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AMD Radeon RX 580 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050

WINNER
AMD Radeon RX 580
34.1Inno Score
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
30.2Inno Score
23.2Rasterization20
20Ray Tracing20
38.7Memoryspec-based21.4
78Efficiencyspec-based86.7
30.1Compute20.1
7 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 5803 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Radeon RX 580 wins this graphics card face-off, 34.1 to 30.2, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+10) and rasterization (+3). NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 580

  • Stronger rasterization score: 23 vs 20
  • Stronger compute score: 30 vs 20
  • 300% higher VRAM: 8 GB vs 2 GB
  • 260% higher Shading units: 2,304 vs 640
  • 150% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 4,400 vs 1,762

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050

  • 59% lower TDP: 75 W vs 185 W
  • Lower launch price: $110 vs $229

General

General comparison: AMD Radeon RX 580 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
SpecAMD Radeon RX 580NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
Announced20172016
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (Polaris)Pascal
Process14 nm14 nm
TDP185 W75 W+59%
Power connector1x 8-pinNone (slot-powered)

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 580 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
SpecAMD Radeon RX 580NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
Shading units2,304+260%640
Base clock1,257 MHz1,354 MHz+8%
Boost clock1,340 MHz1,455 MHz+9%

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Radeon RX 580 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
SpecAMD Radeon RX 580NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
VRAM8 GB+300%2 GB
VRAM typeGDDR5GDDR5
Bus width256 bit+100%128 bit
Bandwidth256 GB/s+129%112 GB/s

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 580 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
SpecAMD Radeon RX 580NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
3DMark Time Spy4,400+150%Bottom 12%1,762Bottom 2%
PassMark G3D8,600+70%Bottom 8%5,052Bottom 2%
1080p Ultra40 fpsBottom 4%—
1440p Ultra28 fpsBottom 4%—
4K Ultra14 fpsBottom 4%—

Features

Features comparison: AMD Radeon RX 580 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
SpecAMD Radeon RX 580NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
UpscalingFSR 2 (game-side)—

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