GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB vs Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) and GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
2017
15 Watt
4.02

GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB outperforms RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) by a whopping 175% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking701439
Place by popularity40not in top-100
Power efficiency20.9711.54
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameVega Raven RidgeGP107
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date26 October 2017 (7 years ago)1 February 2019 (6 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores512768
Core clock speed300 MHz1366 MHz
Boost clock speed1200 MHz1442 MHz
Number of transistors9,800 million3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate57.6069.22
Floating-point processing power1.843 TFLOPS2.215 TFLOPS
ROPs824
TMUs3248

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfaceIGPPCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeSystem SharedGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared3 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared96 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared1752 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data84.1 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.11.2
Vulkan1.21.2
CUDA-6.1

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD18
−150%
45−50
+150%
4K10
−170%
27−30
+170%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 16−18
−165%
45−50
+165%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
−167%
24−27
+167%
Sons of the Forest 12
−150%
30−33
+150%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 24
−171%
65−70
+171%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
−165%
45−50
+165%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
−167%
24−27
+167%
Far Cry 5 12
−150%
30−33
+150%
Fortnite 30
−167%
80−85
+167%
Forza Horizon 4 26
−169%
70−75
+169%
Forza Horizon 5 17
−165%
45−50
+165%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 17
−165%
45−50
+165%
Sons of the Forest 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
Valorant 55−60
−173%
150−160
+173%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 22
−173%
60−65
+173%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
−165%
45−50
+165%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 42
−162%
110−120
+162%
Cyberpunk 2077 6
−167%
16−18
+167%
Dota 2 38
−163%
100−105
+163%
Far Cry 5 10
−170%
27−30
+170%
Fortnite 19
−163%
50−55
+163%
Forza Horizon 4 30
−167%
80−85
+167%
Forza Horizon 5 10−12
−173%
30−33
+173%
Grand Theft Auto V 13
−169%
35−40
+169%
Metro Exodus 7
−157%
18−20
+157%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14
−150%
35−40
+150%
Sons of the Forest 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 13
−169%
35−40
+169%
Valorant 55−60
−173%
150−160
+173%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 23
−161%
60−65
+161%
Cyberpunk 2077 5
−140%
12−14
+140%
Dota 2 35
−171%
95−100
+171%
Far Cry 5 9
−167%
24−27
+167%
Forza Horizon 4 23
−161%
60−65
+161%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14
−150%
35−40
+150%
Sons of the Forest 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8
−163%
21−24
+163%
Valorant 15
−167%
40−45
+167%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 10
−170%
27−30
+170%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−157%
18−20
+157%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 30−35
−166%
85−90
+166%
Grand Theft Auto V 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
−173%
90−95
+173%
Valorant 45−50
−167%
120−130
+167%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−157%
18−20
+157%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−170%
27−30
+170%
Sons of the Forest 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−140%
12−14
+140%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 8−9
−163%
21−24
+163%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−150%
40−45
+150%
Valorant 21−24
−162%
55−60
+162%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 6
−167%
16−18
+167%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Dota 2 15
−167%
40−45
+167%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%
Forza Horizon 4 9
−167%
24−27
+167%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
Sons of the Forest 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%

This is how RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) and GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB is 150% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB is 170% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.02 11.06
Recency 26 October 2017 1 February 2019
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 75 Watt

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) has 400% lower power consumption.

GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB, on the other hand, has a 175.1% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.

The GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) in performance tests.

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