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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $109
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MSRP in USD: $109
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon R9 290 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GTX 1050 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon R9 290 is 1085 days older than the cheaper GeForce GTX 1050.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290
- Performs up to 900% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than GeForce GTX 1050 - 10 vs 1 FPS
- Up to 82% better value when playing Dying Light 2: Stay Human than GeForce GTX 1050 - $29.9 vs $165.95 per FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 - 4 vs 2 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
- Up to 44% cheaper than Radeon R9 290 - $165.95 vs $299.0
- Consumes up to 73% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 75 vs 275 Watts
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
FPS
10
100%
Value, $/FPS
$29.9/FPS
100%
Price, $
$299
55%
FPS and Value Winner
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 Dual DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)
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GeForce GTX 1050
Desktop • Oct 25th, 2016
FPS
1
10%
Value, $/FPS
$165.95/FPS
18.017475143115398%
Price, $
$165.95
100%
SRhonyra GeForce GTX 1050 4GB Low Profile Graphics Card GDDR5 128 Bit 2 Monitor Video Card HDMI 2.0 Display Port 1.4 PCI Express 3.0 x16 Bus Powered
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
GeForce GTX 1050
Desktop • Oct 25th, 2016
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 1050
Desktop • Oct 25th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
46.56 GPixel/s
76.8190067645603%
Texel Fillrate
58.2 GTexel/s
38.415841584158414%
AMD Radeon R9 290 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 25th, 2016 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 10 |
| $399 | MSRP | $109 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 112.1 GB/s |
| 947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1354 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1455 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1752 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R9 290 or GeForce GTX 1050
Dying Light 2: Stay Human, 1920 x 1080, High Quality Raytracing
1 FPS
$1249/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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