RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell SFF vs GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB with RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell SFF, including specs and performance data.

GTX 1050 3 GB
2018
3 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
11.57

PRO 4000 Blackwell SFF outperforms 1050 3 GB by a whopping 487% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking43220
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency12.4378.13
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameGP107GB203
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date21 May 2018 (7 years ago)11 August 2025 (less than a year 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 cores7688960
Core clock speed1392 MHz790 MHz
Boost clock speed1518 MHz1337 MHz
Number of transistors3,300 million45,600 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt70 Watt
Texture fill rate72.86374.4
Floating-point processing power2.332 TFLOPS23.96 TFLOPS
ROPs2496
TMUs48280
Tensor Coresno data280
Ray Tracing Coresno data70
L1 Cache288 KB8.8 MB
L2 Cache768 KB48 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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x8
Length145 mm167 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount3 GB24 GB
Memory bus width96 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1752 MHz1125 MHz
Memory bandwidth84.1 GB/s432.0 GB/s
Resizable BAR-+

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort4x mini-DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI+-

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.4
CUDA6.112.0
DLSS-+

Synthetic benchmarks

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

GTX 1050 3 GB 11.57
RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell SFF 67.89
+487%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

GTX 1050 3 GB 5116
Samples: 176
RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell SFF 30019
+487%
Samples: 2

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.57 67.89
Recency 21 May 2018 11 August 2025
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 70 Watt

RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell SFF has a 486.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 7.1% lower power consumption.

The RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell SFF 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 graphics card while RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell SFF is a workstation one.

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