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    GeForce GTX 1050 vs Radeon RX 550X

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1050 and Radeon RX 550X, 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 RX 550X, check out specs charts below.
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    Radeon RX 550X

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 1050 Radeon RX 550X
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 50 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
    Supplementary power connectors None None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
    Recommended system power (PSU) 300 Watt
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    • GeForce GTX 1050 has 50% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 550X.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX 550X uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 and Radeon RX 550X have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • Both cards are used in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon RX 550X - with GCN 4.0.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 is 190 MHz higher, than Radeon RX 550X.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 and Radeon RX 550X are manufactured by 14 nm process technology.
    • Radeon RX 550X is 140 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 1050.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 is 1008 MHz higher, than Radeon RX 550X.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 10−11
    ultra / 1080p 21−24 6−7
    QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
    4K / 2160p 10−11 −
    low / 720p 60−65 21−24
    medium / 1080p 40−45 12−14
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 215% more, than Radeon RX 550X.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 1050 Radeon RX 550X
    Architecture Pascal GCN 4.0
    Code name N17P-G1 Lexa
    Type Desktop Desktop
    Release date 25 October 2016 16 December 2018
    Pipelines 640 512
    Core clock speed 1290 MHz 1100 MHz
    Boost Clock 1392 MHz 1183 MHz
    Transistor count 3,300 million 2,200 million
    Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 58.20 37.86
    Floating-point performance 1,862 gflops 1,211 gflops
    Length 5.7" (14.5 cm) 145 mm
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 7008 MHz 6000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s 96 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    G-SYNC support +
    VR Ready +
    DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_0)
    Shader Model 6.4 6.4
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 2.0
    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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