The Radeon R9 290X is a clear winner – it's at least 2x faster gaming GPU than the GeForce GTX 1050 and it's also a better value for money, as it's only $44.05 more expensive!
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290X
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A better value for money for gaming
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 4 vs 2 GB
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 1050
- Up to 21% cheaper – $165.95 vs $210.00
- Consumes up to 74% less energy – 75 vs 290 Watts
Radeon R9 290X vs GeForce GTX 1050 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon R9 290X
Oct 24th, 2013
Average FPS
67
100%
Min 1% FPS
33
100%
Price, $
$210
79%
Value, $/FPS
$3.13/FPS
100%
GeForce GTX 1050
Oct 25th, 2016
Average FPS
51
76%
Min 1% FPS
22
67%
Price, $
$165.95
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.25/FPS
96%
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Radeon R9 290X vs GeForce GTX 1050 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon R9 290X vs GeForce GTX 1050 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R9 290X vs GeForce GTX 1050 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon R9 290X
Oct 24th, 2013
Memory
4 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
320 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
5.632 TFLOPS
100%
GeForce GTX 1050
Oct 25th, 2016
Memory
2 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
112.1 GB/s
35%
Pixel Fillrate
46.56 GPixel/s
73%
Texture Fillrate
58.2 GTexel/s
33%
FP32
1.862 TFLOPS
33%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R9 290X | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce GTX 1050 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 25th, 2016 |
| $549.00 | MSRP | $109.00 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 10 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 290 W | Power Consumption | 75 W |
| Memory | ||
4 GB | Memory Size | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 512-bit | Memory Bus | 128-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 112.1 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
64 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 46.56 GPixel/s |
176 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 58.2 GTexel/s |
5.632 TFLOPS | FP32 | 1.862 TFLOPS |
