Radeon Pro Vega 48 vs GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile with Radeon Pro Vega 48, including specs and performance data.

GTX 1050 Mobile
2017
4000 MB GDDR5, 75 Watt
10.59

Pro 48 outperforms 1050 Mobile by a whopping 150% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking491253
Place by popularity96not in top-100
Power efficiency11.02no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)GCN 5.0 (2017−2019)
GPU code nameGP107BVega 10
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date3 January 2017 (9 years ago)19 March 2019 (7 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. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores6403072
Core clock speed1354 MHz1200 MHz
Boost clock speed1493 MHz1300 MHz
Number of transistors3,300 million12,500 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Wattno data
Maximum GPU temperature97 °Cno data
Texture fill rate59.72249.6
Floating-point processing power1.911 TFLOPS7.987 TFLOPS
ROPs1664
TMUs40192
L1 Cache240 KB768 KB
L2 Cache1024 KB4 MB

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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR5HBM2
Maximum RAM amount4000 MB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit2048 Bit
Memory clock speed7008 MHz786 MHz
Memory bandwidth112 GB/s402.4 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsDP 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVINo outputs
Multi monitor support+no data
HDCP2.2-
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

GameStream+-
GPU Boost3.0no data
Ansel+-

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.1.125
CUDA+-

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:

900p73
−59.4%
180−190
Full HD46
−58.2%
110−120
1440p2460−65
+150%
4K1535−40
+133%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 51 120−130
+135%
Far Cry 5 39 95−100
+144%
Fortnite 132 300−310
+127%
Forza Horizon 4 55 130−140
+136%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 46 110−120
+139%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 44 110−120
+150%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 150−160 350−400
+122%
Dota 2 126 300−310
+138%
Far Cry 5 36 90−95
+150%
Fortnite 51 120−130
+135%
Forza Horizon 4 52 130−140
+150%
Grand Theft Auto V 42 100−105
+138%
Metro Exodus 19 45−50
+137%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 41 100−105
+144%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 39 95−100
+144%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 37 90−95
+143%
Dota 2 115 280−290
+143%
Far Cry 5 33 80−85
+142%
Forza Horizon 4 37 90−95
+143%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 29 70−75
+141%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 22 55−60
+150%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 39 95−100
+144%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 80−85 200−210
+147%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16 35−40
+133%
Metro Exodus 11 27−30
+145%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 26 65−70
+150%
Far Cry 5 21 50−55
+138%
Forza Horizon 4 26 65−70
+150%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 25 60−65
+140%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 21−24 50−55
+138%
Metro Exodus 7 16−18
+129%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14 30−33
+131%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 13 30−33
+131%
Dota 2 34 85−90
+150%
Far Cry 5 11 27−30
+145%
Forza Horizon 4 15 35−40
+133%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12 30−33
+150%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 10 24−27
+140%

This is how GTX 1050 Mobile and Pro Vega 48 compete in popular games:

  • Pro Vega 48 is 147% faster in 900p
  • Pro Vega 48 is 139% faster in 1080p
  • Pro Vega 48 is 150% faster in 1440p
  • Pro Vega 48 is 133% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.59 26.51
Recency 3 January 2017 19 March 2019
Maximum RAM amount 4000 MB 8 GB

Pro Vega 48 has a 150% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 105% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The Radeon Pro Vega 48 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile is a notebook graphics card while Radeon Pro Vega 48 is a mobile workstation one.

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