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    GeForce GTX 1050 mobile vs Radeon R9 280X

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1050 mobile and Radeon R9 280X, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 1050 mobile stacks up against Radeon R9 280X, check out specs charts below.
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    GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce GTX 1050 mobile here:

    GeForce GTX 1050 mobile Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 1050 mobile Radeon R9 280X
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 250 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 3 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • Radeon R9 280X has 233% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 1050 mobile.
    • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 mobile has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 280X.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 280X - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon R9 280X - with GCN.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 280X - by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 21−24 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 14−16 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 8−9 16−18
    4K / 2160p 6−7 10−11
    low / 720p 40−45 60−65
    medium / 1080p 27−30 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 60% more, than GeForce GTX 1050 mobile.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 1050 mobile Radeon R9 280X
    Architecture Pascal GCN
    Code name GP107B Thaiti XTL
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 3 January 2017 8 October 2013
    Pipelines 640 2048
    Core clock speed 1354 MHz
    Boost Clock 1493 MHz 1000 MHz
    Transistor count 3,300 million 4,313 million
    Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 59.72 128.0
    Floating-point performance 4,096 gflops
    Length 275 mm
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 384 Bit
    Memory clock speed 7008 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s 288 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    G-SYNC support +
    DirectX 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 6.4 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 1.2
    Vulkan 1.2.131 +
    CUDA +
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.5 kh/s
    FreeSync +
    CUDA cores 640
    Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCIe 3.0
    Multi monitor support +
    HDMI +
    HDCP 2.2
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 494 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    TrueAudio +
    Design reference
    DisplayPort support +
    CrossFire +
    DDMA audio +
    Decred / DCR (Decred) 1.07 Gh/s
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 14.42 Mh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 285 Sol/s
    GameStream +
    GPU Boost 3.0
    AppAcceleration +
    LiquidVR +
    TressFX +
    UVD +
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