AMD Radeon Sky 500 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050

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Combined performance score

GTX 1050
13.04
+6.1%

GeForce GTX 1050 outperforms Radeon Sky 500 by 6% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking357367
Place by popularity14not in top-100
Value for money4.174.43
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code nameN17P-G1Pitcairn
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date25 October 2016 (7 years old)27 March 2013 (11 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$109 no data
Current price$211 (1.9x MSRP)$129
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Sky 500 has 6% better value for money than GTX 1050.

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 cores6401280
CUDA cores640no data
Core clock speed1290 MHz950 MHz
Boost clock speed1392 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,300 million2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt150 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature97 °Cno data
Texture fill rate58.2076.00
Floating-point performance1,862 gflops2,432 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 3.0PCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length5.7" (14.5 cm)242 mm
Height4.38" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot1-slot
Form factorno datafull height / full length
Recommended system power (PSU)300 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-pin
SLI options-no data
SLI-no 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
Maximum RAM amount2 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed7008 MHz4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth112 GB/s154 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 ConnectorsDP 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI1x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+no data
HDCP2.2no data
G-SYNC support+no data
DisplayPort countno data1
Dual-link DVI supportno data1

Technologies

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

GameStream+no data
GPU Boost3.0no data
VR Ready+no data
Ansel+no data

API support

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (11_1)
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA+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 13.04
+6.1%
Sky 500 12.29

GeForce GTX 1050 outperforms Radeon Sky 500 by 6% 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%

GTX 1050 5054
+6.1%
Sky 500 4763

GeForce GTX 1050 outperforms Radeon Sky 500 by 6% 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 HD45
+12.5%
40−45
−12.5%
1440p24
+14.3%
21−24
−14.3%
4K22
+22.2%
18−21
−22.2%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 38
+8.6%
35−40
−8.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+16.7%
18−20
−16.7%
Battlefield 5 56
+12%
50−55
−12%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 34
+13.3%
30−33
−13.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+13.3%
30−33
−13.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 41
+17.1%
35−40
−17.1%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+15%
40−45
−15%
Hitman 3 35−40
+16.7%
30−33
−16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+12.5%
24−27
−12.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 31
+14.8%
27−30
−14.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27
+12.5%
24−27
−12.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
+14.3%
21−24
−14.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 26
+8.3%
24−27
−8.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+16.7%
18−20
−16.7%
Battlefield 5 43
+7.5%
40−45
−7.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24
+14.3%
21−24
−14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+13.3%
30−33
−13.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 38
+8.6%
35−40
−8.6%
Forza Horizon 4 49
+8.9%
45−50
−8.9%
Hitman 3 35−40
+16.7%
30−33
−16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+12.5%
24−27
−12.5%
Metro Exodus 17
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24
+14.3%
21−24
−14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 38
+8.6%
35−40
−8.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
+14.3%
21−24
−14.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 15
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+16.7%
18−20
−16.7%
Battlefield 5 36
+20%
30−33
−20%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+13.3%
30−33
−13.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 35
+16.7%
30−33
−16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 34
+13.3%
30−33
−13.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
+14.3%
21−24
−14.3%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+18.8%
16−18
−18.8%
Hitman 3 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+18.8%
16−18
−18.8%
Metro Exodus 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Battlefield 5 27
+12.5%
24−27
−12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+16.7%
18−20
−16.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 25
+19%
21−24
−19%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+19%
21−24
−19%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Hitman 3 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 15
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Battlefield 5 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 11
+10%
10−11
−10%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%

This is how GTX 1050 and Sky 500 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • GTX 1050 is 12.5% faster than Sky 500

1440p resolution:

  • GTX 1050 is 14.3% faster than Sky 500

4K resolution:

  • GTX 1050 is 22.2% faster than Sky 500

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 13.04 12.29
Recency 25 October 2016 27 March 2013
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 150 Watt

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1050 and Radeon Sky 500. 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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