NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 vs AMD Radeon HD 7990

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Combined performance score

HD 7990
14.36
+10.1%

Radeon HD 7990 outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 by 10% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking332357
Place by popularitynot in top-10014
Value for money1.614.16
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameMaltaN17P-G1
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date24 April 2013 (10 years old)25 October 2016 (7 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$999 $109
Current price$486 (0.5x MSRP)$211 (1.9x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1050 has 158% better value for money than HD 7990.

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 cores2048640
CUDA coresno data640
Core clock speed950 MHz1290 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHz1392 MHz
Number of transistors4,313 million3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)375 Watt75 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data97 °C
Texture fill rate128.058.20
Floating-point performance2x 4,096 gflops1,862 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 supportno dataPCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length307 mm5.7" (14.5 cm)
Heightno data4.38" (11.1 cm)
Width2-slot2-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)no data300 Watt
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pinNone
SLI optionsno data-
SLIno 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 amount3 GB2 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed6000 MHz7008 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.0 GB/s112 GB/s
Shared memoryno 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 Connectors1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPortDP 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMIno data+
HDCPno data2.2
G-SYNC supportno data+

Technologies

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

GameStreamno data+
GPU Boostno data3.0
VR Readyno data+
Anselno data+

API support

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.64.5
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
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.

HD 7990 14.36
+10.1%
GTX 1050 13.04

Radeon HD 7990 outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 by 10% 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%

HD 7990 5565
+10.1%
GTX 1050 5054

Radeon HD 7990 outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 by 10% in Passmark.

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%

HD 7990 15540
+129%
GTX 1050 6797

Radeon HD 7990 outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 by 129% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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 HD45−50
+0%
45
+0%
1440p24−27
+0%
24
+0%
4K24−27
+9.1%
22
−9.1%

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 14.36 13.04
Recency 24 April 2013 25 October 2016
Cost $999 $109
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 375 Watt 75 Watt

The Radeon HD 7990 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1050 in performance tests.


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