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$210
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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MSRP in USD: $549
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $109
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MSRP in USD: $109
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$165.95
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Same as Founder's Edition
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$134.83
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon R9 290X outperforms the cheaper GeForce GTX 1050 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon R9 290X is 1097 days older than the cheaper GeForce GTX 1050.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Performs up to 36% better in Diablo IV than GeForce GTX 1050 - 83 vs 61 FPS
- Up to 7% better value when playing Diablo IV than GeForce GTX 1050 - $2.53 vs $2.72 per FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 - 4 vs 2 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
- Up to 21% cheaper than Radeon R9 290X - $165.95 vs $210.0
- Consumes up to 74% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 75 vs 290 Watts
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
FPS
83
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.53/FPS
100%
Price, $
$210
79%
FPS and Value Winner
XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)
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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
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
GeForce GTX 1050
Desktop • Oct 25th, 2016
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 1050
Desktop • Oct 25th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
46.56 GPixel/s
72%
Texel Fillrate
58.2 GTexel/s
33%
AMD Radeon R9 290X | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 25th, 2016 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 10 |
| $549 | 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 |
| 1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1354 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1455 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1752 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R9 290X or GeForce GTX 1050
Diablo IV, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
1 FPS
$1688.88/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-7700
16 GB, 128 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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1 FPS
$1249/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,249
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