AMD Radeon R9 M390X vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile

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Combined performance score

GTX 1050 Mobile
11.51
+24%

GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile outperforms Radeon R9 M390X by 24% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking378436
Place by popularity84not in top-100
Value for money11.95no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)GCN 3 (2014−2016)
GPU code nameGP107BAmethyst (XT) / Tonga
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date3 January 2017 (7 years old)9 June 2015 (8 years old)
Current price$256 no data
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores6402048
CUDA cores640no data
Core clock speed1354 MHz723 MHz
Boost clock speed1493 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,300 million5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt100 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature97 °Cno data
Texture fill rate59.7292.54
Floating-point performanceno data2,961 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile and Radeon R9 M390X 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 sizelargelarge
Bus supportPCIe 3.0PCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone
SLI options-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 amount4000 MB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed7008 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth112 GB/s160.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

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-DVINo outputs
Multi monitor support+no data
Eyefinityno data1
HDCP2.2no data
G-SYNC support+no data

Technologies

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

AppAccelerationno data-
Endurono data-
FreeSyncno data1
HD3Dno data+
PowerTuneno data+
DualGraphicsno data1
TrueAudiono data-
ZeroCoreno data+
Switchable graphicsno data1
GameStream+no data
GPU Boost3.0no data
Ansel+no data

API support

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

DirectX12 (12_1)DirectX® 12
Shader Model6.46.3
OpenGL4.54.4
OpenCL1.2Not Listed
Vulkan1.2.131+
Mantleno 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.

GTX 1050 Mobile 11.51
+24%
R9 M390X 9.28

GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile outperforms Radeon R9 M390X by 24% 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 Mobile 4461
+24%
R9 M390X 3597

GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile outperforms Radeon R9 M390X by 24% in Passmark.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 1050 Mobile 7693
R9 M390X 9448
+22.8%

Radeon R9 M390X outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile by 23% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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:

900p73
+32.7%
55−60
−32.7%
Full HD46
+31.4%
35−40
−31.4%
1440p24
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%
4K15
+25%
12−14
−25%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 37
+94.7%
18−20
−94.7%
Battlefield 5 51
+64.5%
30−35
−64.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40
+60%
24−27
−60%
Far Cry 5 39
+69.6%
21−24
−69.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 38
+58.3%
24−27
−58.3%
Forza Horizon 4 55
+66.7%
30−35
−66.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27
+68.8%
16−18
−68.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 33
+65%
20−22
−65%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30
+57.9%
18−20
−57.9%
Battlefield 5 44
+41.9%
30−35
−41.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 33
+32%
24−27
−32%
Far Cry 5 36
+56.5%
21−24
−56.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 37
+54.2%
24−27
−54.2%
Forza Horizon 4 52
+57.6%
30−35
−57.6%
Metro Exodus 19
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 29
+45%
20−22
−45%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 39
+105%
18−20
−105%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18
−5.6%
18−20
+5.6%
Battlefield 5 37
+19.4%
30−35
−19.4%
Far Cry 5 33
+43.5%
21−24
−43.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 33
+37.5%
24−27
−37.5%
Forza Horizon 4 37
+12.1%
30−35
−12.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 22
+15.8%
18−20
−15.8%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
Metro Exodus 11
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 17
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 13
+62.5%
8−9
−62.5%
Battlefield 5 26
+73.3%
14−16
−73.3%
Far Cry 5 21
+40%
14−16
−40%
Far Cry New Dawn 24
+60%
14−16
−60%
Forza Horizon 4 26
+62.5%
16−18
−62.5%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Metro Exodus 7
+133%
3−4
−133%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8
+60%
5−6
−60%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7
+40%
5−6
−40%
Battlefield 5 13
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%
Far Cry 5 11
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 11
+10%
10−11
−10%
Forza Horizon 4 15
+36.4%
10−12
−36.4%

This is how GTX 1050 Mobile and R9 M390X compete in popular games:

900p resolution:

  • GTX 1050 Mobile is 32.7% faster than R9 M390X

1080p resolution:

  • GTX 1050 Mobile is 31.4% faster than R9 M390X

1440p resolution:

  • GTX 1050 Mobile is 33.3% faster than R9 M390X

4K resolution:

  • GTX 1050 Mobile is 25% faster than R9 M390X

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1050 Mobile is 133% faster than the R9 M390X.
  • in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the R9 M390X is 14.3% faster than the GTX 1050 Mobile.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 1050 Mobile is ahead in 41 test (95%)
  • R9 M390X is ahead in 2 tests (5%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 11.51 9.28
Recency 3 January 2017 9 June 2015
Maximum RAM amount 4000 MB 4 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 100 Watt

The GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M390X in performance tests.


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