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MSRP in USD: $139
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$252.27
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon R9 290 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 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 Ti.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290
- Performs up to 46% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than GeForce GTX 1050 Ti - 35 vs 24 FPS
- Up to 19% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than GeForce GTX 1050 Ti - $8.54 vs $10.51 per FPS
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
- Up to 16% cheaper than Radeon R9 290 - $252.27 vs $299.0
- Consumes up to 73% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 75 vs 275 Watts
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
FPS
35
100%
Value, $/FPS
$8.54/FPS
100%
Price, $
$299
84%
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 Ti
Desktop • Oct 25th, 2016
FPS
24
68.57142857142857%
Value, $/FPS
$10.51/FPS
81.25594671741199%
Price, $
$252.27
100%
MSI Computer Video Graphic Cards GeForce GTX 1050 TI GAMING X 4G, 4GB
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
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 Ti
Desktop • Oct 25th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
44.54 GPixel/s
73.48622339547929%
Texel Fillrate
66.82 GTexel/s
44.1056105610561%
AMD Radeon R9 290 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 25th, 2016 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 10 |
| $399 | MSRP | $139 |
| 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 | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 112.1 GB/s |
| 947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1291 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1392 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1752 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R9 290 or GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
1 FPS
$849.99/FPS
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Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$245.8/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$227.8/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$189.9/FPS
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Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$313.6/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5500
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