Radeon RX 7900 XTX vs GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB

Place in performance ranking	360	7
Place by popularity	not in top-100	87
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.34	28.11
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	RDNA 3
GPU code name	GP107	Navi 31 XTX
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	21 May 2018 (6 years ago)	3 November 2022 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$999
Current price	$1118	$859 (0.9x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 7900 XTX has 1998% better value for money than GTX 1050 3 GB.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	768	6144
Core clock speed	1392 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1518 MHz	2270 MHz
Number of transistors	3,300 million	57,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	355 Watt
Texture fill rate	72.86	959.6

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 4.0 x16
Length	145 mm	287 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	2x 8-pin

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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	24 GB
Memory bus width	96 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	7008 MHz	20000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	84.1 GB/s	960.0 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

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 HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI	+	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	6.1	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 3 GB 13.27

RX 7900 XTX 80.01
+503%

Radeon RX 7900 XTX outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB by 503% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 1050 3 GB 5125

RX 7900 XTX 30899
+503%

Radeon RX 7900 XTX outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB by 503% in Passmark.

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	40−45 −515%	246 +515%
1440p	27−30 −544%	174 +544%
4K	18−20 −522%	112 +522%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

40−45
−505%

242

+505%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 −515%	166 +515%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	45−50 −529%	283 +529%
Battlefield 5	40−45 −510%	240−250 +510%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −567%	120−130 +567%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −560%	231 +560%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −556%	110−120 +556%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−33 −570%	200−210 +570%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 −515%	338 +515%
Hitman 3	18−20 −583%	120−130 +583%
Horizon Zero Dawn	85−90 −532%	537 +532%
Metro Exodus	24−27 −517%	140−150 +517%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 −589%	120−130 +589%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	100−105 −504%	604 +504%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −543%	193 +543%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −529%	151 +529%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 −589%	241 +589%
Battlefield 5	40−45 −510%	240−250 +510%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −567%	120−130 +567%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 −593%	208 +593%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −556%	110−120 +556%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−33 −570%	200−210 +570%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −513%	240−250 +513%
Hitman 3	18−20 −583%	120−130 +583%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 −515%	300−350 +515%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −575%	81 +575%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 −589%	120−130 +589%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	85−90 −529%	535 +529%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	90−95 −506%	545 +506%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 −581%	140−150 +581%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −538%	134 +538%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−33 −600%	210 +600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −567%	120−130 +567%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 −563%	199 +563%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −556%	110−120 +556%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −556%	295 +556%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 −525%	406 +525%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	75−80 −528%	471 +528%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 −562%	298 +562%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 −558%	158 +558%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

18−20
−589%

120−130

+589%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 −515%	160−170 +515%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 −586%	140−150 +586%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −529%	132 +529%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 −533%	171 +533%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −522%	110−120 +522%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −571%	141 +571%
Far Cry 5	30−33 −523%	187 +523%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −544%	290 +544%
Hitman 3	18−20 −556%	110−120 +556%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 −556%	328 +556%
Metro Exodus	24−27 −508%	146 +508%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60 −555%	360 +555%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −580%	238 +580%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 −542%	154 +542%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

18−20
−589%

120−130

+589%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 −529%	85−90 +529%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 −590%	65−70 +590%
Hitman 3	12−14 −508%	70−75 +508%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −524%	130−140 +524%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 −538%	134 +538%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33 −507%	182 +507%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −511%	110 +511%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 −569%	107 +569%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −550%	50−55 +550%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 −610%	71 +610%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −525%	50−55 +525%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −549%	227 +549%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−33 −583%	205 +583%
Metro Exodus	21−24 −567%	140 +567%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 −544%	103 +544%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16

−579%

95−100
+579%

This is how GTX 1050 3 GB and RX 7900 XTX compete in popular games:

RX 7900 XTX is 515% faster in 1080p
RX 7900 XTX is 544% faster in 1440p
RX 7900 XTX is 522% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	13.27	80.01
Recency	21 May 2018	3 November 2022
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	24 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	355 Watt