GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER vs Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile with GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER, including specs and performance data.

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile
2018
3 MB GDDR5
12.42

RTX 4080 SUPER outperforms Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile by a whopping 617% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking4085
Place by popularitynot in top-10073
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data38.49
Power efficiencyno data19.11
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameno dataAD103
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release dateApril 2018 (6 years ago)8 January 2024 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores76810240
Core clock speed1366 MHz2295 MHz
Boost clock speed1442 MHz2550 MHz
Number of transistorsno data45,900 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data320 Watt
Texture fill rateno data816.0
Floating-point processing powerno data52.22 TFLOPS
ROPsno data112
TMUsno data320
Tensor Coresno data320
Ray Tracing Coresno data80

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 4.0 x16
Lengthno data310 mm
Widthno data3-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 16-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount3 MB16 GB
Memory bus width96 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1752 MHz1438 MHz
Memory bandwidth84 GB/s736.3 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 HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

Multi-Projection+no data
Multi Monitor+no data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectXno data12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.8
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan+1.3
CUDA-8.9
DLSS-+

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.

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 12.42
RTX 4080 SUPER 89.02
+617%

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
RTX 4080 SUPER 59075
+823%

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 HD35−40
−640%
259
+640%
1440p24−27
−650%
180
+650%
4K16−18
−631%
117
+631%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.86
1440pno data5.55
4Kno data8.54

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 300
+0%
300
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 246
+0%
246
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 249
+0%
249
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 280
+0%
280
+0%
Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 240
+0%
240
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 246
+0%
246
+0%
Far Cry 5 240
+0%
240
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 344
+0%
344
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 308
+0%
308
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 500−550
+0%
500−550
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 217
+0%
217
+0%
Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 214
+0%
214
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 238
+0%
238
+0%
Far Cry 5 227
+0%
227
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 342
+0%
342
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 285
+0%
285
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 179
+0%
179
+0%
Metro Exodus 227
+0%
227
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 547
+0%
547
+0%
Valorant 500−550
+0%
500−550
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 190
+0%
190
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 199
+0%
199
+0%
Far Cry 5 212
+0%
212
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 322
+0%
322
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 263
+0%
263
+0%
Valorant 500−550
+0%
500−550
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 500−550
+0%
500−550
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 169
+0%
169
+0%
Metro Exodus 162
+0%
162
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 450−500
+0%
450−500
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 128
+0%
128
+0%
Far Cry 5 208
+0%
208
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 306
+0%
306
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 221
+0%
221
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 117
+0%
117
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 187
+0%
187
+0%
Metro Exodus 106
+0%
106
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 204
+0%
204
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 28
+0%
28
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 61
+0%
61
+0%
Far Cry 5 145
+0%
145
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 305
+0%
305
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

This is how Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile and RTX 4080 SUPER compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4080 SUPER is 640% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4080 SUPER is 650% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4080 SUPER is 631% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 61 test (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.42 89.02
Maximum RAM amount 3 MB 16 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm

RTX 4080 SUPER has a 616.7% higher aggregate performance score, a 546033.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER is a desktop one.

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