RTX A40 vs GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking381not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency12.22no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGP107GA102
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date21 May 2018 (6 years ago)5 October 2020 (4 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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores76810752
Core clock speed1392 MHz1305 MHz
Boost clock speed1518 MHz1755 MHz
Number of transistors3,300 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt300 Watt
Texture fill rate72.86589.7
Floating-point processing power2.332 TFLOPS37.74 TFLOPS
ROPs24112
TMUs48336
Tensor Coresno data336
Ray Tracing Coresno data84

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 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length145 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone8-pin EPS

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 GB48 GB
Memory bus width96 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1752 MHz1812 MHz
Memory bandwidth84.1 GB/s695.8 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 DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort3x DisplayPort
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2
CUDA6.18.6

Pros & cons summary


Recency 21 May 2018 5 October 2020
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 48 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 300 Watt

GTX 1050 3 GB has 300% lower power consumption.

RTX A40, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB and RTX A40. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB is a desktop card while RTX A40 is a workstation one.


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