GeForce GTX 1050 vs Radeon R9 295X2

Place in performance ranking	230	362
Place by popularity	not in top-100	15
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.29	3.85
Architecture	GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	Vesuvius	N17P-G1
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	29 April 2014 (10 years ago)	25 October 2016 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,499	$109
Current price	$600 (0.4x MSRP)	$211 (1.9x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1050 has 17% better value for money than R9 295X2.

Detailed specifications

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 cores	2816	640
CUDA cores	no data	640
Core clock speed	no data	1290 MHz
Boost clock speed	1018 MHz	1392 MHz
Number of transistors	6,200 million	3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	500 Watt	75 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	97 °C
Texture fill rate	179.2	58.20
Floating-point performance	2x 5,733 gflops	1,862 gflops

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).

Bus support	PCIe 2.1 x16	PCIe 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	307 mm	5.7" (14.5 cm)
Height	no data	4.38" (11.1 cm)
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)	no data	300 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	2 x 8-pin	None
SLI options	no data	-
SLI	no data	-

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	8 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	512 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	7008 MHz
Memory bandwidth	640 GB/s	112 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

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, 4x mini-DisplayPort	DP 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI
Multi monitor support	no data	+
Eyefinity	1	no data
HDMI	+	+
HDCP	no data	2.2
DisplayPort support	-	no data
G-SYNC support	no data	+

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration	-	no data
CrossFire	1	no data
Enduro	-	no data
FreeSync	1	no data
HD3D	+	no data
LiquidVR	1	no data
PowerTune	-	no data
TressFX	1	no data
TrueAudio	-	no data
ZeroCore	-	no data
UVD	+	no data
DDMA audio	+	no data
GameStream	no data	+
GPU Boost	no data	3.0
VR Ready	no data	+
Ansel	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.3	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
OpenCL	2.0	1.2
Vulkan	+	1.2.131
Mantle	-	no data
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.

R9 295X2 22.34
+71.2%

GTX 1050 13.05

Radeon R9 295X2 outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 by 71% based on our aggregate 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 295X2 8638
+71.2%

GTX 1050 5045

Radeon R9 295X2 outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 by 71% 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%

R9 295X2 21197
+212%

GTX 1050 6797

Radeon R9 295X2 outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 by 212% 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 HD	80−85 +70.2%	47 −70.2%
1440p	27−30 +68.8%	16 −68.8%
4K	40−45 +60%	25 −60%

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	22.34	13.05
Recency	29 April 2014	25 October 2016
Cost	$1499	$109
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	500 Watt	75 Watt