Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile vs Radeon R9 M390X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 M390X and GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 M390X
2015
4 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
9.33

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile outperforms R9 M390X by a substantial 35% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking473395
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency8.53no data
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameAmethystno data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date5 May 2015 (9 years ago)April 2018 (6 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 cores2048768
Core clock speed723 MHz1366 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1442 MHz
Number of transistors5,000 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Wattno data
Texture fill rate92.54no data
Floating-point processing power2.961 TFLOPSno data
ROPs32no data
TMUs128no 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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 GB3 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1752 MHz
Memory bandwidth160.0 GB/s84 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 outputsno data
Eyefinity+-
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+-
Multi-Projectionno data+
Multi Monitorno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Shader Model6.3no data
OpenGL4.4no data
OpenCLNot Listedno data
Vulkan++
Mantle+-

Gaming performance

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

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−22.7%
27−30
+22.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
−28.6%
18−20
+28.6%
Battlefield 5 27−30
−20.7%
35−40
+20.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
−26.3%
24−27
+26.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−28.6%
27−30
+28.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−34.6%
35−40
+34.6%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−29%
80−85
+29%
Hitman 3 18−20
−33.3%
24−27
+33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−34.6%
70−75
+34.6%
Metro Exodus 27−30
−20.7%
35−40
+20.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−34.6%
35−40
+34.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
−29%
40−45
+29%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−31.1%
80−85
+31.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−22.7%
27−30
+22.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
−28.6%
18−20
+28.6%
Battlefield 5 27−30
−20.7%
35−40
+20.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
−26.3%
24−27
+26.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−28.6%
27−30
+28.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−34.6%
35−40
+34.6%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−29%
80−85
+29%
Hitman 3 18−20
−33.3%
24−27
+33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−34.6%
70−75
+34.6%
Metro Exodus 27−30
−20.7%
35−40
+20.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−34.6%
35−40
+34.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
−29%
40−45
+29%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−34.6%
35−40
+34.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−31.1%
80−85
+31.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−22.7%
27−30
+22.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
−28.6%
18−20
+28.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
−26.3%
24−27
+26.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−28.6%
27−30
+28.6%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−29%
80−85
+29%
Hitman 3 18−20
−33.3%
24−27
+33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−34.6%
70−75
+34.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
−29%
40−45
+29%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−34.6%
35−40
+34.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−31.1%
80−85
+31.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−34.6%
35−40
+34.6%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
−33.3%
24−27
+33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−28.6%
18−20
+28.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−25%
50−55
+25%
Hitman 3 12−14
−33.3%
16−18
+33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−26.3%
24−27
+26.3%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−23.1%
16−18
+23.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−27.1%
75−80
+27.1%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Hitman 3 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−31.6%
50−55
+31.6%
Metro Exodus 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.33 12.63
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 3 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm

R9 M390X has a 136433.3% higher maximum VRAM amount.

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile, on the other hand, has a 35.4% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M390X in performance tests.


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