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$165.95
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $109
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MSRP in USD: $109
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $79
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MSRP in USD: $79
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$91.99
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Same as Founder's Edition
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$89.99
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Boost Clock
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$219.99
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$139.99
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 1050 outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 550 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon RX 550 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce GTX 1050 is 177 days older than the cheaper Radeon RX 550.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
- Performs up to 8% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Radeon RX 550 - 55 vs 51 FPS
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 550
- Up to 45% cheaper than GeForce GTX 1050 - $91.99 vs $165.95
- Up to 40% better value when playing Horizon Zero Dawn than GeForce GTX 1050 - $1.8 vs $3.02 per FPS
- Consumes up to 33% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 - 50 vs 75 Watts
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
GeForce GTX 1050
Desktop • Oct 25th, 2016
FPS
55
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.02/FPS
59%
Price, $
$165.95
55%
FPS 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
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Updated 3025 minutes ago
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
FPS
51
92%
Value, $/FPS
$1.8/FPS
100%
Price, $
$91.99
100%
Value Winner
maxsun AMD Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 ITX Computer PC Gaming Video Graphics Card GPU 128-Bit DirectX 12 PCI Express X16 3.0 DVI-D Dual Link, HDMI, DisplayPort
Buy for $91.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 3026 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
GeForce GTX 1050
Desktop • Oct 25th, 2016
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 1050
Desktop • Oct 25th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
46.56 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
58.2 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
40%
Texel Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
65%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 550 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 25th, 2016 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 2017 |
| GeForce 10 | Generation | Polaris |
$109 | MSRP | $79 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
112.1 GB/s | Bandwidth | 112 GB/s |
1354 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1100 MHz |
1455 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1183 MHz |
1752 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GTX 1050 or Radeon RX 550
Horizon Zero Dawn, 1920 x 1080, Ultimate
14 FPS
$57.07/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$799
In Stock
17 FPS
$58.23/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$989.9
In Stock
18 FPS
$77.72/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,399
In Stock
16 FPS
$105.56/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-7700
16 GB, 128 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,688.88
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16 FPS
$68/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 4500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,088
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34 FPS
$27.12/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$922
In Stock
25 FPS
$30.56/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$763.99
In Stock
32 FPS
$36.84/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i5-12400F
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,179
In Stock
20 FPS
$38.46/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 5300G
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$769.26
In Stock
25 FPS
$34.4/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$859.99
In Stock
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