Arc A770 vs GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB and Arc A770, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 1050 3 GB
2018
3 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
13.20

Arc A770 outperforms GTX 1050 3 GB by a whopping 156% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

GTX 1050 3 GB GTX 1050 3 GB
Arc A770 Arc A770

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking384154
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data54.84
Power efficiency12.2710.46
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code nameGP107DG2-512
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date21 May 2018 (6 years ago)12 October 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$329

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores7684096
Core clock speed1392 MHz2100 MHz
Boost clock speed1518 MHz2400 MHz
Number of transistors3,300 million21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt225 Watt
Texture fill rate72.86614.4
Floating-point processing power2.332 TFLOPS19.66 TFLOPS
ROPs24128
TMUs48256
Tensor Coresno data512
Ray Tracing Coresno data32

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length145 mmno data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount3 GB16 GB
Memory bus width96 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1752 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth84.1 GB/s512.0 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.0
HDMI++

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA6.1-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 1050 3 GB 13.20
Arc A770 33.77
+156%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 1050 3 GB 5091
Arc A770 13026
+156%

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 HD45−50
−162%
118
+162%
1440p24−27
−179%
67
+179%
4K16−18
−163%
42
+163%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.79
1440pno data4.91
4Kno data7.83

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65
+0%
65
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 92
+0%
92
+0%
Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Hitman 3 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 31
+0%
31
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 79
+0%
79
+0%
Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Hitman 3 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 258
+0%
258
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45
+0%
45
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 72
+0%
72
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 23
+0%
23
+0%
Hitman 3 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 121
+0%
121
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 216
+0%
216
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 72
+0%
72
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 74
+0%
74
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40
+0%
40
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60
+0%
60
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry 5 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Hitman 3 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100
+0%
100
+0%
Metro Exodus 91
+0%
91
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 158
+0%
158
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60
+0%
60
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Hitman 3 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Metro Exodus 83
+0%
83
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 73
+0%
73
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30
+0%
30
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 38
+0%
38
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 8
+0%
8
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 89
+0%
89
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 37
+0%
37
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

This is how GTX 1050 3 GB and Arc A770 compete in popular games:

  • Arc A770 is 162% faster in 1080p
  • Arc A770 is 179% faster in 1440p
  • Arc A770 is 163% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 13.20 33.77
Recency 21 May 2018 12 October 2022
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 225 Watt

GTX 1050 3 GB has 200% lower power consumption.

Arc A770, on the other hand, has a 155.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 433.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc A770 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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