GeForce GTX 1050 vs Radeon Sky 500

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 1050 and Radeon Sky 500 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 Sky 500 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 Radeon Sky 500
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort 1x DisplayPort
Recommended system power (PSU) 300 Watt
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  • Radeon Sky 500 has 100% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 1050.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 and Radeon Sky 500 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon Sky 500 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 is 340 MHz higher, than Radeon Sky 500.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon Sky 500 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon Sky 500 is 237 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 1050.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 is 2208 MHz higher, than Radeon Sky 500.

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 and Radeon Sky 500 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 Radeon Sky 500
Architecture Pascal GCN 1.0
Code name N17P-G1 Pitcairn
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 25 October 2016 27 March 2013
Pipelines 640 1280
Core clock speed 1290 MHz 950 MHz
Boost Clock 1392 MHz
Transistor count 3,300 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 58.20 76.00
Floating-point performance 1,862 gflops 2,432 gflops
Length 5.7" (14.5 cm) 242 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 7008 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s 154 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
VR Ready +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 6.4 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
CUDA +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.3 kh/s
CUDA cores 640
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCIe 3.0
Height 4.38" (11.1 cm)
Multi monitor support +
HDCP 2.2
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 279 Mh/s
Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.85 Gh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 143.76 Sol/s
Form factor full height / full length
DisplayPort count 1
Dual-link DVI support +
Width 2-slot
GameStream +
GPU Boost 3.0
SLI -
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