GeForce GTX 1050 vs Radeon R7 A265

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 1050 and Radeon R7 A265 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTX 1050 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R7 A265 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 Radeon R7 A265
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort No outputs
Recommended system power (PSU) 300 Watt
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  • GeForce GTX 1050 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon R7 A265 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R7 A265.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon R7 A265 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 is 565 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 A265.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 A265 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 is 5208 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 A265.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 1−2
ultra / 1080p 21−24 0−1
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 12−14
medium / 1080p 40−45 3−4
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 683% more, than Radeon R7 A265.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 Radeon R7 A265
Architecture Pascal GCN 1.0
Code name N17P-G1 Opal
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 25 October 2016 9 January 2014
Pipelines 640 384
Core clock speed 1290 MHz 725 MHz
Boost Clock 1392 MHz 825 MHz
Transistor count 3,300 million 950 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 58.20 19.80
Floating-point performance 1,862 gflops 633.6 gflops
Length 5.7" (14.5 cm)
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 7008 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s 28.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
VR Ready +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 6.4 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
CUDA +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.3 kh/s
CUDA cores 640
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Height 4.38" (11.1 cm)
Multi monitor support +
HDCP 2.2
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 279 Mh/s
Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.85 Gh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 143.76 Sol/s
Width 2-slot
GameStream +
GPU Boost 3.0
SLI -
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