Radeon RX 580 2048SP vs GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile with Radeon RX 580 2048SP, including specs and performance data.
RX 580 2048SP outperforms GTX 1050 Mobile by an impressive 72% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 416 | 279 |
| Place by popularity | 93 | 61 |
| Power efficiency | 10.67 | 9.18 |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) |
| GPU code name | GP107B | Polaris 20 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 3 January 2017 (8 years ago) | 15 October 2018 (6 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 cores | 640 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 1354 MHz | 1168 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1493 MHz | 1284 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,300 million | 5,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 150 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 97 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 59.72 | 164.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.911 TFLOPS | 5.259 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 32 |
| TMUs | 40 | 128 |
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 size | large | no data |
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 241 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4000 MB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 7008 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 112 GB/s | 224.0 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 Connectors | DP 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| HDMI | - | + |
| HDCP | 2.2 | - |
| G-SYNC support | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| GameStream | + | - |
| GPU Boost | 3.0 | no data |
| Ansel | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | + | - |
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:
| 900p | 73
−64.4%
| 120−130
+64.4%
|
| Full HD | 46
−63%
| 75−80
+63%
|
| 1440p | 24
−66.7%
| 40−45
+66.7%
|
| 4K | 15
−60%
| 24−27
+60%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 51
−66.7%
|
85−90
+66.7%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 39
−66.7%
|
65−70
+66.7%
|
| Fortnite | 132
−66.7%
|
220−230
+66.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55
−63.6%
|
90−95
+63.6%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 46
−63%
|
75−80
+63%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 27
−66.7%
|
45−50
+66.7%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 44
−70.5%
|
75−80
+70.5%
|
| Dota 2 | 126
−66.7%
|
210−220
+66.7%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 36
−66.7%
|
60−65
+66.7%
|
| Fortnite | 51
−66.7%
|
85−90
+66.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 52
−63.5%
|
85−90
+63.5%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 42
−66.7%
|
70−75
+66.7%
|
| Metro Exodus | 19
−57.9%
|
30−33
+57.9%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 41
−70.7%
|
70−75
+70.7%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 14
−71.4%
|
24−27
+71.4%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 39
−66.7%
|
65−70
+66.7%
|
| World of Tanks | 160−170
−67.7%
|
270−280
+67.7%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 37
−62.2%
|
60−65
+62.2%
|
| Dota 2 | 115
−65.2%
|
190−200
+65.2%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 33
−66.7%
|
55−60
+66.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 37
−62.2%
|
60−65
+62.2%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 29
−55.2%
|
45−50
+55.2%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 22
−59.1%
|
35−40
+59.1%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 39
−66.7%
|
65−70
+66.7%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
−68.8%
|
27−30
+68.8%
|
| Metro Exodus | 11
−63.6%
|
18−20
+63.6%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 10−11
−60%
|
16−18
+60%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 26
−53.8%
|
40−45
+53.8%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21
−66.7%
|
35−40
+66.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 26
−53.8%
|
40−45
+53.8%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 25
−60%
|
40−45
+60%
|
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 21−24
−59.1%
|
35−40
+59.1%
|
| Metro Exodus | 7
−71.4%
|
12−14
+71.4%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 7−8
−71.4%
|
12−14
+71.4%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 21−24
−59.1%
|
35−40
+59.1%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 13
−61.5%
|
21−24
+61.5%
|
| Dota 2 | 34
−61.8%
|
55−60
+61.8%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 11
−63.6%
|
18−20
+63.6%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 15
−60%
|
24−27
+60%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12
−50%
|
18−20
+50%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 10
−60%
|
16−18
+60%
|
This is how GTX 1050 Mobile and RX 580 2048SP compete in popular games:
- RX 580 2048SP is 64% faster in 900p
- RX 580 2048SP is 63% faster in 1080p
- RX 580 2048SP is 67% faster in 1440p
- RX 580 2048SP is 60% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 11.60 | 19.95 |
| Recency | 3 January 2017 | 15 October 2018 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4000 MB | 8 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 150 Watt |
GTX 1050 Mobile has 100% lower power consumption.
RX 580 2048SP, on the other hand, has a 72% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 104.8% higher maximum VRAM amount.
The Radeon RX 580 2048SP is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile is a notebook card while Radeon RX 580 2048SP is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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