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Graphics card comparison

GeForce GTX 1050 Ti vs Radeon R9 380X

Nvidia

GeForce GTX 1050 Ti

4096 Mb GDDR5 Released 25 Oct 2016 DESKTOP
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
AMD

Radeon R9 380X

4096 Mb GDDR5 Released 19 Nov 2015 DESKTOP
Radeon R9 380X

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti100%
  • Radeon R9 380X114%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider the GeForce GTX 1050 Ti

  • 115 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon R9 380X .
  • This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
  • Supports PhysX
  • Supports G-Sync
  • Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
  • Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
  • Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

Reasons to consider the Radeon R9 380X

  • 14% higher gaming performance.
  • Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
  • Supports FreeSync
  • Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
  • Supports TrueAudio
  • Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
Radeon R9 380X
Our verdict

HWSpot recommends the Radeon R9 380X

The Radeon R9 380X is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (33 combinations of games and resolutions).

Specifications

Core configuration

GeForce GTX 1050 TiRadeon R9 380X
GPU NameGP107 (GP107-400-A1)Antigua (Antigua XT)
Fab Process14 nm28 nm
Die Size132 mm²366 mm²
Transistors3,300 million5,000 million
Shaders7682048
Compute Units632
Core clock1290 MHz970 MHz
ROPs3232
TMUs48128

Memory configuration

GeForce GTX 1050 TiRadeon R9 380X
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5
Bus Width128 bit256 bit
Memory Speed1752 MHz
7008 MHz effective		1425 MHz
5700 MHz effective
Memory Size4096 Mb4096 Mb

Additional details

GeForce GTX 1050 TiRadeon R9 380X
TDP75 watts190 watts
Release Date25 Oct 201619 Nov 2015

Raw performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti41.30 GP/s
  • Radeon R9 380X31.04 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti61.90 GT/s
  • Radeon R9 380X124.20 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti112.10 GB/s
  • Radeon R9 380X182.40 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti1981.40 GFLOPs
  • Radeon R9 380X3973.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Alien Isolation

DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti81
  • Radeon R9 380X94

FPS (higher is better)

Anno 2205

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti42
  • Radeon R9 380X41

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti34
  • Radeon R9 380X34

FPS (higher is better)

Doom (2016)

OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti75
  • Radeon R9 380X66

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti47
  • Radeon R9 380X49

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti54
  • Radeon R9 380X61

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti65
  • Radeon R9 380X60

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman (2016)

DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti43
  • Radeon R9 380X58

FPS (higher is better)

Rise Of The Tomb Raider

Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti41
  • Radeon R9 380X49

FPS (higher is better)

Sniper Elite 4

DX12 , Ultra Quality,16x AF,Ambient Occlusion,Tessellation

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti39
  • Radeon R9 380X56

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti38
  • Radeon R9 380X39

FPS (higher is better)

Tom Clancy's The Division

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti37
  • Radeon R9 380X46

FPS (higher is better)

Total War: Warhammer

DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti45
  • Radeon R9 380X56

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs 2

Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti31
  • Radeon R9 380X32

FPS (higher is better)

Alien Isolation

DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti62
  • Radeon R9 380X68

FPS (higher is better)

Anno 2205

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti29
  • Radeon R9 380X31

FPS (higher is better)

Ashes Of The Singularity

High Quality Mode, 8 millon samples, 2xMSAA, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti32
  • Radeon R9 380X37

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti31
  • Radeon R9 380X28

FPS (higher is better)

Doom (2016)

OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti47
  • Radeon R9 380X45

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti31
  • Radeon R9 380X35

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti35
  • Radeon R9 380X41

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti43
  • Radeon R9 380X42

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman (2016)

DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti29
  • Radeon R9 380X45

FPS (higher is better)

Rise Of The Tomb Raider

Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti30
  • Radeon R9 380X35

FPS (higher is better)

Sniper Elite 4

DX12 , Ultra Quality,16x AF,Ambient Occlusion,Tessellation

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti29
  • Radeon R9 380X40

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti29
  • Radeon R9 380X29

FPS (higher is better)

Tom Clancy's The Division

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti27
  • Radeon R9 380X34

FPS (higher is better)

Total War: Warhammer

DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti31
  • Radeon R9 380X38

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs 2

Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti21
  • Radeon R9 380X22

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti19
  • Radeon R9 380X19

FPS (higher is better)

Sniper Elite 4

DX12 , Ultra Quality,16x AF,Ambient Occlusion,Tessellation

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti17
  • Radeon R9 380X25

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti11
  • Radeon R9 380X17

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs 2

Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti10
  • Radeon R9 380X11

FPS (higher is better)

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