GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile vs GTX 1050 3 GB

Aggregated performance score

GTX 1050 3 GB
2018
3 GB GDDR5
13.31

RTX 2060 Mobile outperforms GTX 1050 3 GB by a whopping 120% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking359178
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.3718.59
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code nameGP107N18E-G1 TU106
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date21 May 2018 (5 years ago)6 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Current price$1118 $1250

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 2060 Mobile has 1257% better value for money than GTX 1050 3 GB.

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 cores7681920
Core clock speed1392 MHz960 MHz
Boost clock speed1518 MHz1200 MHz
Number of transistors3,300 million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt80-90 Watt
Texture fill rate72.86144.0

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB and GeForce RTX 2060 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.

Laptop sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length145 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount3 GB6 GB
Memory bus width96 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed7008 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth84.1 GB/s336.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno 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.

Display Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortNo outputs
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 Readyno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA6.17.5

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.

GTX 1050 3 GB 13.31
RTX 2060 Mobile 29.34
+120%

RTX 2060 Mobile outperforms GTX 1050 3 GB by 120% based on our aggregated benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 1050 3 GB 5149
RTX 2060 Mobile 11354
+121%

RTX 2060 Mobile outperforms GTX 1050 3 GB by 121% in Passmark.

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 HD45−50
−131%
104
+131%
1440p27−30
−144%
66
+144%
4K18−20
−128%
41
+128%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.31 29.34
Recency 21 May 2018 6 January 2019
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 80 Watt

The GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile is a notebook one.


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