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    GeForce GTX 1050 mobile vs Radeon R9 M280X

    In this comparison between GeForce GTX 1050 mobile and Radeon R9 M280X 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 mobile will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 M280X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
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    GeForce GTX 1050 mobile and Radeon R9 M280X are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 1050 mobile and Radeon R9 M280X are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 mobile or Radeon R9 M280X here:

    GeForce GTX 1050 mobile Laptops
    Radeon R9 M280X Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 1050 mobile Radeon R9 M280X
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Memory type GDDR5 Not Listed
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon R9 M280X - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is 454 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M280X.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M280X - by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 21−24 2−3
    ultra / 1080p 14−16 1−2
    QHD / 1440p 8−9 0−1
    4K / 2160p 6−7 −
    low / 720p 40−45 14−16
    medium / 1080p 27−30 4−5
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 440% more, than Radeon R9 M280X.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 1050 mobile Radeon R9 M280X
    Architecture Pascal GCN
    Code name GP107B Saturn XT
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 3 January 2017 1 February 2015
    Pipelines 640 896
    Core clock speed 1354 MHz 900 MHz
    Boost Clock 1493 MHz
    Transistor count 3,300 million 2,080 million
    Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 59.72 61.60
    Floating-point performance 1,792 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 7008 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s 96 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    G-SYNC support +
    DirectX 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 6.4 6.3
    OpenGL 4.5 4.4
    OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
    Vulkan 1.2.131
    CUDA +
    FreeSync +
    CUDA cores 640
    Bus support PCIe 3.0 Not Listed
    Multi monitor support +
    HDCP 2.2
    Laptop size large large
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
    GameStream +
    GPU Boost 3.0
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