GeForce GTX 1050 Ti mobile vs Radeon R9 280X

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 1050 Ti mobile and Radeon R9 280X 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 R9 280X 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 R9 280X
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 250 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 3 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 280X has 233% 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 1 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 280X.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti mobile is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 280X - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti mobile is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon R9 280X - with GCN.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti mobile is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 280X - 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 Ti mobile and Radeon R9 280X have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 Ti mobile Radeon R9 280X
Architecture Pascal GCN
Code name GP107 Thaiti XTL
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 3 January 2017 8 October 2013
Pipelines 768 2048
Core clock speed 1493 MHz
Boost Clock 1620 MHz 1000 MHz
Transistor count 3,300 million 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 77.76 128.0
Floating-point performance 4,096 gflops
Length 275 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 7 GB/s
Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s 288 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 +
CUDA +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.5 kh/s
FreeSync +
CUDA cores 768
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 494 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
TrueAudio +
Design reference
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 1.07 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 14.42 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 285 Sol/s
AppAcceleration +
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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