Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 280 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 280 is 966 days older than GeForce GTX 1050.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280
- Performs up to 1% better in Far Cry 3 than GeForce GTX 1050 - 139 vs 137 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 - 3 vs 2 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 75 vs 200 Watts
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
GeForce GTX 1050
Desktop • Oct 25th, 2016
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
29.86 GPixel/s
64%
Texel Fillrate
104.5 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 1050
Desktop • Oct 25th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
46.56 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
58.2 GTexel/s
55%
AMD Radeon R9 280 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 4th, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 25th, 2016 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 10 |
| $279 | MSRP | $109 |
| 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
3 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
240 GB/s | Bandwidth | 112.1 GB/s |
| 827 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1354 MHz |
| 933 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1455 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1752 MHz |
