Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile vs Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

Place in the ranking	488	400
Place by popularity	28	not in top-100
Power efficiency	41.35	no data
Architecture	Vega (2017−2020)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	Vega	no data
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	7 January 2020 (5 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	512	768
Core clock speed	no data	1366 MHz
Boost clock speed	2100 MHz	1442 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	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	no data	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	no data	3 MB
Memory bus width	no data	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	1752 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	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.

G-SYNC support

Supported technologies

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

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_1	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 Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 9.01

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 12.44
+38.1%

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 Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 3743

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 6401
+71%

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	23 −30.4%	30−35 +30.4%
1440p	17 −23.5%	21−24 +23.5%
4K	9 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	13 −23.1%	16−18 +23.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	19 −26.3%	24−27 +26.3%
Elden Ring	18 −33.3%	24−27 +33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 −37.9%	40−45 +37.9%
Counter-Strike 2	9 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	15 −20%	18−20 +20%
Forza Horizon 4	32 −25%	40−45 +25%
Metro Exodus	27 −29.6%	35−40 +29.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	33 −36.4%	45−50 +36.4%
Valorant	44 −36.4%	60−65 +36.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 −37.9%	40−45 +37.9%
Counter-Strike 2	9 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	11 −27.3%	14−16 +27.3%
Dota 2	29 −37.9%	40−45 +37.9%
Elden Ring	22 −36.4%	30−33 +36.4%
Far Cry 5	30 −33.3%	40−45 +33.3%
Fortnite	50−55 −32.1%	70−75 +32.1%
Forza Horizon 4	27 −29.6%	35−40 +29.6%
Grand Theft Auto V	19 −26.3%	24−27 +26.3%
Metro Exodus	19 −26.3%	24−27 +26.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	57 −31.6%	75−80 +31.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12 −33.3%	16−18 +33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −29.6%	35−40 +29.6%
Valorant	14 −28.6%	18−20 +28.6%
World of Tanks	48 −35.4%	65−70 +35.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 −37.9%	40−45 +37.9%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −23.5%	21−24 +23.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	9 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
Dota 2	48 −35.4%	65−70 +35.4%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −31.6%	50−55 +31.6%
Forza Horizon 4	23 −30.4%	30−33 +30.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	70−75 −33.8%	95−100 +33.8%
Valorant	37 −35.1%	50−55 +35.1%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	9 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
Elden Ring	12 −33.3%	16−18 +33.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	9 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	22 −36.4%	30−33 +36.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%
World of Tanks	21 −28.6%	27−30 +28.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −23.5%	21−24 +23.5%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
Cyberpunk 2077	2 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −26.3%	24−27 +26.3%
Forza Horizon 4	16 −31.3%	21−24 +31.3%
Metro Exodus	17 −23.5%	21−24 +23.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −27.3%	14−16 +27.3%
Valorant	39 −28.2%	50−55 +28.2%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Dota 2	10 −20%	12−14 +20%
Elden Ring	6 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	10 −20%	12−14 +20%
Metro Exodus	6 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	13 −23.1%	16−18 +23.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10 −20%	12−14 +20%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%
Counter-Strike 2	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	18 −33.3%	24−27 +33.3%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −27.3%	14−16 +27.3%
Fortnite	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	9 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
Valorant	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%