GeForce GTX 1050 vs Radeon R9 M295X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1050 and Radeon R9 M295X, 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 stacks up against Radeon R9 M295X, check out specs charts below.

Radeon R9 M295X is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M295X 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 Radeon R9 M295X here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 Radeon R9 M295X
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 250 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 Not Listed
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort No outputs
Recommended system power (PSU) 300 Watt
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  • Radeon R9 M295X has 233% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 1050.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M295X uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M295X - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon R9 M295X - with GCN 3.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 is 567 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M295X.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M295X - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 35−40
ultra / 1080p 21−24 21−24
QHD / 1440p 16−18 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 60−65
medium / 1080p 40−45 40−45
GeForce GTX 1050 and Radeon R9 M295X have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 Radeon R9 M295X
Architecture Pascal GCN 3
Code name N17P-G1 Tonga
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 25 October 2016 16 October 2014
Pipelines 640 2048
Core clock speed 1290 MHz 723 MHz
Boost Clock 1392 MHz
Transistor count 3,300 million 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 58.20 92.54
Floating-point performance 1,862 gflops 2,961 gflops
Length 5.7" (14.5 cm)
Memory bus width 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 7008 MHz
Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support +
VR Ready +
DirectX 12 (12_1) Not Listed
Shader Model 6.4 6.3
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
Vulkan 1.2.131
CUDA +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.3 kh/s
FreeSync +
CUDA cores 640
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCIe 3.0
Height 4.38" (11.1 cm)
Multi monitor support +
HDCP 2.2
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 279 Mh/s 392 Mh/s
Laptop size large
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
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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