Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile vs Radeon RX 480

Place in performance ranking	246	390
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	15.71	no data
Architecture	Polaris (2016−2019)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	Polaris 10 Ellesmere	no data
GCN generation	4th Gen	no data
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	29 June 2016 (8 years ago)	April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	2304	768
Compute units	36	no data
Core clock speed	1120 MHz	1366 MHz
Boost clock speed	1266 MHz	1442 MHz
Number of transistors	5,700 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	182.3	no data
Floating-point performance	5.834 gflops	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).

Bus support	n/a	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
Length	241 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	no data
Bridgeless CrossFire	+	-

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
Memory bus width	256 Bit	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	8000 MHz	1752 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224 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 HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	no data
Eyefinity	+	-
HDMI	2.0	-
DisplayPort support	1.4HDR	-
G-SYNC support	-	+

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration	n/a	-
CrossFire	+	-
Enduro	n/a	-
FRTC	+	-
FreeSync	+	-
HD3D	n/a	-
LiquidVR	+	-
PowerTune	+	-
TressFX	+	-
TrueAudio	n/a	-
ZeroCore	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-
Multi-Projection	no data	+
Multi Monitor	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data
OpenCL	2.0	no data
Vulkan	+	+
Mantle	n/a	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

RX 480 22.36
+74.3%

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.

RX 480 12186
+90.4%

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	77 +92.5%	40−45 −92.5%
1440p	58 +93.3%	30−35 −93.3%
4K	36 +100%	18−21 −100%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

35−40
+100%

18−20

−100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	58 +93.3%	30−33 −93.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +81%	21−24 −81%
Battlefield 5	70−75 +82.5%	40−45 −82.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +87.5%	24−27 −87.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +100%	18−20 −100%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +92.6%	27−30 −92.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 +96.7%	30−33 −96.7%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 +78.7%	75−80 −78.7%
Hitman 3	40−45 +83.3%	24−27 −83.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−110 +75%	60−65 −75%
Metro Exodus	93 +86%	50−55 −86%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 +96.7%	30−33 −96.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	110 +83.3%	60−65 −83.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100 +76.4%	55−60 −76.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	93 +86%	50−55 −86%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +81%	21−24 −81%
Battlefield 5	48 +77.8%	27−30 −77.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +87.5%	24−27 −87.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +100%	18−20 −100%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +92.6%	27−30 −92.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	31 +93.8%	16−18 −93.8%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 +78.7%	75−80 −78.7%
Hitman 3	40−45 +83.3%	24−27 −83.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−110 +75%	60−65 −75%
Metro Exodus	78 +95%	40−45 −95%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 +96.7%	30−33 −96.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	75−80 +87.5%	40−45 −87.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 +81.5%	27−30 −81.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100 +76.4%	55−60 −76.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35 +94.4%	18−20 −94.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +81%	21−24 −81%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +87.5%	24−27 −87.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +100%	18−20 −100%
Far Cry 5	45 +87.5%	24−27 −87.5%
Forza Horizon 4	77 +92.5%	40−45 −92.5%
Hitman 3	40−45 +83.3%	24−27 −83.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−110 +75%	60−65 −75%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	75−80 +87.5%	40−45 −87.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	44 +83.3%	24−27 −83.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100 +76.4%	55−60 −76.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

55−60
+96.7%

30−33

−96.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	65 +85.7%	35−40 −85.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	42 +75%	24−27 −75%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +91.7%	12−14 −91.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +75%	12−14 −75%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 +78.6%	14−16 −78.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +75%	8−9 −75%
Far Cry 5	30 +87.5%	16−18 −87.5%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 +80%	70−75 −80%
Hitman 3	24−27 +85.7%	14−16 −85.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +91.7%	24−27 −91.7%
Metro Exodus	50 +85.2%	27−30 −85.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +95.8%	24−27 −95.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +92.9%	14−16 −92.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 +84.3%	70−75 −84.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40
+76.2%

21−24

−76.2%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	31 +93.8%	16−18 −93.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	21 +75%	12−14 −75%
Hitman 3	16−18 +88.9%	9−10 −88.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60 +100%	30−33 −100%
Metro Exodus	25 +78.6%	14−16 −78.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27 +92.9%	14−16 −92.9%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	17 +88.9%	9−10 −88.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +100%	6−7 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +100%	6−7 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Far Cry 5	15 +87.5%	8−9 −87.5%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +93.8%	16−18 −93.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 +85.7%	14−16 −85.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 +100%	5−6 −100%