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    GeForce GTX 1050 mobile vs Radeon R9 M290X

    When choosing between GeForce GTX 1050 mobile and Radeon R9 M290X, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between GeForce GTX 1050 mobile and Radeon R9 M290X.
    GeForce GTX 1050 mobile Check Price
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    GeForce GTX 1050 mobile and Radeon R9 M290X are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 1050 mobile and Radeon R9 M290X are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 or Radeon R9 M290X here:

    GeForce GTX 1050 mobile Laptops
    Radeon R9 M290X Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 1050 mobile Radeon R9 M290X
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Radeon R9 M290X has 33% 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 and Radeon R9 M290X have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon R9 M290X - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is 504 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M290X.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M290X - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is 5808 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M290X.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 21−24 16−18
    ultra / 1080p 14−16 10−11
    QHD / 1440p 8−9 4−5
    4K / 2160p 6−7 4−5
    low / 720p 40−45 30−35
    medium / 1080p 27−30 20−22
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 33% more, than Radeon R9 M290X.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 1050 mobile Radeon R9 M290X
    Architecture Pascal GCN
    Code name GP107B Neptune
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 3 January 2017 7 January 2014
    Pipelines 640 1280
    Core clock speed 1354 MHz 850 MHz
    Boost Clock 1493 MHz 900 MHz
    Transistor count 3,300 million 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 59.72 72.00
    Floating-point performance 2,304 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 7008 MHz 1200 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    G-SYNC support +
    DirectX 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 6.4 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5 4.4
    OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
    Vulkan 1.2.131
    CUDA +
    FreeSync +
    CUDA cores 640
    Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Multi monitor support +
    HDCP 2.2
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 300 Mh/s
    Laptop size large large
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
    Compute units 20
    GameStream +
    GPU Boost 3.0
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