AMD Radeon R9 280X vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Tahiti | GP107 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Tahiti XTL (215-0821065) | GP107-400-A1 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 | Pascal |
| Foundry | TSMC | Samsung |
| Manufacturing process | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Number of transistors | 4,313 million | 3,300 million |
| Die size | 352 mm² | 132 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Oct 8th, 2013 | Oct 25th, 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Volcanic Islands | GeForce 10 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch price | 299 USD | 139 USD |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 105 in our database | 58 in our database |
| Predecessor | Sea Islands | GeForce 900 |
| Successor | Pirate Islands | GeForce 20 |
Clocks
| Base clock | 850 MHz | 1291 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 1000 MHz | 1392 MHz |
| Memory clock | 1500 MHz 6 Gbps effective | 1752 MHz 7 Gbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 3 GB | 4 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 384 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 288.0 GB/s | 112.1 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 2048 | 768 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 128 | 48 |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| Compute units | 32 | — |
| Cache L1 | 16 KB (per CU) | 48 KB (per SM) |
| Cache L2 | 768 KB | 1024 KB |
| SM count | — | 6 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 32.00 GPixel/s | 44.54 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 128.0 GTexel/s | 66.82 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 4.096 TFLOPS | 2.138 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 1,024 GFLOPS (1:4) | 66.82 GFLOPS (1:32) |
| FP16 (half) performance | — | 33.41 GFLOPS (1:64) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 275 mm 10.8 inches | 145 mm 5.7 inches |
| Width | 109 mm 4.3 inches | 111 mm 4.4 inches |
| Height | 36 mm 1.4 inches | — |
| TDP | 250 W | 75 W |
| Suggested PSU | 600 W | 250 W |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x HDMI1x DisplayPort | 1x DVI1x HDMI1x DisplayPort |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | None |
| Board number | C386 | PG210 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (12_1) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Shader model | 5.1 | 6.4 |
| CUDA | — | 6.1 |
