GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile vs Radeon R9 M295X

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Aggregated performance score

R9 M295X
2014
0 MB Not Listed
13.30
+4.1%

Radeon R9 M295X outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile by 4% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary Details

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

Place in performance ranking356362
Place by popularity38not in top-100
ArchitectureGCN 3 (2014−2016)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameTongano data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date16 October 2014 (9 years ago)April 2018 (6 years ago)

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 cores2048768
Core clock speed723 MHz1366 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1442 MHz
Number of transistors5,000 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Wattno data
Texture fill rate92.54no data
Floating-point performance2,961 gflopsno data

Form Factor & Compatibility

Information on Radeon R9 M295X and GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)no data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeNot ListedGDDR5
Maximum RAM amount0 MB3 MB
Memory bus widthNot Listed96 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1752 MHz
Memory bandwidth160.0 GB/s84 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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data
G-SYNC supportno data+

Supported GPU Technologies

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

AppAcceleration-no data
Enduro-no data
FreeSync1no data
HD3D+no data
PowerTune+no data
DualGraphics1no data
TrueAudio-no data
ZeroCore+no data
Switchable graphics1no data
Multi-Projectionno data+
Multi Monitorno data+

API Compatibility

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

DirectXNot Listedno data
Shader Model6.3no data
OpenGL4.4no data
OpenCLNot Listedno data
Vulkanno data+
Mantle+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 M295X 13.30
+4.1%
Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 12.78

Radeon R9 M295X outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile by 4% based on our aggregated benchmark results.


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 M295X 6591
+3%
Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 6401

Radeon R9 M295X outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile by 3% 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 HD48
+6.7%
45−50
−6.7%
4K31
+14.8%
27−30
−14.8%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+16.7%
18−20
−16.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+16.7%
24−27
−16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+4.8%
21−24
−4.8%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+15%
40−45
−15%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
+13.3%
30−33
−13.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+16.7%
18−20
−16.7%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+13.3%
30−33
−13.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+20%
30−33
−20%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+4.4%
45−50
−4.4%
Hitman 3 35−40
+20%
30−33
−20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+16.7%
24−27
−16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+4.8%
21−24
−4.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+16.7%
24−27
−16.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
+4.2%
24−27
−4.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+16.7%
24−27
−16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+4.8%
21−24
−4.8%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+15%
40−45
−15%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
+13.3%
30−33
−13.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+16.7%
18−20
−16.7%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+13.3%
30−33
−13.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+20%
30−33
−20%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+4.4%
45−50
−4.4%
Hitman 3 35−40
+20%
30−33
−20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+16.7%
24−27
−16.7%
Metro Exodus 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+4.8%
21−24
−4.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+16.7%
24−27
−16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 37
+5.7%
35−40
−5.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
+4.2%
24−27
−4.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+16.7%
24−27
−16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+4.8%
21−24
−4.8%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+15%
40−45
−15%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+16.7%
18−20
−16.7%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+13.3%
30−33
−13.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+20%
30−33
−20%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+4.4%
45−50
−4.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 17
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
+4.2%
24−27
−4.2%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
Hitman 3 21−24
+16.7%
18−20
−16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
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 27−30
+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 24−27
+14.3%
21−24
−14.3%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+8.3%
24−27
−8.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%

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 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
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 14
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%

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 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+12.5%
16−18
−12.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%

This is how R9 M295X and Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile compete in popular games:

  • R9 M295X is 6.7% faster than Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile in 1080p
  • R9 M295X is 14.8% faster than Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile in 4K

Pros & Cons Summary


Performance score 13.30 12.78
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon R9 M295X and GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile.


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