Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile vs GTX 880M

Place in the ranking	452	392
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	5.65	no data
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	GK104	no data
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	12 March 2014 (10 years ago)	April 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	1536	768
Core clock speed	954 MHz	1366 MHz
Boost clock speed	993 MHz	1442 MHz
Number of transistors	3,540 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	122 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	127.1	no data
Floating-point processing power	3.05 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	32	no data
TMUs	128	no 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 size	large	no data
Bus support	PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	no 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 type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	3 MB
Standard memory configuration	GDDR5	no data
Memory bus width	256 Bit	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	Up to 2500 MHz	1752 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160.0 GB/s	84 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	No outputs	no data
eDP 1.2 signal support	Up to 3840x2160	no data
LVDS signal support	Up to 1920x1200	no data
VGA аnalog display support	Up to 2048x1536	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	Up to 3840x2160	no data
HDMI	+	-
HDCP content protection	+	-
G-SYNC support	-	+
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI	+	-
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming	+	-

Supported technologies

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

H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+	-
Optimus	+	-
Multi-Projection	no data	+
Multi Monitor	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	no data
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data
OpenCL	1.1	no data
Vulkan	1.1.126	+
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 880M 9.89

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 12.62
+27.6%

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 880M 6101

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 6401
+4.9%

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	135 −25.9%	170−180 +25.9%
Full HD	56 −25%	70−75 +25%
4K	24 −25%	30−35 +25%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

14−16

−20%

18−20
+20%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −25%	30−33 +25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −20%	18−20 +20%
Battlefield 5	30−35 −12.9%	35−40 +12.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 −20%	24−27 +20%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −20%	18−20 +20%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −17.4%	27−30 +17.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 −11.1%	30−33 +11.1%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −21.2%	80−85 +21.2%
Hitman 3	18−20 −26.3%	24−27 +26.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 −20.4%	65−70 +20.4%
Metro Exodus	30−35 −12.9%	35−40 +12.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 −11.1%	30−33 +11.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 −25%	40−45 +25%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −27%	80−85 +27%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −25%	30−33 +25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −20%	18−20 +20%
Battlefield 5	30−35 −12.9%	35−40 +12.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 −20%	24−27 +20%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −20%	18−20 +20%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −17.4%	27−30 +17.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 −11.1%	30−33 +11.1%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −21.2%	80−85 +21.2%
Hitman 3	18−20 −26.3%	24−27 +26.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 −20.4%	65−70 +20.4%
Metro Exodus	30−35 −12.9%	35−40 +12.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 −11.1%	30−33 +11.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 −25%	40−45 +25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	102 −27.5%	130−140 +27.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −27%	80−85 +27%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −25%	30−33 +25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −20%	18−20 +20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 −20%	24−27 +20%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −20%	18−20 +20%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −17.4%	27−30 +17.4%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −21.2%	80−85 +21.2%
Hitman 3	18−20 −26.3%	24−27 +26.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 −20.4%	65−70 +20.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 −25%	40−45 +25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	19 −26.3%	24−27 +26.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −27%	80−85 +27%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

27−30

−11.1%

30−33
+11.1%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 −26.3%	24−27 +26.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 −20%	18−20 +20%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −27.3%	14−16 +27.3%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −25%	55−60 +25%
Hitman 3	12−14 −23.1%	16−18 +23.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 −20%	24−27 +20%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −14.3%	16−18 +14.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −16.7%	14−16 +16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −21%	75−80 +21%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18

−12.5%

18−20
+12.5%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
Hitman 3	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −19%	50−55 +19%
Metro Exodus	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −16.7%	14−16 +16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%