Subscribe to our YouTube channel ×

    GeForce GTX 1050 vs Radeon RX 560

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 1050 and Radeon RX 560. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 1050 and Radeon RX 560. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
    GeForce GTX 1050 Check Price
    Radeon RX 560 Check Price

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 1050 Radeon RX 560
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 75 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
      Check Price Check Price
    • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 75 Watt.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX 560 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 and Radeon RX 560 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • Both cards are used in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon RX 560 - with GCN 4.0.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 is 115 MHz higher, than Radeon RX 560.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 and Radeon RX 560 are manufactured by 14 nm process technology.
    • Radeon RX 560 is 165 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 1050.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 is 8 MHz higher, than Radeon RX 560.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 18−20
    ultra / 1080p 21−24 10−12
    QHD / 1440p 16−18 5−6
    4K / 2160p 10−11 4−5
    low / 720p 60−65 35−40
    medium / 1080p 40−45 21−24
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Radeon RX 560.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 1050 Radeon RX 560
    Architecture Pascal GCN 4.0
    Code name N17P-G1 Polaris 21
    Type Desktop Desktop
    Release date 25 October 2016 18 April 2017
    Pipelines 640 1024
    Core clock speed 1290 MHz 1175 MHz
    Boost Clock 1392 MHz 1275 MHz
    Transistor count 3,300 million 3,000 million
    Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 58.20 81.60
    Floating-point performance 1,862 gflops 2,611 gflops
    Length 5.7" (14.5 cm) 170 mm
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 7008 MHz 7000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s 112.0 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 -
      Check Price Check Price

    Similar compares