RTX A1000 Mobile vs GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB

Aggregated performance score

GTX 1050 3 GB
2018
3 GB GDDR5
13.30

RTX A1000 Mobile outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB by 73% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking358222
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.37no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code nameGP107GA107
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date21 May 2018 (5 years ago)30 March 2022 (2 years ago)
Current price$1118 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 cores7682048
Core clock speed1392 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1518 MHz1140 MHz
Number of transistors3,300 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt95 Watt (35 - 95 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate72.8672.96

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB and RTX A1000 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 datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
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 GB4 GB
Memory bus width96 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed7008 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth84.1 GB/s176.0 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 DisplayPortPortable Device Dependent
HDMI+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA6.18.6

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 HD35−40
−94.3%
68
+94.3%
1440p14−16
−92.9%
27
+92.9%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.30 23.07
Recency 21 May 2018 30 March 2022
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 95 Watt

The RTX A1000 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 RTX A1000 Mobile is a notebook one.


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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB
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