GPU Comparison
Select up to 2 GPUs to analyze their pricing, performance, and specifications side-by-side.
On raw speed the Radeon R9 390X comes out significantly faster — about 25% ahead of the GeForce GTX 1050 Ti. It also wins on performance-per-dollar, making it the cleaner choice when you can afford it.
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Radeon R9 390X vs GeForce GTX 1050 Ti: In-Depth Breakdown
Performance: Radeon R9 390X vs GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
The Radeon R9 390X is significantly faster, around 25% ahead of the GeForce GTX 1050 Ti. Both cards sit in the same broad class, well suited to entry-level 1080p.
Price & Value
The Radeon R9 390X currently lists from $103 EUR, $67 EUR less than the GeForce GTX 1050 Ti at $170 EUR. Because it's both faster and competitively priced, the Radeon R9 390X wins on performance-per-dollar by about 107%. The Radeon R9 390X is trading below its $429 EUR MSRP — a genuine deal.
Power & Efficiency
At 75W against 275W, the GeForce GTX 1050 Ti is both the lower-power and the more efficient card, making it the easier build to cool and power. Its more modern Pascal architecture on a Samsung 14nm process is part of why it does more with each watt.
VRAM & Future-Proofing
The Radeon R9 390X carries 8GB versus 4GB on the GeForce GTX 1050 Ti. The extra 4GB helps at 4K, with high-resolution texture packs, and for content-creation or local-AI workloads that exhaust smaller buffers.
Features & Ecosystem
Beyond raw numbers, the GeForce GTX 1050 Ti brings NVIDIA DLSS upscaling/frame generation and stronger ray tracing, while the Radeon R9 390X offers AMD FSR upscaling and strong rasterization value. If you lean on upscaling or ray tracing, that ecosystem difference can matter as much as the frame-rate gap.
Which should you buy: GeForce GTX 1050 Ti or Radeon R9 390X?
The Radeon R9 390X is the all-round winner here — it's faster and the better value, so buy it if it fits your budget. Only consider the GeForce GTX 1050 Ti if you find it at a steep discount.