Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290 outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 290 is 1085 days older than GeForce GTX 1050.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290
- Performs up to 13% better in FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than GeForce GTX 1050 - 124 vs 110 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 - 4 vs 2 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
- Consumes up to 73% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 75 vs 275 Watts
FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
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 |
