Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile vs RTX 2060 Super

Place in the ranking	88	391
Place by popularity	20	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	48.45	no data
Power efficiency	17.99	no data
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	TU106	no data
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	9 July 2019 (5 years ago)	April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	2176	768
Core clock speed	1470 MHz	1366 MHz
Boost clock speed	1650 MHz	1442 MHz
Number of transistors	10,800 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	175 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	224.4	no data
Floating-point processing power	7.181 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	64	no data
TMUs	136	no data
Tensor Cores	272	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	34	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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
Length	229 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	no 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 type	GDDR6	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	3 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	1752 MHz
Memory bandwidth	448.0 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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C	no data
HDMI	+	-
G-SYNC support	+	+

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready	+	no data
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 Ultimate (12_1)	no data
Shader Model	6.5	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	+
CUDA	7.5	-

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.

RTX 2060 Super 42.89
+234%

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 12.83

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.

RTX 2060 Super 21970
+243%

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 HD	121 +246%	35−40 −246%
1440p	72 +243%	21−24 −243%
4K	44 +267%	12−14 −267%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

88
+267%

24−27

−267%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	101 +237%	30−33 −237%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	81 +238%	24−27 −238%
Battlefield 5	163 +262%	45−50 −262%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	102 +240%	30−33 −240%
Cyberpunk 2077	79 +276%	21−24 −276%
Far Cry 5	130 +271%	35−40 −271%
Far Cry New Dawn	144 +260%	40−45 −260%
Forza Horizon 4	299 +252%	85−90 −252%
Hitman 3	94 +248%	27−30 −248%
Horizon Zero Dawn	298 +251%	85−90 −251%
Metro Exodus	144 +260%	40−45 −260%
Red Dead Redemption 2	122 +249%	35−40 −249%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	205 +242%	60−65 −242%
Watch Dogs: Legion	229 +252%	65−70 −252%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	147 +268%	40−45 −268%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	68 +278%	18−20 −278%
Battlefield 5	150 +275%	40−45 −275%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	95 +252%	27−30 −252%
Cyberpunk 2077	71 +238%	21−24 −238%
Far Cry 5	108 +260%	30−33 −260%
Far Cry New Dawn	106 +253%	30−33 −253%
Forza Horizon 4	271 +239%	80−85 −239%
Hitman 3	98 +263%	27−30 −263%
Horizon Zero Dawn	293 +245%	85−90 −245%
Metro Exodus	144 +260%	40−45 −260%
Red Dead Redemption 2	95 +252%	27−30 −252%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	184 +235%	55−60 −235%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	85−90 +267%	24−27 −267%
Watch Dogs: Legion	216 +260%	60−65 −260%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	61 +239%	18−20 −239%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	61 +239%	18−20 −239%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	71 +238%	21−24 −238%
Cyberpunk 2077	62 +244%	18−20 −244%
Far Cry 5	74 +252%	21−24 −252%
Forza Horizon 4	120 +243%	35−40 −243%
Hitman 3	84 +250%	24−27 −250%
Horizon Zero Dawn	131 +274%	35−40 −274%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	156 +247%	45−50 −247%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	85 +254%	24−27 −254%
Watch Dogs: Legion	59 +269%	16−18 −269%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

114

+280%

30−33
−280%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	96 +256%	27−30 −256%
Far Cry New Dawn	74 +252%	21−24 −252%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	52 +271%	14−16 −271%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	47 +236%	14−16 −236%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	53 +279%	14−16 −279%
Cyberpunk 2077	40 +300%	10−11 −300%
Far Cry 5	57 +256%	16−18 −256%
Forza Horizon 4	259 +245%	75−80 −245%
Hitman 3	58 +263%	16−18 −263%
Horizon Zero Dawn	99 +267%	27−30 −267%
Metro Exodus	87 +263%	24−27 −263%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	114 +280%	30−33 −280%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60−65 +256%	18−20 −256%
Watch Dogs: Legion	212 +253%	60−65 −253%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

82
+242%

24−27

−242%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	47 +236%	14−16 −236%
Far Cry New Dawn	41 +242%	12−14 −242%
Hitman 3	39 +290%	10−11 −290%
Horizon Zero Dawn	105 +250%	30−33 −250%
Metro Exodus	64 +256%	18−20 −256%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	59 +269%	16−18 −269%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35 +250%	10−11 −250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	29 +263%	8−9 −263%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30 +275%	8−9 −275%
Cyberpunk 2077	19 +280%	5−6 −280%
Far Cry 5	30 +275%	8−9 −275%
Forza Horizon 4	67 +272%	18−20 −272%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	65 +261%	18−20 −261%
Watch Dogs: Legion	25 +257%	7−8 −257%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

42
+250%

12−14

−250%

This is how RTX 2060 Super and Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 2060 Super is 246% faster in 1080p
RTX 2060 Super is 243% faster in 1440p
RTX 2060 Super is 267% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	42.89	12.83
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	3 MB
Chip lithography	12 nm	14 nm

RTX 2060 Super has a 234.3% higher aggregate performance score, a 272966.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2060 Super is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 2060 Super is a desktop card while GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.