NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 vs AMD Radeon R9 270X
The AMD Radeon R9 270X is ahead by 14% on our index and meets the recommended card of 4 more games. Below: where each one wins.
Performance index 7 8
Video memory 2 GB 2 GB
Rated power 75 W 180 W
Launch price $109 $199
Index per $100 6.4 4.0
Games at recommended 112 116
Released20162013
FeaturesFSRFSR
At 1440p in the heaviest games
Modelled FPS, high preset, AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Left: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050; right: AMD Radeon R9 270X.
Games only the AMD Radeon R9 270X runs at recommended
Quick answers
Is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 faster than the AMD Radeon R9 270X?
No — the AMD Radeon R9 270X scores 8 on our index to the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050's 7, a 14% gap.
Which one runs more games at the recommended spec?
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 meets the recommended graphics card of 112 of 274 games; the AMD Radeon R9 270X, 116.