AMD Radeon R9 280 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
The AMD Radeon R9 280 is ahead by 29% on our index and meets the recommended card of 16 more games. Below: where each one wins.
Performance index 9 7
Video memory 3 GB 2 GB
Rated power 250 W 75 W
Launch price $279 $109
Index per $100 3.2 6.4
Games at recommended 128 112
Released20142016
FeaturesFSRFSR
At 1440p in the heaviest games
Modelled FPS, high preset, AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Left: AMD Radeon R9 280; right: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050.
Games only the AMD Radeon R9 280 runs at recommended
- War Robots
- Risk of Rain 2
- South Park™: The Fractured But Whole™
- Heaven Forest - VR MMO
- Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition
- Heaven Forest NIGHTS
- Far Cry® 4
- Evolve Stage 2
And 8 more.
Quick answers
Is the AMD Radeon R9 280 faster than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050?
Yes — the AMD Radeon R9 280 scores 9 on our index to the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050's 7, a 29% gap.
Which one runs more games at the recommended spec?
The AMD Radeon R9 280 meets the recommended graphics card of 128 of 274 games; the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050, 112.