Radeon HD 8790M vs GeForce GTX 1050 Ti

Place in the ranking	330	733
Place by popularity	5	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	14.02	no data
Power efficiency	14.97	no data
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code name	GP107	Mars
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	25 October 2016 (8 years ago)	1 April 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$139	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	768	384
Core clock speed	1291 MHz	850 MHz
Boost clock speed	1392 MHz	900 MHz
Number of transistors	3,300 million	950 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	unknown
Maximum GPU temperature	97 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	66.82	21.60
Floating-point processing power	2.138 TFLOPS	0.6912 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	8
TMUs	48	24

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 size	no data	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	MXM-A (3.0)
Length	145 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

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	2 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	7008 MHz	1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	112 GB/s	64 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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	No outputs
HDMI	+	-
G-SYNC support	+	-

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready	+	no data
Ansel	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2.131
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.

GTX 1050 Ti 16.39
+383%

HD 8790M 3.39

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

GTX 1050 Ti 6317
+384%

HD 8790M 1305

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 Ti 9453
+332%

HD 8790M 2187

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 Ti 7485
+333%

HD 8790M 1727

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 Ti 50939
+323%

HD 8790M 12049

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	50 +85.2%	27 −85.2%
1440p	29 +480%	5−6 −480%
4K	24 +500%	4−5 −500%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.78	no data
1440p	4.79	no data
4K	5.79	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

24−27
+333%

6−7

−333%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	48 +380%	10−11 −380%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 +1250%	2−3 −1250%
Battlefield 5	53 +657%	7−8 −657%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 +313%	8−9 −313%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +333%	6−7 −333%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +443%	7−8 −443%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 +389%	9−10 −389%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +453%	18−20 −453%
Hitman 3	30−35 +288%	8−9 −288%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 +242%	24−27 −242%
Metro Exodus	56 +1020%	5−6 −1020%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 +463%	8−9 −463%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	80 +515%	12−14 −515%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 +105%	40−45 −105%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	64 +540%	10−11 −540%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 +1250%	2−3 −1250%
Battlefield 5	44 +529%	7−8 −529%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 +313%	8−9 −313%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +333%	6−7 −333%
Far Cry 5	35 +400%	7−8 −400%
Far Cry New Dawn	41 +356%	9−10 −356%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +453%	18−20 −453%
Hitman 3	30−35 +288%	8−9 −288%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 +242%	24−27 −242%
Metro Exodus	46 +820%	5−6 −820%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 +463%	8−9 −463%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50 +285%	12−14 −285%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 +153%	14−16 −153%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 +105%	40−45 −105%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24 +140%	10−11 −140%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 +1250%	2−3 −1250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 +313%	8−9 −313%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +333%	6−7 −333%
Far Cry 5	27 +286%	7−8 −286%
Forza Horizon 4	45 +137%	18−20 −137%
Hitman 3	30−35 +288%	8−9 −288%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45 +87.5%	24−27 −87.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	43 +231%	12−14 −231%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	26 +73.3%	14−16 −73.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 +105%	40−45 −105%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

45−50
+463%

8−9

−463%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +433%	6−7 −433%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 +400%	5−6 −400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +600%	2−3 −600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +800%	2−3 −800%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +350%	2−3 −350%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +375%	4−5 −375%
Forza Horizon 4	75	0−1
Hitman 3	18−20 +138%	8−9 −138%
Horizon Zero Dawn	32 +300%	8−9 −300%
Metro Exodus	29 +480%	5−6 −480%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30 +400%	6−7 −400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +800%	2−3 −800%
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100 +371%	21−24 −371%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

27−30
+286%

7−8

−286%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 +700%	2−3 −700%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%
Hitman 3	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 +419%	16−18 −419%
Metro Exodus	14 +600%	2−3 −600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +350%	2−3 −350%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4	0−1
Far Cry 5	9−10 +350%	2−3 −350%
Forza Horizon 4	20 +1900%	1−2 −1900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	17 +467%	3−4 −467%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16
+275%

4−5

−275%

This is how GTX 1050 Ti and HD 8790M compete in popular games:

GTX 1050 Ti is 85% faster in 1080p
GTX 1050 Ti is 480% faster in 1440p
GTX 1050 Ti is 500% faster in 4K

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

in Forza Horizon 4, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 1050 Ti is 1900% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, GTX 1050 Ti surpassed HD 8790M in all 62 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	16.39	3.39
Recency	25 October 2016	1 April 2013
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm

GTX 1050 Ti has a 383.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 1050 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8790M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1050 Ti is a desktop card while Radeon HD 8790M is a notebook one.

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