GeForce GTX 1050 vs Radeon RX Vega M GL

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega M GL with GeForce GTX 1050, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega M GL
2018
4 GB HBM2, 65 Watt
9.75

GTX 1050 outperforms RX Vega M GL by a substantial 34% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking451384
Place by popularitynot in top-10016
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data11.02
Power efficiency10.8212.55
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code namePolaris 22GP107
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 February 2018 (6 years ago)25 October 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$109

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 cores1280640
Core clock speed931 MHz1290 MHz
Boost clock speed1011 MHz1392 MHz
Number of transistors5,000 million3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt75 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data97 °C
Texture fill rate80.8858.20
Floating-point processing power2.588 TFLOPS1.862 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs8040

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 supportno dataPCIe 3.0
InterfaceIGPPCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data145 mm
Heightno data4.38" (11.1 cm)
Widthno data2-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)no data300 Watt
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone
SLIno 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 typeHBM2GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB2 GB
Memory bus width1024 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed700 MHz1752 MHz
Memory bandwidth179.2 GB/s112 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 ConnectorsNo outputsDP 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMI-+
HDCP-2.2
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

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

GameStream-+
GPU Boostno data3.0
VR Readyno data+
Ansel-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.64.5
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA-+

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 M GL 9.75
GTX 1050 13.05
+33.8%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

RX Vega M GL 3764
GTX 1050 5036
+33.8%

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 HD30−35
−40%
42
+40%
1440p16−18
−50%
24
+50%
4K16−18
−43.8%
23
+43.8%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
High Preset

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−23.1%
30−35
+23.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+30%
20
−30%

4K
High Preset

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−114%
15
+114%

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 38
+0%
38
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Battlefield 5 43
+0%
43
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Far Cry 5 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Hitman 3 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Metro Exodus 46
+0%
46
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 52
+0%
52
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 49
+0%
49
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Battlefield 5 35
+0%
35
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Far Cry 5 33
+0%
33
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 16
+0%
16
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Hitman 3 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Metro Exodus 37
+0%
37
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35
+0%
35
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 15
+0%
15
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Far Cry 5 23
+0%
23
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 34
+0%
34
+0%
Hitman 3 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 26
+0%
26
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 31
+0%
31
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Hitman 3 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Metro Exodus 25
+0%
25
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18
+0%
18
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Hitman 3 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Metro Exodus 12
+0%
12
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 11
+0%
11
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

This is how RX Vega M GL and GTX 1050 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1050 is 40% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1050 is 50% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1050 is 44% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX Vega M GL is 30% faster.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1050 is 114% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX Vega M GL is ahead in 1 test (1%)
  • GTX 1050 is ahead in 2 tests (3%)
  • there's a draw in 69 tests (96%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.75 13.05
Recency 1 February 2018 25 October 2016
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 75 Watt

RX Vega M GL has an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 15.4% lower power consumption.

GTX 1050, on the other hand, has a 33.8% higher aggregate performance score.

The GeForce GTX 1050 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega M GL in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega M GL is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 1050 is a desktop 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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