GeForce GTX 1050 Ti mobile vs Radeon R7 260

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 1050 Ti mobile and Radeon R7 260 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 Ti mobile will be the best choice, for others Radeon R7 260 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

GeForce GTX 1050 Ti mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 1050 Ti mobile 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 GeForce GTX 1050 Ti mobile here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 Ti mobile Radeon R7 260
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 115 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R7 260 has 53% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 1050 Ti mobile.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti mobile has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R7 260.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti mobile is used in Laptops, and Radeon R7 260 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti mobile is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon R7 260 - with GCN 2.0.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti mobile is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 260 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R7 260 is 1618 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 1050 Ti mobile.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 14−16
ultra / 1080p 21−24 8−9
QHD / 1440p 16−18 3−4
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 30−35
medium / 1080p 40−45 18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 Ti mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 140% more, than Radeon R7 260.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 Ti mobile Radeon R7 260
Architecture Pascal GCN 2.0
Code name GP107 Bonaire
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 3 January 2017 17 December 2013
Pipelines 768 768
Core clock speed 1493 MHz
Boost Clock 1620 MHz 1100 MHz
Transistor count 3,300 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 77.76 48.00
Floating-point performance 1,536 gflops
Length 170 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 7 GB/s 1625 MHz
Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s 104 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131
CUDA +
FreeSync +
CUDA cores 768
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 240 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
Design reference
DisplayPort support +
DDMA audio +
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