GeForce GTX 1050 vs Radeon R6 Kaveri

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 1050 and Radeon R6 Kaveri 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 R6 Kaveri will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon R6 Kaveri is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R6 Kaveri 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 R6 Kaveri here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 Radeon R6 Kaveri
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Recommended system power (PSU) 300 Watt
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  • GeForce GTX 1050 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R6 Kaveri - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon R6 Kaveri - with GCN 1.1.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 is 757 MHz higher, than Radeon R6 Kaveri.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R6 Kaveri - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 0−1
ultra / 1080p 21−24
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 1−2
medium / 1080p 40−45 0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6100% more, than Radeon R6 Kaveri.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 Radeon R6 Kaveri
Architecture Pascal GCN 1.1
Code name N17P-G1 Kaveri
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 25 October 2016 4 June 2014
Pipelines 640 384
Core clock speed 1290 MHz 533 MHz
Boost Clock 1392 MHz 654 MHz
Transistor count 3,300 million 2410 Million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 58.20
Floating-point performance 1,862 gflops
Length 5.7" (14.5 cm)
Memory bus width 128 Bit 64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed 7008 MHz
Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s
Shared memory - +
G-SYNC support +
VR Ready +
DirectX 12 (12_1) DirectX 12 (FL 12_0), Shader 5.0
Shader Model 6.4
OpenGL 4.5
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 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
Laptop size medium sized
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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