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AMD Radeon RX 580 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti

WINNER
AMD Radeon RX 580
34.1Inno Score
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
31.1Inno Score
23.2Rasterization20.5
20Ray Tracing20
38.7Memoryspec-based23.8
78Efficiencyspec-based86.7
30.1Compute22.1
7 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 5803 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Radeon RX 580 wins this graphics card face-off, 34.1 to 31.1, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+8) and rasterization (+3). NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 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 compute score: 30 vs 22
  • 200% higher Shading units: 2,304 vs 768
  • 129% higher bandwidth: 256 GB/s vs 112 GB/s
  • 100% higher VRAM: 8 GB vs 4 GB
  • 100% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 128 bit

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti

  • 59% lower TDP: 75 W vs 185 W
  • Lower launch price: $139 vs $229

General

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

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 580 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
SpecAMD Radeon RX 580NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Shading units2,304+200%768
Base clock1,257 MHz1,290 MHz+3%
Boost clock1,340 MHz1,392 MHz+4%

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Radeon RX 580 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
SpecAMD Radeon RX 580NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
VRAM8 GB+100%4 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 Ti
SpecAMD Radeon RX 580NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
3DMark Time Spy4,400+88%Bottom 12%2,338Bottom 3%
PassMark G3D8,600+35%Bottom 8%6,367Bottom 4%
1080p Ultra40 fpsBottom 4%—
1440p Ultra28 fpsBottom 4%—
4K Ultra14 fpsBottom 4%—

Features

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

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