Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290X outperforms the cheaper GeForce GTX 1050 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce GTX 1050 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon R9 290X is 1097 days older than the cheaper GeForce GTX 1050.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
- Up to 21% cheaper than Radeon R9 290X - $165.95 vs $210.0
- Up to 13% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Radeon R9 290X - $2.72 vs $3.13 per FPS
- Consumes up to 74% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 75 vs 290 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Performs up to 10% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than GeForce GTX 1050 - 67 vs 61 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 - 4 vs 2 GB
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Oct 25th, 2016
FPS
61
91.04477611940298%
Value, $/FPS
$2.72/FPS
100%
Price, $
$165.95
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $165.95 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 319248 minutes ago
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
FPS
67
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.13/FPS
86.90095846645369%
Price, $
$210
79%
FPS Winner
Buy for $210 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 319249 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Oct 25th, 2016
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Oct 25th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
46.56 GPixel/s
72.75%
Texel Fillrate
58.2 GTexel/s
33.06818181818182%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
---|---|---|
Oct 25th, 2016 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
GeForce 10 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$109 | MSRP | $549 |
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
128-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
112.1 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
1354 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
1455 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1752 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |