GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB vs 9800 GTX+

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1037not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.03no data
Power efficiency0.67no data
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameG92BGP107
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date16 January 2009 (15 years ago)1 February 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$229 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores128768
CUDA cores128no data
Core clock speed738 MHz1366 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1442 MHz
Number of transistors754 million3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)141 Watt75 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate47.2369.22
Floating-point processing power0.47 TFLOPS2.215 TFLOPS
ROPs1624
TMUs6448

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mmno data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinno data
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount512 MB3 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed1100 MHz1752 MHz
Memory bandwidth70.4 GB/s84.1 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 ConnectorsHDTVDual Link DVINo outputs
Multi monitor support+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model4.06.4
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.2
CUDA+6.1

Pros & cons summary


Recency 16 January 2009 1 February 2019
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 3 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 141 Watt 75 Watt

GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB has an age advantage of 10 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 292.9% more advanced lithography process, and 88% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce 9800 GTX+ and GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce 9800 GTX+ is a desktop card while GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB is a notebook one.


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NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+
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