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GeForce GTX 1050 vs Radeon R9 290X

GeForce GTX 1050 vs Radeon R9 290X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050

2 GB GDDR5 | 128-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Logo
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

Buy for $165.95 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 319248 minutes ago

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AMD Radeon R9 290X

4 GB GDDR5 | 512-bit

AMD Radeon R9 290X Logo
XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)

Buy for $210 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 319249 minutes ago

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050

2 GB GDDR5 | 128-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Logo
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

Buy for $165.95 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 319248 minutes ago

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AMD Radeon R9 290X

4 GB GDDR5 | 512-bit

AMD Radeon R9 290X Logo
XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)

Buy for $210 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 319249 minutes ago

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
This is a free version of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Logo
GeForce GTX 1050

Desktop • Oct 25th, 2016


FPS

61

91.04477611940298%

Value, $/FPS

$2.72/FPS

100%

Price, $

$165.95

100%

Value Winner

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

Buy for $165.95 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 319248 minutes ago

AMD Radeon R9 290X Logo
Radeon R9 290X

Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013


FPS

67

100%

Value, $/FPS

$3.13/FPS

86.90095846645369%

Price, $

$210

79%

FPS Winner

XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)

Buy for $210 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 319249 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Logo
GeForce GTX 1050

Desktop • Oct 25th, 2016

AMD Radeon R9 290X Logo
Radeon R9 290X

Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013

Theoretical Performance

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Logo
GeForce GTX 1050

Desktop • Oct 25th, 2016


Pixel Fillrate

46.56 GPixel/s

72.75%

Texel Fillrate

58.2 GTexel/s

33.06818181818182%

AMD Radeon R9 290X Logo
Radeon R9 290X

Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013


Pixel Fillrate

64 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

176 GTexel/s

100%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Logo

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050

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AMD Radeon R9 290X Logo

AMD Radeon R9 290X

Oct 25th, 2016
Release DateOct 24th, 2013
GeForce 10GenerationVolcanic Islands
$109
MSRP$549
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortOutputs2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
NonePower Connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2 GBMemory
4 GB
GDDR5TypeGDDR5
128-bitBus512-bit
112.1 GB/sBandwidth
320 GB/s
1354 MHz
Base Clock Speed1000 MHz
1455 MHzBoost Clock SpeedNot Available
1752 MHz
Memory Clock Speed1250 MHz

Builds Using GeForce GTX 1050 or Radeon R9 290X

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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