GPU Comparison
Select up to 2 GPUs to analyze their pricing, performance, and specifications side-by-side.
The Radeon RX 570 is dramatically faster than the Geforce GTX 1050, leading by roughly 100% in our performance index.
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Radeon RX 570 vs Geforce GTX 1050: In-Depth Breakdown
Performance: Radeon RX 570 vs Geforce GTX 1050
The Radeon RX 570 is dramatically faster, around 100% ahead of the Geforce GTX 1050. Both cards sit in the same broad class, well suited to entry-level 1080p.
Power & Efficiency
The Geforce GTX 1050 pulls less power (75W vs 150W), so it's the easier card to cool and the lighter load on your PSU. The faster Radeon RX 570 draws more overall but extracts more performance from each watt — plan for a sturdier power supply if you pick it. Its more modern GCN 4.0 (Polaris) architecture on a GloFo 14nm process is part of why it does more with each watt.
VRAM & Future-Proofing
With 4GB against 2GB, the Radeon RX 570 has more headroom for 4K textures and memory-hungry creative/AI tasks where the Geforce GTX 1050's 2GB can fall short.
Features & Ecosystem
Beyond raw numbers, the Radeon RX 570 brings AMD FSR upscaling and strong rasterization value, while the Geforce GTX 1050 offers NVIDIA DLSS upscaling/frame generation and stronger ray tracing. If you lean on upscaling or ray tracing, that ecosystem difference can matter as much as the frame-rate gap.
Which should you buy: Radeon RX 570 or Geforce GTX 1050?
The Radeon RX 570 is the faster card by about 100%. With live pricing limited for this pair, base your decision on the spec differences above — particularly VRAM and power draw — and check current stock before buying.