Graphics card comparison
GeForce GTX 1050 vs Radeon R9 280X
Nvidia
GeForce GTX 1050
2048 Mb GDDR5
Released 25 Oct 2016
DESKTOP
VS
AMD
Radeon R9 280X
3072 Mb GDDR5
Released 8 Oct 2013
DESKTOP
Summary
Gaming performance index
- GeForce GTX 1050100%
- Radeon R9 280X115%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the GeForce GTX 1050
- 175 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon R9 280X .
- 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- Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 280X
- 15% higher gaming performance.
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Supports Mantle
- Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
Our verdict
HWSpot recommends the Radeon R9 280X
The Radeon R9 280X is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (13 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| GeForce GTX 1050 | Radeon R9 280X |
|---|
| GPU Name | GP107 (GP107-300-A1) | Tahiti (Tahiti XTL) |
| Fab Process | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Die Size | 132 mm² | 352 mm² |
| Transistors | 3,300 million | 4,313 million |
| Shaders | 640 | 2048 |
| Compute Units | 5 | 32 |
| Core clock | 1354 MHz | 850 MHz |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 40 | 128 |
Memory configuration
| GeForce GTX 1050 | Radeon R9 280X |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 128 bit | 384 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1752 MHz
7008 MHz effective | 1500 MHz
6000 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 2048 Mb | 3072 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce GTX 1050 | Radeon R9 280X |
|---|
| TDP | 75 watts | 250 watts |
| Release Date | 25 Oct 2016 | 8 Oct 2013 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- GeForce GTX 105043.30 GP/s
- Radeon R9 280X27.20 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- GeForce GTX 105054.20 GT/s
- Radeon R9 280X109.00 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- GeForce GTX 1050112.10 GB/s
- Radeon R9 280X288.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- GeForce GTX 10501733.10 GFLOPs
- Radeon R9 280X3482.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Anno 2205
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA
- GeForce GTX 105040
- Radeon R9 280X40
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry Primal
DX11, Very High Settings
- GeForce GTX 105044
- Radeon R9 280X49
FPS (higher is better)
Gears of War 4
Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 105040
- Radeon R9 280X48
FPS (higher is better)
Grand Theft Auto V
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
- GeForce GTX 105058
- Radeon R9 280X63
FPS (higher is better)
Sniper Elite 4
Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 105035
- Radeon R9 280X42
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- GeForce GTX 105033
- Radeon R9 280X30
FPS (higher is better)
Anno 2205
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA
- GeForce GTX 105026
- Radeon R9 280X30
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry Primal
DX11, Very High Settings
- GeForce GTX 105028
- Radeon R9 280X35
FPS (higher is better)
Gears of War 4
Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 105026
- Radeon R9 280X32
FPS (higher is better)
Grand Theft Auto V
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
- GeForce GTX 105039
- Radeon R9 280X47
FPS (higher is better)
Sniper Elite 4
Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 105026
- Radeon R9 280X32
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- GeForce GTX 105025
- Radeon R9 280X25
FPS (higher is better)
Sniper Elite 4
Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 105016
- Radeon R9 280X22
FPS (higher is better)