Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile vs GTX 1080 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile and GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 1080 Mobile
2016
8 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
35.54
+181%

GTX 1080 Mobile outperforms Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile by a whopping 181% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking140395
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation42.16no data
Power efficiency16.24no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGP104no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date15 August 2016 (8 years ago)April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499.99 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores2560768
Core clock speed1607 MHz1366 MHz
Boost clock speed1771 MHz1442 MHz
Number of transistors7,200 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology16 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Wattno data
Maximum GPU temperature94 °Cno data
Texture fill rate283.4no data
Floating-point processing power9.068 TFLOPSno data
ROPs64no data
TMUs160no 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
SLI options+-

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 amount8 GB3 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed10 GB/s1752 MHz
Memory bandwidth320 GB/s84 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 ConnectorsDP 1.42, HDMI 2.0b, DL-DVIno data
Multi monitor support+no data
G-SYNC support++

Supported technologies

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

GPU Boost3.0no data
VR Ready+no data
Ansel+no data
Multi-Projectionno data+
Multi Monitorno data+

API compatibility

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

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

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.

GTX 1080 Mobile 35.54
+181%
Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 12.63

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 1080 Mobile 21394
+234%
Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 6401

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 HD115
+188%
40−45
−188%
1440p71
+196%
24−27
−196%
4K53
+194%
18−20
−194%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.35no data
1440p7.04no data
4K9.43no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+190%
21−24
−190%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 59
+228%
18−20
−228%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 78
+189%
27−30
−189%
Battlefield 5 115
+188%
40−45
−188%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 93
+210%
30−33
−210%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+190%
21−24
−190%
Far Cry 5 97
+223%
30−33
−223%
Far Cry New Dawn 129
+187%
45−50
−187%
Forza Horizon 4 214
+185%
75−80
−185%
Hitman 3 91
+203%
30−33
−203%
Horizon Zero Dawn 188
+189%
65−70
−189%
Metro Exodus 140
+211%
45−50
−211%
Red Dead Redemption 2 92
+207%
30−33
−207%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 129
+187%
45−50
−187%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150
+200%
50−55
−200%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 106
+203%
35−40
−203%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 68
+183%
24−27
−183%
Battlefield 5 107
+206%
35−40
−206%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 86
+187%
30−33
−187%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+190%
21−24
−190%
Far Cry 5 102
+191%
35−40
−191%
Far Cry New Dawn 100
+186%
35−40
−186%
Forza Horizon 4 195
+200%
65−70
−200%
Hitman 3 87
+190%
30−33
−190%
Horizon Zero Dawn 186
+186%
65−70
−186%
Metro Exodus 126
+215%
40−45
−215%
Red Dead Redemption 2 82
+204%
27−30
−204%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+184%
45−50
−184%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 145
+190%
50−55
−190%
Watch Dogs: Legion 149
+198%
50−55
−198%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 53
+194%
18−20
−194%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 59
+228%
18−20
−228%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 66
+214%
21−24
−214%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+190%
21−24
−190%
Far Cry 5 77
+185%
27−30
−185%
Forza Horizon 4 102
+191%
35−40
−191%
Hitman 3 76
+181%
27−30
−181%
Horizon Zero Dawn 123
+208%
40−45
−208%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+184%
45−50
−184%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 74
+208%
24−27
−208%
Watch Dogs: Legion 51
+183%
18−20
−183%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 83
+207%
27−30
−207%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 80
+196%
27−30
−196%
Far Cry New Dawn 69
+188%
24−27
−188%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 42
+200%
14−16
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 46
+188%
16−18
−188%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 49
+206%
16−18
−206%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+200%
9−10
−200%
Far Cry 5 47
+194%
16−18
−194%
Forza Horizon 4 193
+197%
65−70
−197%
Hitman 3 54
+200%
18−20
−200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 89
+197%
30−33
−197%
Metro Exodus 74
+208%
24−27
−208%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 85−90
+183%
30−33
−183%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+213%
16−18
−213%
Watch Dogs: Legion 144
+188%
50−55
−188%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 72
+200%
24−27
−200%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40
+186%
14−16
−186%
Far Cry New Dawn 39
+225%
12−14
−225%
Hitman 3 34
+183%
12−14
−183%
Horizon Zero Dawn 89
+197%
30−33
−197%
Metro Exodus 45
+221%
14−16
−221%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 51
+183%
18−20
−183%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 31
+210%
10−11
−210%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27
+200%
9−10
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27
+200%
9−10
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Far Cry 5 26
+189%
9−10
−189%
Forza Horizon 4 61
+190%
21−24
−190%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+200%
16−18
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21
+200%
7−8
−200%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 39
+225%
12−14
−225%

This is how GTX 1080 Mobile and Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1080 Mobile is 188% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1080 Mobile is 196% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1080 Mobile is 194% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 35.54 12.63
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 3 MB
Chip lithography 16 nm 14 nm

GTX 1080 Mobile has a 181.4% higher aggregate performance score, and a 272966.7% higher maximum VRAM amount.

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile, on the other hand, has a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile in performance tests.


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