Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile vs RTX 2080 Super Mobile

Place in the ranking	114	400
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	18.10	no data
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	TU104	no data
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	2 April 2020 (4 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	3072	768
Core clock speed	1365 MHz	1366 MHz
Boost clock speed	1560 MHz	1442 MHz
Number of transistors	13,600 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	299.5	no data
Floating-point processing power	9.585 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	64	no data
TMUs	192	no data
Tensor Cores	384	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	48	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
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	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	No outputs	no data
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_2)	no data
Shader Model	6.5	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	1.2.140	+
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 2080 Super Mobile 39.45
+217%

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 12.44

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 2080 Super Mobile 24960
+290%

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	136 +240%	40−45 −240%
1440p	94 +248%	27−30 −248%
4K	67 +219%	21−24 −219%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	80−85 +246%	24−27 −246%
Cyberpunk 2077	80−85 +250%	24−27 −250%
Elden Ring	130−140 +245%	40−45 −245%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	104 +247%	30−33 −247%
Counter-Strike 2	80−85 +246%	24−27 −246%
Cyberpunk 2077	80−85 +250%	24−27 −250%
Forza Horizon 4	265 +231%	80−85 −231%
Metro Exodus	116 +231%	35−40 −231%
Red Dead Redemption 2	121 +246%	35−40 −246%
Valorant	216 +232%	65−70 −232%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 +250%	30−33 −250%
Counter-Strike 2	80−85 +246%	24−27 −246%
Cyberpunk 2077	80−85 +250%	24−27 −250%
Dota 2	142 +255%	40−45 −255%
Elden Ring	130−140 +245%	40−45 −245%
Far Cry 5	96 +220%	30−33 −220%
Fortnite	170−180 +244%	50−55 −244%
Forza Horizon 4	217 +234%	65−70 −234%
Grand Theft Auto V	136 +240%	40−45 −240%
Metro Exodus	92 +241%	27−30 −241%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +235%	60−65 −235%
Red Dead Redemption 2	66 +267%	18−20 −267%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	140−150 +250%	40−45 −250%
Valorant	127 +218%	40−45 −218%
World of Tanks	270−280 +228%	85−90 −228%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	80 +233%	24−27 −233%
Counter-Strike 2	80−85 +246%	24−27 −246%
Cyberpunk 2077	80−85 +250%	24−27 −250%
Dota 2	141 +253%	40−45 −253%
Far Cry 5	95−100 +223%	30−33 −223%
Forza Horizon 4	183 +233%	55−60 −233%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +235%	60−65 −235%
Valorant	205 +242%	60−65 −242%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	90 +233%	27−30 −233%
Elden Ring	80−85 +238%	24−27 −238%
Grand Theft Auto V	90 +233%	27−30 −233%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +218%	55−60 −218%
Red Dead Redemption 2	43 +258%	12−14 −258%
World of Tanks	250−260 +233%	75−80 −233%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	78 +225%	24−27 −225%
Counter-Strike 2	40−45 +233%	12−14 −233%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 +233%	12−14 −233%
Far Cry 5	120−130 +218%	40−45 −218%
Forza Horizon 4	137 +243%	40−45 −243%
Metro Exodus	90 +233%	27−30 −233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65−70 +229%	21−24 −229%
Valorant	162 +224%	50−55 −224%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	40−45 +242%	12−14 −242%
Dota 2	97 +223%	30−33 −223%
Elden Ring	35−40 +280%	10−11 −280%
Grand Theft Auto V	97 +223%	30−33 −223%
Metro Exodus	35 +250%	10−11 −250%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120−130 +220%	40−45 −220%
Red Dead Redemption 2	28 +250%	8−9 −250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	97 +223%	30−33 −223%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	48 +243%	14−16 −243%
Counter-Strike 2	40−45 +242%	12−14 −242%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +240%	5−6 −240%
Dota 2	141 +253%	40−45 −253%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +222%	18−20 −222%
Fortnite	55−60 +250%	16−18 −250%
Forza Horizon 4	78 +225%	24−27 −225%
Valorant	89 +230%	27−30 −230%

This is how RTX 2080 Super Mobile and Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 2080 Super Mobile is 240% faster in 1080p
RTX 2080 Super Mobile is 248% faster in 1440p
RTX 2080 Super Mobile is 219% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	39.45	12.44
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	3 MB
Chip lithography	12 nm	14 nm

RTX 2080 Super Mobile has a 217.1% higher aggregate performance score, a 272966.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile in performance tests.

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