GeForce GTX 1050 Ti vs Radeon R9 390

Place in performance ranking	222	309
Place by popularity	not in top-100	7
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	12.47	5.90
Architecture	GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	Grenada	N17P-G1
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	18 June 2015 (9 years ago)	25 October 2016 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$329	$139
Current price	$20 (0.1x MSRP)	$207 (1.5x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R9 390 has 111% better value for money than GTX 1050 Ti.

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	2560	768
CUDA cores	no data	768
Core clock speed	no data	1291 MHz
Boost clock speed	1000 MHz	1392 MHz
Number of transistors	6,200 million	3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	275 Watt	75 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	97 °C
Texture fill rate	160.0	66.82
Floating-point performance	5,120 gflops	2,138 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 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	275 mm	145 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1 x 6-pin, 1 x 8-pin	None
Bridgeless CrossFire	1	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
High bandwidth memory (HBM)	-	no data
Maximum RAM amount	0 MB	4 GB
Memory bus width	512 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	7008 MHz
Memory bandwidth	384 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	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Eyefinity	1	no data
Number of Eyefinity displays	6	no data
HDMI	+	+
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
PowerTune	+	no data
TrueAudio	+	no data
ZeroCore	-	no data
VCE	+	no data
DDMA audio	+	no data
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	4.6
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 390 23.09
+41.1%

GTX 1050 Ti 16.36

Radeon R9 390 outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 Ti by 41% 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 390 8915
+41.1%

GTX 1050 Ti 6317

Radeon R9 390 outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 Ti by 41% 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 390 12730
+70.1%

GTX 1050 Ti 7485

Radeon R9 390 outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 Ti by 70% 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	70−75 +32.1%	53 −32.1%
1440p	40−45 +33.3%	30 −33.3%
4K	35−40 +29.6%	27 −29.6%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

35−40
+34.6%

24−27

−34.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70 +35.4%	48 −35.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +29.6%	27−30 −29.6%
Battlefield 5	70−75 +32.1%	53 −32.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +36.4%	30−35 −36.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +34.6%	24−27 −34.6%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +31.6%	35−40 −31.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65 +36.4%	40−45 −36.4%
Forza Horizon 4	95−100 +37.7%	69 −37.7%
Hitman 3	45−50 +40.6%	30−35 −40.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	90−95 +38.5%	65−70 −38.5%
Metro Exodus	75−80 +33.9%	56 −33.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +33.3%	45−50 −33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	90−95 +34.3%	67 −34.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 +34.6%	50−55 −34.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 +37.5%	40 −37.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +29.6%	27−30 −29.6%
Battlefield 5	60−65 +36.4%	44 −36.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +36.4%	30−35 −36.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +34.6%	24−27 −34.6%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +28.6%	35 −28.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 +34.1%	41 −34.1%
Forza Horizon 4	100−105 +29.9%	75−80 −29.9%
Hitman 3	45−50 +40.6%	30−35 −40.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	90−95 +38.5%	65−70 −38.5%
Metro Exodus	60−65 +33.3%	45 −33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +33.3%	45−50 −33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	70−75 +40%	50 −40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65−70 +32.7%	49 −32.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 +34.6%	50−55 −34.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−33 +25%	24 −25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +29.6%	27−30 −29.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +36.4%	30−35 −36.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +34.6%	24−27 −34.6%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +29.6%	27 −29.6%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 +33.3%	45 −33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 +33.3%	45 −33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	60−65 +39.5%	43 −39.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 +34.6%	26 −34.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 +34.6%	50−55 −34.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

60−65
+33.3%

45−50

−33.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +40.6%	30−35 −40.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 +37.9%	29 −37.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +23.5%	16−18 −23.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 +28.6%	14−16 −28.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +35%	20−22 −35%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +29.6%	27−30 −29.6%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +29%	30−35 −29%
Hitman 3	24−27 +26.3%	18−20 −26.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +40.6%	32 −40.6%
Metro Exodus	40−45 +37.9%	29 −37.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +33.3%	30 −33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +33.3%	18−20 −33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40
+29.6%

27−30

−29.6%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 +31.3%	16−18 −31.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%
Hitman 3	16−18 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 +33.3%	18−20 −33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +31.3%	16−18 −31.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +35%	20 −35%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 +33.3%	18 −33.3%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +28.6%	14 −28.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%