GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile vs Radeon RX 5500
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX 5500 with GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile, including specs and performance data.
RX 5500 outperforms GTX 1050 Ti Mobile by a considerable 48% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 246 | 345 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 14.32 | 14.21 |
| Architecture | RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020) | Pascal (2016−2021) |
| GPU code name | Navi 14 | GP107 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 7 October 2019 (5 years ago) | 3 January 2017 (7 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 | 1408 | 768 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 1493 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1845 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 6,400 million | 3,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 110 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | no data | 97 °C |
| Texture fill rate | 162.4 | 77.76 |
| Floating-point processing power | 5.196 TFLOPS | 2.488 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 88 | 48 |
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 | no data | large |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 180 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 | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 14000 MHz | 7 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | 224.0 GB/s | 112 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 outputs |
| HDMI | + | - |
| G-SYNC support | - | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Ansel | - | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12.0 (12_1) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | - | + |
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 | 80−85
+42.9%
| 56
−42.9%
|
| 1440p | 35−40
+40%
| 25
−40%
|
| 4K | 24−27
+41.2%
| 17
−41.2%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 43
+0%
|
43
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 59
+0%
|
59
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 47
+0%
|
47
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 47
+0%
|
47
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 46
+0%
|
46
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 62
+0%
|
62
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 33
+0%
|
33
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 39
+0%
|
39
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 37
+0%
|
37
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 49
+0%
|
49
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 33
+0%
|
33
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 44
+0%
|
44
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 42
+0%
|
42
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 57
+0%
|
57
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 19
+0%
|
19
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 33
+0%
|
33
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 47
+0%
|
47
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 23
+0%
|
23
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 42
+0%
|
42
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 40
+0%
|
40
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 38
+0%
|
38
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 43
+0%
|
43
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 26
+0%
|
26
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 21
+0%
|
21
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 12
+0%
|
12
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 17
+0%
|
17
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 29
+0%
|
29
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 26
+0%
|
26
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 27
+0%
|
27
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 4
+0%
|
4
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 7
+0%
|
7
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 8
+0%
|
8
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 17
+0%
|
17
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12
+0%
|
12
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 13
+0%
|
13
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
This is how RX 5500 and GTX 1050 Ti Mobile compete in popular games:
- RX 5500 is 43% faster in 1080p
- RX 5500 is 40% faster in 1440p
- RX 5500 is 41% faster in 4K
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 43 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 22.76 | 15.40 |
| Recency | 7 October 2019 | 3 January 2017 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 110 Watt | 75 Watt |
RX 5500 has a 47.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
GTX 1050 Ti Mobile, on the other hand, has 46.7% lower power consumption.
The Radeon RX 5500 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon RX 5500 is a desktop card while GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 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.
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