Arc 7-Cores iGPU vs GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile and Arc 7-Cores iGPU, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 1050 Mobile
2017
4000 MB GDDR5, 75 Watt
11.65

Arc 7-Cores iGPU outperforms GTX 1050 Mobile by a considerable 47% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking409316
Place by popularity94not in top-100
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Xe LPG (2023)
GPU code nameGP107BMeteor Lake iGPU
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date3 January 2017 (7 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores6407
CUDA cores640no data
Core clock speed1354 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1493 MHz2200 MHz
Number of transistors3,300 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Wattno data
Maximum GPU temperature97 °Cno data
Texture fill rate59.72no data
Floating-point performance1.911 gflopsno data

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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no 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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount4000 MBno data
Memory bus width128 Bitno data
Memory clock speed7008 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth112 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.

Display ConnectorsDP 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVIno data
Multi monitor support+no data
HDCP2.2-
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

GameStream+-
GPU Boost3.0no data
Ansel+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12_2
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.5no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.2.131-
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 Mobile 11.65
Arc 7-Cores iGPU 17.16
+47.3%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GTX 1050 Mobile 26560
Arc 7-Cores iGPU 38592
+45.3%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 1050 Mobile 7693
Arc 7-Cores iGPU 11795
+53.3%

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.

GTX 1050 Mobile 6068
Arc 7-Cores iGPU 8449
+39.2%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 1050 Mobile 38042
Arc 7-Cores iGPU 45644
+20%

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:

900p73
−37%
100−110
+37%
Full HD46
+35.3%
34
−35.3%
1440p24
−45.8%
35−40
+45.8%
4K15
−40%
21−24
+40%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 37
−5.4%
35−40
+5.4%
Battlefield 5 51
−11.8%
55−60
+11.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40
+14.3%
35−40
−14.3%
Far Cry 5 39
+2.6%
38
−2.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 38
−23.7%
45−50
+23.7%
Forza Horizon 4 55
−100%
110−120
+100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27
−74.1%
45−50
+74.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 33
−72.7%
55−60
+72.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30
−30%
35−40
+30%
Battlefield 5 44
−29.5%
55−60
+29.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 33
−6.1%
35−40
+6.1%
Far Cry 5 36
+5.9%
34
−5.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 37
−27%
45−50
+27%
Forza Horizon 4 52
−112%
110−120
+112%
Metro Exodus 19
−216%
60−65
+216%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14
−236%
45−50
+236%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 29
−96.6%
55−60
+96.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 39
−33.3%
52
+33.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18
−117%
35−40
+117%
Battlefield 5 37
−54.1%
55−60
+54.1%
Far Cry 5 33
−6.1%
35
+6.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 33
−42.4%
45−50
+42.4%
Forza Horizon 4 37
−197%
110−120
+197%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 22
+0%
22
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18
−5.6%
18−20
+5.6%
Metro Exodus 11
−191%
30−35
+191%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
−52.6%
27−30
+52.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 17
−100%
30−35
+100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 13
−38.5%
18−20
+38.5%
Battlefield 5 26
−30.8%
30−35
+30.8%
Far Cry 5 21
+5%
20−22
−5%
Far Cry New Dawn 24
−12.5%
27−30
+12.5%
Forza Horizon 4 26
−262%
90−95
+262%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Metro Exodus 7
−157%
18−20
+157%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
−36.4%
14−16
+36.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8
−125%
18−20
+125%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−70%
16−18
+70%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Battlefield 5 13
−30.8%
16−18
+30.8%
Far Cry 5 11
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 11
−18.2%
12−14
+18.2%
Forza Horizon 4 15
−60%
24−27
+60%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Hitman 3 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Hitman 3 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Hitman 3 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

4K
High Preset

Hitman 3 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

This is how GTX 1050 Mobile and Arc 7-Cores iGPU compete in popular games:

  • Arc 7-Cores iGPU is 37% faster in 900p
  • GTX 1050 Mobile is 35% faster in 1080p
  • Arc 7-Cores iGPU is 46% faster in 1440p
  • Arc 7-Cores iGPU is 40% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Far Cry 5, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 1050 Mobile is 22% faster.
  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Arc 7-Cores iGPU is 262% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 1050 Mobile is ahead in 6 tests (10%)
  • Arc 7-Cores iGPU is ahead in 36 tests (58%)
  • there's a draw in 20 tests (32%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.65 17.16
Recency 3 January 2017 14 December 2023
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm

Arc 7-Cores iGPU has a 47.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc 7-Cores iGPU is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile in performance tests.


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