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

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Aggregate performance score

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

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile
2018
3 MB GDDR5
12.62
+180%

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile outperforms RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) by a whopping 180% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking392658
Place by popularitynot in top-10030
Power efficiencyno data20.93
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Vega (2017−2020)
GPU code nameno dataVega Raven Ridge
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release dateApril 2018 (6 years ago)26 October 2017 (7 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 cores768512
Core clock speed1366 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1442 MHz1200 MHz
Manufacturing process technology14 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data15 Watt

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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount3 MBno data
Memory bus width96 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1752 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth84 GB/sno data
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.

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 compatibility

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

DirectXno data12_1
Vulkan+-

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 12.62
+180%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 4.50

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
+169%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 2381

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
+165%
17
−165%
4K27−30
+170%
10
−170%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9
+0%
9
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 15
+0%
15
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10
+0%
10
+0%
Battlefield 5 18
+0%
18
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10
+0%
10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+0%
9
+0%
Far Cry 5 18
+0%
18
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 18
+0%
18
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 58
+0%
58
+0%
Hitman 3 9
+0%
9
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Metro Exodus 22
+0%
22
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16
+0%
16
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 19
+0%
19
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65
+0%
65
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30
+0%
30
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Battlefield 5 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10
+0%
10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 6
+0%
6
+0%
Far Cry 5 10
+0%
10
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 13
+0%
13
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 52
+0%
52
+0%
Hitman 3 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Metro Exodus 17
+0%
17
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10
+0%
10
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16
+0%
16
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 31
+0%
31
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55
+0%
55
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8
+0%
8
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7
+0%
7
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5
+0%
5
+0%
Far Cry 5 7
+0%
7
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 23
+0%
23
+0%
Hitman 3 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 15
+0%
15
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14
+0%
14
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8
+0%
8
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

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

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Hitman 3 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Metro Exodus 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Hitman 3 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Metro Exodus 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4
+0%
4
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 9
+0%
9
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

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

  • Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile is 165% faster in 1080p
  • Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile is 170% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 67 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.62 4.50

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile has a 180.4% higher aggregate performance score.

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


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Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile
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