GeForce GT 1030 vs Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile with GeForce GT 1030, including specs and performance data.

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile
2018
3 MB GDDR5
12.63
+98.3%

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile outperforms GT 1030 by an impressive 98% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking395576
Place by popularitynot in top-10036
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data2.31
Power efficiencyno data14.55
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameno dataGP108
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release dateApril 2018 (6 years ago)17 May 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$79

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 cores768384
Core clock speed1366 MHz1228 MHz
Boost clock speed1442 MHz1468 MHz
Number of transistorsno data1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data30 Watt
Texture fill rateno data35.23
Floating-point processing powerno data1.127 TFLOPS
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data24

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x4
Lengthno data145 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount3 MB4 GB
Memory bus width96 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1752 MHz1502 MHz
Memory bandwidth84 GB/s48.06 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 data1x DVI, 1x HDMI
HDMI-+
G-SYNC support++

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Readyno data+
Multi-Projection+no data
Multi Monitor+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectXno data12 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan+1.2.131
CUDA-6.1

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.

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 12.63
+98.3%
GT 1030 6.37

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 6401
+76.6%
GT 1030 3625

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
+87.5%
24
−87.5%
1440p45−50
+95.7%
23
−95.7%
4K14−16
+75%
8
−75%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.29
1440pno data3.43
4Kno data9.88

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 15
+0%
15
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18
+0%
18
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Battlefield 5 22
+0%
22
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18
+0%
18
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 11
+0%
11
+0%
Far Cry 5 21
+0%
21
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 27
+0%
27
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 93
+0%
93
+0%
Hitman 3 16
+0%
16
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 152
+0%
152
+0%
Metro Exodus 26
+0%
26
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 31
+0%
31
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 37
+0%
37
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 93
+0%
93
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24
+0%
24
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Battlefield 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16
+0%
16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7
+0%
7
+0%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 20
+0%
20
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 84
+0%
84
+0%
Hitman 3 15
+0%
15
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 123
+0%
123
+0%
Metro Exodus 20
+0%
20
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 15
+0%
15
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 19
+0%
19
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 84
+0%
84
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7
+0%
7
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5
+0%
5
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 16
+0%
16
+0%
Hitman 3 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 19
+0%
19
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16
+0%
16
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12
+0%
12
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6
+0%
6
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 19
+0%
19
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Hitman 3 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14
+0%
14
+0%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 11
+0%
11
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 48
+0%
48
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 4
+0%
4
+0%
Hitman 3 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1
+0%
1
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 7
+0%
7
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6
+0%
6
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

This is how Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile and GT 1030 compete in popular games:

  • Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile is 88% faster in 1080p
  • Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile is 96% faster in 1440p
  • Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile is 75% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 71 test (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.63 6.37
Maximum RAM amount 3 MB 4 GB

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile has a 98.3% higher aggregate performance score.

GT 1030, on the other hand, has a 136433.3% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 1030 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce GT 1030 is a desktop one.


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