GeForce GTX 1050 Ti vs Radeon RX 480

GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Memory: 4096Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
Release date: 25 Oct 2016
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Radeon RX 480
Memory: 8192Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
Release date: 29 Jun 2016
Radeon RX 480

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    100%
  • Radeon RX 480
    175%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1050 Ti

75 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon RX 480 .
Supports PhysX
Supports G-Sync
Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

Reasons to consider Radeon RX 480

75% higher gaming performance.
Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
Supports FreeSync
Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
Supports TrueAudio
Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

Radeon RX 480

HWBench recommends Radeon RX 480

The Radeon RX 480 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (80 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

GeForce GTX 1050 TiRadeon RX 480
GPU NameGP107 (GP107-400-A1)vsEllesmere (Ellesmere XT)
Fab Process14 nmvs14 nm
Die Size132 mm²vs232 mm²
Transistors3,300 millionvs5,700 million
Shaders768vs2304
Compute Units6vs36
Core clock1290 MHzvs1120 MHz
ROPs32vs32
TMUs48vs144

Memory Configuration

GeForce GTX 1050 TiRadeon RX 480
Memory TypeGDDR5vsGDDR5
Bus Width128 bitvs256 bit
Memory Speed1752 MHz
7008 MHz effective
vs2000 MHz
8000 MHz effective
Memory Size4096 Mbvs8192 Mb

Additional details

GeForce GTX 1050 TiRadeon RX 480
TDP75 wattsvs150 watts
Release Date25 Oct 2016vs29 Jun 2016

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    41.30 GP/s
  • Radeon RX 480
    40.50 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    61.90 GT/s
  • Radeon RX 480
    182.30 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    112.10 GB/s
  • Radeon RX 480
    256.00 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    1981.40 GFLOPs
  • Radeon RX 480
    5834.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Alien Isolation

DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    81
  • Radeon RX 480
    137

FPS (higher is better)

Anno 2205

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    42
  • Radeon RX 480
    60

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 1

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    58
  • Radeon RX 480
    95

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2018

Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    38
  • Radeon RX 480
    58

FPS (higher is better)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    38
  • Radeon RX 480
    70

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    34
  • Radeon RX 480
    50

FPS (higher is better)

Doom (2016)

Ultra, TSSAA 8tx, ASync on, Vsync off, VULKAN, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    77
  • Radeon RX 480
    136

FPS (higher is better)

F1 2017

Ultra quality,TTA,Melbourne,DirectX11,Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    46
  • Radeon RX 480
    70

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 5

Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    42
  • Radeon RX 480
    70

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    44
  • Radeon RX 480
    69

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    47
  • Radeon RX 480
    66

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    54
  • Radeon RX 480
    81

FPS (higher is better)

Ghost Recon - Wildlands

Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    38
  • Radeon RX 480
    55

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    65
  • Radeon RX 480
    84

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman (2016)

Ultra quality,16:1 HQ-AF,DirectX 12, windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    39
  • Radeon RX 480
    84

FPS (higher is better)

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    33
  • Radeon RX 480
    55

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

Ultra detail, 16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    20
  • Radeon RX 480
    36

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    33
  • Radeon RX 480
    53

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 7

Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    44
  • Radeon RX 480
    91

FPS (higher is better)

Rise Of The Tomb Raider

Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    41
  • Radeon RX 480
    74

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    30
  • Radeon RX 480
    54

FPS (higher is better)

Sniper Elite 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    39
  • Radeon RX 480
    75

FPS (higher is better)

Star Wars Battlefront II

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    50
  • Radeon RX 480
    88

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    42
  • Radeon RX 480
    77

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    38
  • Radeon RX 480
    53

FPS (higher is better)

Tom Clancy's The Division

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    37
  • Radeon RX 480
    59

FPS (higher is better)

Total War: Warhammer

DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    45
  • Radeon RX 480
    74

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs 2

Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    31
  • Radeon RX 480
    45

FPS (higher is better)

Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    34
  • Radeon RX 480
    81

FPS (higher is better)

Alien Isolation

DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    62
  • Radeon RX 480
    83

FPS (higher is better)

Anno 2205

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    29
  • Radeon RX 480
    39

FPS (higher is better)

Ashes Of The Singularity

High Quality Mode, 8 millon samples, 2xMSAA, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    32
  • Radeon RX 480
    53

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 1

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    39
  • Radeon RX 480
    68

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    14
  • Radeon RX 480
    48

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2018

Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    28
  • Radeon RX 480
    44

FPS (higher is better)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    24
  • Radeon RX 480
    44

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    31
  • Radeon RX 480
    35

FPS (higher is better)

Doom (2016)

Ultra, TSSAA 8tx, ASync on, Vsync off, VULKAN, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    51
  • Radeon RX 480
    86

FPS (higher is better)

F1 2017

Ultra quality,TTA,Melbourne,DirectX11,Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    34
  • Radeon RX 480
    55

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 5

Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    28
  • Radeon RX 480
    48

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    30
  • Radeon RX 480
    49

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    31
  • Radeon RX 480
    46

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    35
  • Radeon RX 480
    52

FPS (higher is better)

Ghost Recon - Wildlands

Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    29
  • Radeon RX 480
    45

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    43
  • Radeon RX 480
    59

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman (2016)

Ultra quality,16:1 HQ-AF,DirectX 12, windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    29
  • Radeon RX 480
    61

FPS (higher is better)

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    19
  • Radeon RX 480
    33

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

Ultra detail, 16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    15
  • Radeon RX 480
    28

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    22
  • Radeon RX 480
    38

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 7

Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    30
  • Radeon RX 480
    59

FPS (higher is better)

Rise Of The Tomb Raider

Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    30
  • Radeon RX 480
    50

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest Details, Pure hair, HBAO+, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    19
  • Radeon RX 480
    35

FPS (higher is better)

Sniper Elite 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    29
  • Radeon RX 480
    54

FPS (higher is better)

Star Wars Battlefront II

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    32
  • Radeon RX 480
    59

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    30
  • Radeon RX 480
    55

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    29
  • Radeon RX 480
    41

FPS (higher is better)

Tom Clancy's The Division

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    27
  • Radeon RX 480
    42

FPS (higher is better)

Total War: Warhammer

DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    31
  • Radeon RX 480
    51

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs 2

Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    21
  • Radeon RX 480
    31

FPS (higher is better)

Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    26
  • Radeon RX 480
    52

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    8
  • Radeon RX 480
    27

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2018

Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    18
  • Radeon RX 480
    26

FPS (higher is better)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    14
  • Radeon RX 480
    21

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    19
  • Radeon RX 480
    29

FPS (higher is better)

F1 2017

Ultra quality,TTA,Melbourne,Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    21
  • Radeon RX 480
    32

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 5

Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    14
  • Radeon RX 480
    24

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    15
  • Radeon RX 480
    25

FPS (higher is better)

Ghost Recon - Wildlands

Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    15
  • Radeon RX 480
    26

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman (2016)

Ultra quality,16:1 HQ-AF,DirectX 12, windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    17
  • Radeon RX 480
    34

FPS (higher is better)

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    8
  • Radeon RX 480
    15

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

Ultra detail, 16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    9
  • Radeon RX 480
    17

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    13
  • Radeon RX 480
    21

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 7

Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    8
  • Radeon RX 480
    27

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    10
  • Radeon RX 480
    17

FPS (higher is better)

Sniper Elite 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    17
  • Radeon RX 480
    34

FPS (higher is better)

Star Wars Battlefront II

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    16
  • Radeon RX 480
    29

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    17
  • Radeon RX 480
    33

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    11
  • Radeon RX 480
    25

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs 2

Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    10
  • Radeon RX 480
    16

FPS (higher is better)

Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    13
  • Radeon RX 480
    30

FPS (higher is better)