GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile vs Radeon RX 5700 XT

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Aggregate performance score

RX 5700 XT
2019
8 GB GDDR6, 225 Watt
43.05
+236%

Radeon RX 5700 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile by a whopping 236% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking75365
Place by popularity61not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation100.00no data
ArchitectureNavi / RDNA (2019−2020)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameNavi 10no data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date7 July 2019 (4 years ago)April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 no data
Current price$111 (0.3x MSRP)no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores2560768
Core clock speed1605 MHz1366 MHz
Boost clock speed1905 MHz1442 MHz
Number of transistors10,300 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology7 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)225 Wattno data
Texture fill rate304.8no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 5700 XT and GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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.

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16no data
Length272 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinno 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 typeGDDR6GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB3 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed14000 MHz1752 MHz
Memory bandwidth448.0 GB/s84 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortno data
HDMI+no data
G-SYNC supportno data+

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready+no data
Multi-Projectionno data+
Multi Monitor++

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)no data
Shader Model6.5no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.0no data
Vulkan++

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.

RX 5700 XT 43.05
+236%
Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 12.80

Radeon RX 5700 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile by 236% 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%

RX 5700 XT 26189
+309%
Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 6401

Radeon RX 5700 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile by 309% 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.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD122
+249%
35−40
−249%
1440p77
+267%
21−24
−267%
4K50
+257%
14−16
−257%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 78
+271%
21−24
−271%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 76
+262%
21−24
−262%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 110
+267%
30−33
−267%
Battlefield 5 199
+262%
55−60
−262%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 118
+237%
35−40
−237%
Cyberpunk 2077 78
+271%
21−24
−271%
Far Cry 5 125
+257%
35−40
−257%
Far Cry New Dawn 118
+237%
35−40
−237%
Forza Horizon 4 155
+244%
45−50
−244%
Hitman 3 172
+244%
50−55
−244%
Horizon Zero Dawn 249
+256%
70−75
−256%
Metro Exodus 144
+260%
40−45
−260%
Red Dead Redemption 2 115
+283%
30−33
−283%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 234
+260%
65−70
−260%
Watch Dogs: Legion 121
+246%
35−40
−246%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70
+289%
18−20
−289%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 91
+237%
27−30
−237%
Battlefield 5 165
+267%
45−50
−267%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 128
+266%
35−40
−266%
Cyberpunk 2077 75
+257%
21−24
−257%
Far Cry 5 57
+256%
16−18
−256%
Far Cry New Dawn 128
+266%
35−40
−266%
Forza Horizon 4 154
+242%
45−50
−242%
Hitman 3 89
+271%
24−27
−271%
Horizon Zero Dawn 202
+237%
60−65
−237%
Metro Exodus 149
+273%
40−45
−273%
Red Dead Redemption 2 115
+283%
30−33
−283%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 154
+242%
45−50
−242%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 154
+242%
45−50
−242%
Watch Dogs: Legion 106
+253%
30−33
−253%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 62
+244%
18−20
−244%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 78
+271%
21−24
−271%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80
+281%
21−24
−281%
Cyberpunk 2077 67
+272%
18−20
−272%
Far Cry 5 73
+248%
21−24
−248%
Forza Horizon 4 148
+270%
40−45
−270%
Horizon Zero Dawn 135
+238%
40−45
−238%
Metro Exodus 97
+259%
27−30
−259%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 93
+244%
27−30
−244%
Watch Dogs: Legion 67
+272%
18−20
−272%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 108
+260%
30−33
−260%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 126
+260%
35−40
−260%
Far Cry New Dawn 117
+290%
30−33
−290%
Hitman 3 73
+248%
21−24
−248%
Red Dead Redemption 2 42
+250%
12−14
−250%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 53
+279%
14−16
−279%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 59
+269%
16−18
−269%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 78
+271%
21−24
−271%
Cyberpunk 2077 40
+300%
10−11
−300%
Far Cry 5 97
+259%
27−30
−259%
Forza Horizon 4 119
+240%
35−40
−240%
Horizon Zero Dawn 104
+247%
30−33
−247%
Metro Exodus 104
+247%
30−33
−247%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 119
+240%
35−40
−240%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
+256%
18−20
−256%
Watch Dogs: Legion 46
+283%
12−14
−283%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5 44
+267%
12−14
−267%
Far Cry New Dawn 65
+261%
18−20
−261%
Hitman 3 45
+275%
12−14
−275%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+250%
16−18
−250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 39
+290%
10−11
−290%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 54
+238%
16−18
−238%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35
+250%
10−11
−250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 33
+267%
9−10
−267%
Battlefield 5 60
+275%
16−18
−275%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 48
+243%
14−16
−243%
Cyberpunk 2077 17
+240%
5−6
−240%
Forza Horizon 4 79
+276%
21−24
−276%
Horizon Zero Dawn 63
+250%
18−20
−250%
Metro Exodus 56
+250%
16−18
−250%
Watch Dogs: Legion 13
+333%
3−4
−333%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40
+300%
10−11
−300%

This is how RX 5700 XT and Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RX 5700 XT is 249% faster in 1080p
  • RX 5700 XT is 267% faster in 1440p
  • RX 5700 XT is 257% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 43.05 12.80
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 3 MB
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm

The Radeon RX 5700 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 5700 XT is a desktop card while GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile is a notebook one.


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