Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile vs Radeon R9 290X

Place in the ranking	291	400
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.86	no data
Power efficiency	4.58	no data
Architecture	GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	Hawaii	no data
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	24 October 2013 (11 years ago)	April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$549	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 cores	2816	768
Core clock speed	no data	1366 MHz
Boost clock speed	947 MHz	1442 MHz
Number of transistors	6,200 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	176.0	no data
Floating-point processing power	5.632 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	64	no data
TMUs	176	no data

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).

Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
Length	275 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin	no 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 type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	3 MB
Memory bus width	512 Bit	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	1752 MHz
Memory bandwidth	320 GB/s	84 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	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	no data
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 audio	+	no data
Multi-Projection	no data	+
Multi Monitor	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Shader Model	6.3	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	2.0	no data
Vulkan	+	+

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 290X 19.31
+55.2%

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 12.44

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 290X 11717
+83%

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 6401

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	85 +70%	50−55 −70%
4K	52 +73.3%	30−35 −73.3%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	6.46	no data
4K	10.56	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +61.9%	21−24 −61.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +58.3%	24−27 −58.3%
Elden Ring	60−65 +74.3%	35−40 −74.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 +74.3%	35−40 −74.3%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +61.9%	21−24 −61.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +58.3%	24−27 −58.3%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 +62%	50−55 −62%
Metro Exodus	50−55 +73.3%	30−33 −73.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 +66.7%	27−30 −66.7%
Valorant	75−80 +56%	50−55 −56%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 +74.3%	35−40 −74.3%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +61.9%	21−24 −61.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +58.3%	24−27 −58.3%
Dota 2	45 +66.7%	27−30 −66.7%
Elden Ring	60−65 +74.3%	35−40 −74.3%
Far Cry 5	65−70 +62.5%	40−45 −62.5%
Fortnite	100−110 +58.5%	65−70 −58.5%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 +62%	50−55 −62%
Grand Theft Auto V	67 +67.5%	40−45 −67.5%
Metro Exodus	50−55 +73.3%	30−33 −73.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	130−140 +63.8%	80−85 −63.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 +66.7%	27−30 −66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60−65 +71.4%	35−40 −71.4%
Valorant	75−80 +56%	50−55 −56%
World of Tanks	280 +55.6%	180−190 −55.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 +74.3%	35−40 −74.3%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +61.9%	21−24 −61.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +58.3%	24−27 −58.3%
Dota 2	136 +60%	85−90 −60%
Far Cry 5	65−70 +62.5%	40−45 −62.5%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 +62%	50−55 −62%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	130−140 +63.8%	80−85 −63.8%
Valorant	75−80 +56%	50−55 −56%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	30−33 +66.7%	18−20 −66.7%
Elden Ring	30−35 +77.8%	18−20 −77.8%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−35 +72.2%	18−20 −72.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	160−170 +69%	100−105 −69%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +70%	10−11 −70%
World of Tanks	130−140 +55.3%	85−90 −55.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +62.5%	24−27 −62.5%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +60%	10−11 −60%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +66.7%	9−10 −66.7%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +70%	30−33 −70%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +63.3%	30−33 −63.3%
Metro Exodus	40−45 +63%	27−30 −63%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +62.5%	16−18 −62.5%
Valorant	50−55 +66.7%	30−33 −66.7%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +60%	10−11 −60%
Dota 2	52 +73.3%	30−33 −73.3%
Elden Ring	14−16 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
Grand Theft Auto V	52 +73.3%	30−33 −73.3%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	55−60 +65.7%	35−40 −65.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +71.4%	7−8 −71.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	52 +73.3%	30−33 −73.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +58.3%	12−14 −58.3%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +60%	10−11 −60%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Dota 2	84 +68%	50−55 −68%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +56.3%	16−18 −56.3%
Fortnite	21−24 +64.3%	14−16 −64.3%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +55.6%	18−20 −55.6%
Valorant	21−24 +64.3%	14−16 −64.3%