Graphics card comparison
GeForce GTX 1050 vs Radeon R9 285
Nvidia
GeForce GTX 1050
2048 Mb GDDR5
Released 25 Oct 2016
DESKTOP
VS
AMD
Radeon R9 285
2048 Mb GDDR5
Released 2 Sep 2014
DESKTOP
Summary
Gaming performance index
- GeForce GTX 1050100%
- Radeon R9 285119%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the GeForce GTX 1050
- 115 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon R9 285 .
- 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- Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 285
- 19% 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- Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
Our verdict
HWSpot recommends the Radeon R9 285
The Radeon R9 285 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (24 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| GeForce GTX 1050 | Radeon R9 285 |
|---|
| GPU Name | GP107 (GP107-300-A1) | Tonga (Tonga PRO) |
| Fab Process | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Die Size | 132 mm² | 366 mm² |
| Transistors | 3,300 million | 5,000 million |
| Shaders | 640 | 1792 |
| Compute Units | 5 | 28 |
| Core clock | 1354 MHz | 918 MHz |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 40 | 112 |
Memory configuration
| GeForce GTX 1050 | Radeon R9 285 |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 128 bit | 256 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1752 MHz
7008 MHz effective | 1375 MHz
5500 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 2048 Mb | 2048 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce GTX 1050 | Radeon R9 285 |
|---|
| TDP | 75 watts | 190 watts |
| Release Date | 25 Oct 2016 | 2 Sep 2014 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- GeForce GTX 105043.30 GP/s
- Radeon R9 28529.38 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- GeForce GTX 105054.20 GT/s
- Radeon R9 285102.80 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- GeForce GTX 1050112.10 GB/s
- Radeon R9 285176.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- GeForce GTX 10501733.10 GFLOPs
- Radeon R9 2853290.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Anno 2205
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA
- GeForce GTX 105040
- Radeon R9 28536
FPS (higher is better)
Dishonored 2
Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 105030
- Radeon R9 28523
FPS (higher is better)
Doom (2016)
OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx
- GeForce GTX 105037
- Radeon R9 28535
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 5
Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64
- GeForce GTX 105035
- Radeon R9 28540
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry Primal
DX11, Very High Settings
- GeForce GTX 105044
- Radeon R9 28544
FPS (higher is better)
Grand Theft Auto V
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
- GeForce GTX 105058
- Radeon R9 28551
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman (2016)
DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF
- GeForce GTX 105024
- Radeon R9 28545
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 105031
- Radeon R9 28542
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- GeForce GTX 105033
- Radeon R9 28535
FPS (higher is better)
Tom Clancy's The Division
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF
- GeForce GTX 105033
- Radeon R9 28542
FPS (higher is better)
Total War: Warhammer
DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF
- GeForce GTX 105024
- Radeon R9 28550
FPS (higher is better)
Anno 2205
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA
- GeForce GTX 105026
- Radeon R9 28527
FPS (higher is better)
Dishonored 2
Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 105027
- Radeon R9 28517
FPS (higher is better)
Doom (2016)
OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx
- GeForce GTX 105031
- Radeon R9 28525
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 5
Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64
- GeForce GTX 105022
- Radeon R9 28529
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry Primal
DX11, Very High Settings
- GeForce GTX 105028
- Radeon R9 28530
FPS (higher is better)
Grand Theft Auto V
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
- GeForce GTX 105039
- Radeon R9 28537
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman (2016)
DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF
- GeForce GTX 105018
- Radeon R9 28535
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 105020
- Radeon R9 28531
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- GeForce GTX 105025
- Radeon R9 28526
FPS (higher is better)
Tom Clancy's The Division
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF
- GeForce GTX 105023
- Radeon R9 28531
FPS (higher is better)
Total War: Warhammer
DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF
- GeForce GTX 105018
- Radeon R9 28533
FPS (higher is better)
Dishonored 2
Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 105013
- Radeon R9 28513
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 5
Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64
- GeForce GTX 105010
- Radeon R9 2858
FPS (higher is better)