GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile vs Radeon R9 M395

Place in performance ranking	363	365
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.03	no data
Architecture	GCN (2011−2017)	Pascal (2016−2021)
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	9 June 2015 (8 years ago)	April 2018 (6 years ago)
Current price	$1288	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	1792	768
Core clock speed	834 MHz	1366 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1442 MHz
Number of transistors	5000 Million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon R9 M395 and GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	no data
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	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	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	3 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	1752 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	84 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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.

Eyefinity	1	no data
G-SYNC support	no data	+

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration	-	no data
Enduro	-	no data
FreeSync	1	no data
HD3D	+	no data
PowerTune	+	no data
DualGraphics	1	no data
TrueAudio	+	no data
ZeroCore	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data
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
OpenGL	4.4	no data
OpenCL	Not Listed	no data
Vulkan	+	+
Mantle	+	no data

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.

R9 M395 12.98
+1.5%

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 12.79

Radeon R9 M395 outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile by 1% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

R9 M395 6819
+6.5%

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 6401

Radeon R9 M395 outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile by 7% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

20−22
+11.1%

18−20

−11.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 +12.5%	24−27 −12.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +16.7%	18−20 −16.7%
Battlefield 5	40−45 +5%	40−45 −5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +3.7%	27−30 −3.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 +11.1%	18−20 −11.1%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +2.9%	35−40 −2.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +2.9%	35−40 −2.9%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +10%	40−45 −10%
Hitman 3	30−33 +11.1%	27−30 −11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +5%	40−45 −5%
Metro Exodus	35−40 +11.4%	35−40 −11.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 +2.9%	35−40 −2.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 +2.9%	35−40 −2.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 +9.5%	21−24 −9.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 +12.5%	24−27 −12.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +16.7%	18−20 −16.7%
Battlefield 5	40−45 +5%	40−45 −5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +3.7%	27−30 −3.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 +11.1%	18−20 −11.1%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +2.9%	35−40 −2.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +2.9%	35−40 −2.9%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +10%	40−45 −10%
Hitman 3	30−33 +11.1%	27−30 −11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +5%	40−45 −5%
Metro Exodus	35−40 +11.4%	35−40 −11.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 +2.9%	35−40 −2.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 +2.9%	35−40 −2.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +12.5%	24−27 −12.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 +9.5%	21−24 −9.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 +12.5%	24−27 −12.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +16.7%	18−20 −16.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +3.7%	27−30 −3.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 +11.1%	18−20 −11.1%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +2.9%	35−40 −2.9%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +10%	40−45 −10%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +5%	40−45 −5%
Metro Exodus	35−40 +11.4%	35−40 −11.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +12.5%	24−27 −12.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 +9.5%	21−24 −9.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40
+2.9%

35−40

−2.9%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 +4.2%	24−27 −4.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 +9.5%	21−24 −9.5%
Hitman 3	18−20 +12.5%	16−18 −12.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +14.3%	14−16 −14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +16.7%	18−20 −16.7%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +14.3%	21−24 −14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 +8.3%	24−27 −8.3%
Metro Exodus	21−24 +4.8%	21−24 −4.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +16.7%	18−20 −16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	27−30 +7.4%	27−30 −7.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Hitman 3	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +16.7%	12−14 −16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Battlefield 5	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +16.7%	12−14 −16.7%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%