Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile vs Radeon RX 5700 XT

Place in the ranking	90	400
Place by popularity	54	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	45.80	no data
Power efficiency	13.12	no data
Architecture	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	Navi 10	no data
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	7 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	2560	768
Core clock speed	1605 MHz	1366 MHz
Boost clock speed	1905 MHz	1442 MHz
Number of transistors	10,300 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	304.8	no data
Floating-point processing power	9.754 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	64	no data
TMUs	160	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 4.0 x16	no data
Length	272 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 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

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
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	+	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	no data
Shader Model	6.5	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	2.0	no data
Vulkan	+	+

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.

RX 5700 XT 42.87
+245%

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.

RX 5700 XT 26189
+309%

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	127 +263%	35−40 −263%
1440p	76 +262%	21−24 −262%
4K	48 +300%	12−14 −300%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	3.14	no data
1440p	5.25	no data
4K	8.31	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	93 +288%	24−27 −288%
Cyberpunk 2077	78 +271%	21−24 −271%
Elden Ring	133 +280%	35−40 −280%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	93 +288%	24−27 −288%
Counter-Strike 2	76 +262%	21−24 −262%
Cyberpunk 2077	82 +290%	21−24 −290%
Forza Horizon 4	234 +260%	65−70 −260%
Metro Exodus	156 +247%	45−50 −247%
Red Dead Redemption 2	115 +283%	30−33 −283%
Valorant	190 +245%	55−60 −245%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	194 +253%	55−60 −253%
Counter-Strike 2	64 +256%	18−20 −256%
Cyberpunk 2077	72 +300%	18−20 −300%
Dota 2	127 +263%	35−40 −263%
Elden Ring	157 +249%	45−50 −249%
Far Cry 5	57 +256%	16−18 −256%
Fortnite	180−190 +264%	50−55 −264%
Forza Horizon 4	193 +251%	55−60 −251%
Grand Theft Auto V	145 +263%	40−45 −263%
Metro Exodus	111 +270%	30−33 −270%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	246 +251%	70−75 −251%
Red Dead Redemption 2	66 +267%	18−20 −267%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	150−160 +288%	40−45 −288%
Valorant	112 +273%	30−33 −273%
World of Tanks	270−280 +249%	80−85 −249%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	81 +286%	21−24 −286%
Counter-Strike 2	57 +256%	16−18 −256%
Cyberpunk 2077	63 +250%	18−20 −250%
Dota 2	103 +281%	27−30 −281%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +274%	27−30 −274%
Forza Horizon 4	171 +280%	45−50 −280%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +245%	60−65 −245%
Valorant	159 +253%	45−50 −253%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	79 +276%	21−24 −276%
Elden Ring	88 +267%	24−27 −267%
Grand Theft Auto V	79 +276%	21−24 −276%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +250%	50−55 −250%
Red Dead Redemption 2	42 +250%	12−14 −250%
World of Tanks	270−280 +261%	75−80 −261%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	80 +281%	21−24 −281%
Counter-Strike 2	36 +260%	10−11 −260%
Cyberpunk 2077	39 +290%	10−11 −290%
Far Cry 5	130−140 +245%	40−45 −245%
Forza Horizon 4	119 +297%	30−33 −297%
Metro Exodus	104 +247%	30−33 −247%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75−80 +267%	21−24 −267%
Valorant	119 +297%	30−33 −297%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	28 +250%	8−9 −250%
Dota 2	79 +276%	21−24 −276%
Elden Ring	39 +290%	10−11 −290%
Grand Theft Auto V	79 +276%	21−24 −276%
Metro Exodus	35 +250%	10−11 −250%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	144 +260%	40−45 −260%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27 +286%	7−8 −286%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	79 +276%	21−24 −276%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	52 +271%	14−16 −271%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +275%	12−14 −275%
Cyberpunk 2077	17 +325%	4−5 −325%
Dota 2	93 +288%	24−27 −288%
Far Cry 5	65−70 +267%	18−20 −267%
Fortnite	60−65 +250%	18−20 −250%
Forza Horizon 4	71 +294%	18−20 −294%
Valorant	62 +288%	16−18 −288%