Radeon R9 285 vs GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile

Place in the ranking	410	314
Place by popularity	94	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	8.60
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	GCN 3.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code name	GP107B	Tonga
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	3 January 2017 (7 years ago)	2 September 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$249

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	640	1792
CUDA cores	640	no data
Core clock speed	1354 MHz	918 MHz
Boost clock speed	1493 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	3,300 million	5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	190 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	97 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	59.72	102.8
Floating-point processing power	1.911 TFLOPS	3.29 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	32
TMUs	40	112

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	large	no data
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	221 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	2x 6-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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4000 MB	2 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	7008 MHz	1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	112 GB/s	176.0 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	DP 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI	2x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a, 1x DisplayPort 1.2
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	-	+
HDCP	2.2	-
G-SYNC support	+	-

Supported technologies

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

GameStream	+	-
GPU Boost	3.0	no data
Ansel	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	6.4	6.5
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2.170
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 Mobile 11.65

R9 285 17.32
+48.7%

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 Mobile 6068

R9 285 8570
+41.2%

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:

900p	73 −37%	100−110 +37%
Full HD	46 −41.3%	65−70 +41.3%
1440p	24 −45.8%	35−40 +45.8%
4K	15 −40%	21−24 +40%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	37 −48.6%	55−60 +48.6%
Battlefield 5	51 −47.1%	75−80 +47.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40 −37.5%	55−60 +37.5%
Far Cry 5	39 −41%	55−60 +41%
Far Cry New Dawn	38 −44.7%	55−60 +44.7%
Forza Horizon 4	55 −45.5%	80−85 +45.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27 −48.1%	40−45 +48.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	33 −36.4%	45−50 +36.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30 −33.3%	40−45 +33.3%
Battlefield 5	44 −47.7%	65−70 +47.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	33 −36.4%	45−50 +36.4%
Far Cry 5	36 −38.9%	50−55 +38.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	37 −48.6%	55−60 +48.6%
Forza Horizon 4	52 −44.2%	75−80 +44.2%
Metro Exodus	19 −42.1%	27−30 +42.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14 −28.6%	18−20 +28.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	29 −37.9%	40−45 +37.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	39 −41%	55−60 +41%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18 −33.3%	24−27 +33.3%
Battlefield 5	37 −48.6%	55−60 +48.6%
Far Cry 5	33 −36.4%	45−50 +36.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	33 −36.4%	45−50 +36.4%
Forza Horizon 4	37 −48.6%	55−60 +48.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	22 −36.4%	30−33 +36.4%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18 −33.3%	24−27 +33.3%
Metro Exodus	11 −45.5%	16−18 +45.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 −42.1%	27−30 +42.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	17 −41.2%	24−27 +41.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	13 −38.5%	18−20 +38.5%
Battlefield 5	26 −34.6%	35−40 +34.6%
Far Cry 5	21 −42.9%	30−33 +42.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	24 −45.8%	35−40 +45.8%
Forza Horizon 4	26 −34.6%	35−40 +34.6%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10 −40%	14−16 +40%
Metro Exodus	7 −42.9%	10−11 +42.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 −45.5%	16−18 +45.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8 −25%	10−11 +25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −40%	14−16 +40%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7 −42.9%	10−11 +42.9%
Battlefield 5	13 −38.5%	18−20 +38.5%
Far Cry 5	11 −45.5%	16−18 +45.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	11 −45.5%	16−18 +45.5%
Forza Horizon 4	15 −40%	21−24 +40%

This is how GTX 1050 Mobile and R9 285 compete in popular games:

R9 285 is 37% faster in 900p
R9 285 is 41% faster in 1080p
R9 285 is 46% faster in 1440p
R9 285 is 40% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	11.65	17.32
Recency	3 January 2017	2 September 2014
Maximum RAM amount	4000 MB	2 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	190 Watt

GTX 1050 Mobile has an age advantage of 2 years, a 95.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 153.3% lower power consumption.

R9 285, on the other hand, has a 48.7% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon R9 285 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile is a notebook card while Radeon R9 285 is a desktop one.

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