watt
21.00
+80.4%

R9 290 outperforms GTX 1050 Mobile by an impressive 80% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking262412
Place by popularitynot in top-10098
Cost-effectiveness evaluation8.02no data
Power efficiency5.2410.64
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameHawaiiGP107B
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date5 November 2013 (11 years ago)3 January 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 no data

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 cores2560640
Core clock speed947 MHz1354 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1493 MHz
Number of transistors6,200 million3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)275 Watt75 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data97 °C
Texture fill rate151.559.72
Floating-point processing power4.849 TFLOPS1.911 TFLOPS
ROPs6416
TMUs16040

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 sizeno datalarge
Bus supportno dataPCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length275 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinno data

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 GB4000 MB
Memory bus width512 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz7008 MHz
Memory bandwidth320.0 GB/s112 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortDP 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMI+-
HDCP-2.2
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

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

GameStream-+
GPU Boostno data3.0
Ansel-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.36.4
OpenGL4.64.5
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
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.

R9 290 21.00
+80.4%
GTX 1050 Mobile 11.64

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.

R9 290 11860
+95.5%
GTX 1050 Mobile 6068

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:

900p130−140
+78.1%
73
−78.1%
Full HD80−85
+73.9%
46
−73.9%
1440p40−45
+66.7%
24
−66.7%
4K27−30
+80%
15
−80%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.99no data
1440p9.98no data
4K14.78no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 37
+0%
37
+0%
Battlefield 5 51
+0%
51
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40
+0%
40
+0%
Far Cry 5 39
+0%
39
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 38
+0%
38
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 55
+0%
55
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27
+0%
27
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 33
+0%
33
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30
+0%
30
+0%
Battlefield 5 44
+0%
44
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 33
+0%
33
+0%
Far Cry 5 36
+0%
36
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 37
+0%
37
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 52
+0%
52
+0%
Metro Exodus 19
+0%
19
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14
+0%
14
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 29
+0%
29
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 39
+0%
39
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18
+0%
18
+0%
Battlefield 5 37
+0%
37
+0%
Far Cry 5 33
+0%
33
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 33
+0%
33
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 37
+0%
37
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 22
+0%
22
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18
+0%
18
+0%
Metro Exodus 11
+0%
11
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 17
+0%
17
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 13
+0%
13
+0%
Battlefield 5 26
+0%
26
+0%
Far Cry 5 21
+0%
21
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 24
+0%
24
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 26
+0%
26
+0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10
+0%
10
+0%
Metro Exodus 7
+0%
7
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8
+0%
8
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7
+0%
7
+0%
Battlefield 5 13
+0%
13
+0%
Far Cry 5 11
+0%
11
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 11
+0%
11
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 15
+0%
15
+0%

This is how R9 290 and GTX 1050 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • R9 290 is 78% faster in 900p
  • R9 290 is 74% faster in 1080p
  • R9 290 is 67% faster in 1440p
  • R9 290 is 80% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 43 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 21.00 11.64
Recency 5 November 2013 3 January 2017
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4000 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 275 Watt 75 Watt

R9 290 has a 80.4% higher aggregate performance score, and a 2.4% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GTX 1050 Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 266.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon R9 290 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R9 290 is a desktop card while GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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