GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile vs Radeon R9 390X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile and Radeon R9 390X, 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 3GB mobile stacks up against Radeon R9 390X, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: GeForce GTX 1050 3GB 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 3GB mobile here:
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile
Radeon R9 390X
Power consumption (TDP)
275 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1 x 6-pin, 1 x 8-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
3 MB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 390X - in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon R9 390X - with GCN.
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 390X - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is 702 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 390X.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
18−20
50−55
ultra / 1080p
10−11
30−35
QHD / 1440p
4−5
24−27
4K / 2160p
4−5
14−16
low / 720p
35−40
75−80
medium / 1080p
21−24
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 168% more, than GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile.
high / 1080p
27−30
75−80
ultra / 1080p
24−27
65−70
QHD / 1440p
8−9
50−55
4K / 2160p
6−7
27−30
low / 720p
60−65
130−140
medium / 1080p
30−35
85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Battlefield 5 is 174% more, than GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
50−55
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon R9 390X.
low / 768p
220−230
250−260
medium / 768p
190−200
230−240
ultra / 1080p
110−120
−
QHD / 1440p
70−75
150−160
4K / 2160p
35−40
100−110
high / 768p
150−160
220−230
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 42% more, than GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile.
low / 768p
60−65
70−75
ultra / 1080p
45−50
−
medium / 1080p
55−60
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 3% more, than GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile.
low / 768p
110−120
120−130
medium / 768p
100−110
110−120
ultra / 1080p
70−75
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Dota 2 is 21% more, than GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile.
high / 1080p
21−24
60−65
ultra / 1080p
20−22
60−65
QHD / 1440p
18−20
40−45
4K / 2160p
7−8
21−24
low / 720p
45−50
100−110
medium / 1080p
24−27
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Far Cry 5 is 160% more, than GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile.
high / 1080p
27−30
90−95
ultra / 1080p
21−24
70−75
QHD / 1440p
14−16
45−50
4K / 2160p
−
21−24
low / 720p
110−120
210−220
medium / 1080p
60−65
140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Fortnite is 137% more, than GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile.
high / 1080p
30−35
80−85
ultra / 1080p
21−24
65−70
QHD / 1440p
10−12
45−50
4K / 2160p
−
30−35
low / 720p
60−65
130−140
medium / 1080p
35−40
90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Forza Horizon 4 is 157% more, than GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile.
low / 768p
95−100
160−170
medium / 768p
85−90
150−160
high / 1080p
35−40
95−100
ultra / 1080p
14−16
45−50
QHD / 1440p
5−6
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Grand Theft Auto V is 108% more, than GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile.
high / 1080p
10−12
35−40
ultra / 1080p
9−10
30−35
QHD / 1440p
−
24−27
4K / 2160p
2−3
14−16
low / 720p
35−40
90−95
medium / 1080p
14−16
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Metro Exodus is 206% more, than GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile.
low / 768p
110−120
120−130
medium / 1080p
110−120
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Minecraft is 8% more, than GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile.
high / 1080p
−
75−80
ultra / 1080p
14−16
50−55
4K / 2160p
−
18−20
low / 720p
65−70
120−130
medium / 1080p
18−20
85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 166% more, than GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile.
high / 1080p
14−16
35−40
ultra / 1080p
9−10
21−24
QHD / 1440p
0−1
16−18
4K / 2160p
−
10−11
low / 720p
35−40
90−95
medium / 1080p
18−20
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 155% more, than GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile.
low / 768p
65−70
180−190
medium / 768p
40−45
120−130
high / 1080p
21−24
70−75
ultra / 1080p
12−14
35−40
4K / 2160p
7−8
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 196% more, than GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile.
low / 768p
90−95
120−130
medium / 768p
60−65
−
ultra / 1080p
35−40
65−70
high / 768p
55−60
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in World of Tanks is 69% more, than GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile
Radeon R9 390X
Architecture
Pascal
GCN
Code name
Grenada XT
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
April 2018
16 June 2015
Pipelines
768
2816
Core clock speed
1366 MHz
Boost Clock
1442 MHz
1050 MHz
Transistor count
6,200 million
Manufacturing process technology
14 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
184.8
Floating-point performance
5,914 gflops
Length
275 mm
Memory bus width
96 Bit
512 Bit
Memory clock speed
1752 MHz
1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth
84 GB/s
384 GB/s
Shared memory
-
G-SYNC support
+
Shader Model
6.3
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.0
Vulkan
+
+
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
684 Mh/s
Eyefinity
+
PowerTune
+
TrueAudio
+
Mantle
+
Design
reference
Bridgeless CrossFire
+
Number of Eyefinity displays
6
DisplayPort support
+
CrossFire
+
VCE
+
DDMA audio
+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
27.5 Mh/s
High bandwidth memory (HBM)
-
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