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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 75 vs 200 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280
- Performs up to 4% better in Far Cry 6 than GeForce GTX 1050 - 73 vs 70 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 - 3 vs 2 GB
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 1050
Desktop • Oct 25th, 2016
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 1050
Desktop • Oct 25th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
46.56 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
58.2 GTexel/s
55%
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
29.86 GPixel/s
64%
Texel Fillrate
104.5 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 25th, 2016 | Release Date | Mar 4th, 2014 |
| GeForce 10 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$109 | MSRP | $279 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 112.1 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
1354 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 827 MHz |
1455 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 933 MHz |
1752 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
