NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti vs AMD Radeon R9 380

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Combined performance score

R9 380
15.89

GeForce GTX 1050 Ti outperforms Radeon R9 380 by 3% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking312304
Place by popularitynot in top-1005
Value for money9.086.31
ArchitectureGCN (2011−2017)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameTonga ProN17P-G1
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date26 June 2015 (8 years old)25 October 2016 (7 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 $139
Current price$12.90 (0.1x MSRP)$207 (1.5x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R9 380 has 44% better value for money than GTX 1050 Ti.

Technical specs

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 cores1792768
CUDA coresno data768
Compute units28no data
Core clock speedno data1291 MHz
Boost clock speed970 MHz1392 MHz
Number of transistors5,000 million3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)190 Watt75 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data97 °C
Texture fill rate108.666.82
Floating-point performance3,476 gflops2,138 gflops

Size and 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 supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length221 mm145 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Form factorfull height / full length / dual slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2 x 6-pinNone
Bridgeless CrossFire1no data

Memory

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
High bandwidth memory (HBM)-no data
Maximum RAM amount4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed970 MHz7008 MHz
Memory bandwidth182.4 GB/s112 GB/s
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

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 DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Eyefinity+no data
Number of Eyefinity displays6no data
HDMI++
DisplayPort support+no data
G-SYNC supportno data+

Technologies

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

AppAcceleration-no data
CrossFire1no data
Enduro-no data
FRTC1no data
FreeSync1no data
HD3D+no data
LiquidVR1no data
PowerTune+no data
TrueAudio+no data
ZeroCore+no data
VCE+no data
DDMA audio+no data
VR Readyno data+
Anselno data+

API support

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 (12_1)
Shader Model6.36.4
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan+1.2.131
Mantle+no data
CUDAno 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.

R9 380 15.89
GTX 1050 Ti 16.29
+2.5%

GeForce GTX 1050 Ti outperforms Radeon R9 380 by 3% in our combined 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%

R9 380 6159
GTX 1050 Ti 6314
+2.5%

GeForce GTX 1050 Ti outperforms Radeon R9 380 by 3% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

R9 380 12191
+29%
GTX 1050 Ti 9453

Radeon R9 380 outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 Ti by 29% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

R9 380 8218
+9.8%
GTX 1050 Ti 7485

Radeon R9 380 outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 Ti by 10% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

R9 380 50723
GTX 1050 Ti 50939
+0.4%

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

R9 380 303773
GTX 1050 Ti 352876
+16.2%

GeForce GTX 1050 Ti outperforms Radeon R9 380 by 16% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.

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 HD65
+27.5%
51
−27.5%
1440p27−30
−11.1%
30
+11.1%
4K25
−4%
26
+4%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
−45.5%
48
+45.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
−3.7%
27−30
+3.7%
Battlefield 5 50−55
−16.7%
63
+16.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
−2.4%
40−45
+2.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−2.4%
40−45
+2.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
−11.6%
48
+11.6%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−23.2%
69
+23.2%
Hitman 3 40−45
−4.5%
45−50
+4.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−3%
30−35
+3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−34.6%
35
+34.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+6.5%
31
−6.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−3.3%
30−35
+3.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
−21.2%
40
+21.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
−3.7%
27−30
+3.7%
Battlefield 5 50−55
+3.8%
52
−3.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+5.1%
39
−5.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−2.4%
40−45
+2.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
−4.7%
45
+4.7%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−14.3%
64
+14.3%
Hitman 3 40−45
−4.5%
45−50
+4.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−3%
30−35
+3%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−4%
26
+4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+44.4%
18
−44.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+22.2%
27
−22.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 51
+4.1%
49
−4.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−3.3%
30−35
+3.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+37.5%
24
−37.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
−3.7%
27−30
+3.7%
Battlefield 5 50−55
+5.9%
51
−5.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+16.7%
36
−16.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
+4.9%
41
−4.9%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+24.4%
45
−24.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30
+15.4%
26
−15.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−3.3%
30−35
+3.3%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
−4.3%
24
+4.3%
Hitman 3 24−27
−4%
24−27
+4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−7.1%
14−16
+7.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
−5%
21−24
+5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Battlefield 5 30−35
−5.9%
36
+5.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Far Cry 5 24−27
−3.8%
27−30
+3.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
+3.4%
29
−3.4%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−3.2%
30−35
+3.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−6.3%
16−18
+6.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Hitman 3 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Metro Exodus 8−9
−12.5%
9
+12.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 19
+18.8%
16−18
−18.8%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Battlefield 5 16−18
−5.9%
18
+5.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+7.1%
14
−7.1%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+10%
20
−10%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%

This is how R9 380 and GTX 1050 Ti compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • R9 380 is 27.5% faster than GTX 1050 Ti

1440p resolution:

  • GTX 1050 Ti is 11.1% faster than R9 380

4K resolution:

  • GTX 1050 Ti is 4% faster than R9 380

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

  • in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the R9 380 is 44.4% faster than the GTX 1050 Ti.
  • in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 1050 Ti is 45.5% faster than the R9 380.

All in all, in popular games:

  • R9 380 is ahead in 16 tests (24%)
  • GTX 1050 Ti is ahead in 35 tests (51%)
  • there's a draw in 17 tests (25%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 15.89 16.29
Recency 26 June 2015 25 October 2016
Cost $199 $139
Chip lithography 28 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 190 Watt 75 Watt

We couldn't decide between Radeon R9 380 and GeForce GTX 1050 Ti. The differences in performance seem too small.


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

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